Taking cognisance of the recent death of a school boy at the Hancock bridge, Maharashtra BJP has demanded a foot-over bridge (FOB) be constructed soon till a new bridge can replace the now demolished bridge.

In a memorandum submitted to Union Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha, state BJP secretary Sanjay Upadhyay and party spokesperson Niranjan Shetty have pointed out that regular commuters and nearby residents after the demolition of the old Hancock bridge have to take a detour of almost six kilometres to come to either side of the old bridge.