After receiving stiff opposition from the fishermen community and environmentalists for the Rs13,000-crore Coastal Road project, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to face another legal battle. Seventy-three-year-old Worli resident Prakash Chanderkar, who holds a masters degree in both mechanical and electrical engineering, has filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court against the project. He claims that constructing double-decker roads at two locations would make the Coastal Road redundant.

The PIL proposes that double-decker roads should be constructed over existing roads to address the city's traffic issues. Chanderkar further claims that the alternative given by him would neither violate norms of the Coastal Regulation Zones nor adversely impact the environment or affect the activities of the Koli community.