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IN PHOTOS: Mumbai gets 'Melody Road', first musical stretch in India

Updated On: 11 February, 2026 07:19 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Mumbai Coastal Road on Wednesday officially got an addition of India's first-ever ‘Melody Road’ that was inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and in presence of deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Pics/BMC and X

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Mumbai is reportedly only the fifth city in the world where this technology has been deployed so far. Pics/BMC and X
Mumbai is reportedly only the fifth city in the world where this technology has been deployed so far. Pics/BMC and X
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As vehicles pass over the specially designed 500-metre stretch at a set speed, the road plays the tune of ‘Jai Ho’, the popular song from the film Slumdog Millionaire

As vehicles pass over the specially designed 500-metre stretch at a set speed, the road plays the tune of ‘Jai Ho’, the popular song from the film Slumdog Millionaire

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Officials said that this is the first musical road not only in Mumbai but also in the entire country. The initiative is seen as another innovative addition to the city’s infrastructure

Officials said that this is the first musical road not only in Mumbai but also in the entire country. The initiative is seen as another innovative addition to the city’s infrastructure

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When vehicles travel over these grooves at a speed of around 70 to 80 km/h, the tune of ‘Jai Ho’ becomes audible inside the vehicle

When vehicles travel over these grooves at a speed of around 70 to 80 km/h, the tune of ‘Jai Ho’ becomes audible inside the vehicle

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The sound is produced by the friction between the tyres and the textured road surface

The sound is produced by the friction between the tyres and the textured road surface

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To alert approaching drivers, signboards have been placed inside the tunnel at intervals of 500 metres, 100 metres and 60 metres before the musical stretch

To alert approaching drivers, signboards have been placed inside the tunnel at intervals of 500 metres, 100 metres and 60 metres before the musical stretch

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