This edit space has highlighted how the Bandra East side needs attention and improvement
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The Western Railway began installing a three-metre-high railing along a 150-metre stretch near Garib Nagar in Bandra East to prevent garbage dumping and trespassing on railway tracks.
Our report stated how the fencing covering 37 route metres has been completed, and planned progress. Bandra East has long been a dense slum pocket along the railway tracks, posing safety concerns for train operations. Authorities have been working to prevent the expansion of multi-storey slum structures near the operational lines. As a safety measure, several entry and exit points to the Bandra Terminus are already restricted.
Now this fencing is expected to curb dumping and restrict direct access to railway land from adjoining settlements, reducing sanitation risks and operational hazards.
A railway line connecting the terminus with the southern end and the main line passes through a tightly packed slum cluster on both sides. The track is primarily used for locomotive transfers and, occasionally, train diversions during peak hours, making the stretch operationally sensitive.
This edit space has highlighted how the Bandra East side needs attention and improvement. There are slum clusters that have been broken down with the mountainhigh debris on the spot for days on end.
Multi-storey structures are seen from the complex and the entire precinct was dysfunctional and posed a harrowing time for commuters. The road below, crossing, etc is vastly disorganised compared to its Bandra West sibling
The fence is made for a specific purpose, but we do hope this action is a spur on a facelift, clean-up and better organisation for the entire area.
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