Mumbai Coastal Road Project is finally opening up for use and this is a dream come true for all those spending hours stuck in traffic on the South-bound route of Mumbai. Made at a cost of thousands of crores, Mumbai’s coastal road project is an infrastructure marvel that has been built on mega investment and mega sacrifices, especially by Mumbai’s fishermen community i.e the Koli community. The Journey of Mumbai’s fishermen community has not been easy. How has been their journey with the project since the beginning of the project and what did they stand to gain and lose with the project? Mid-day spoke to fishermen and this is what they had to say. Watch the video.
09 March,2024 07:00 PM IST
Indian Defence officials on January 29 informed that the Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra rescued fishermen hijacked by Somali pirates. In the latest update the Indian Navy on January 31 shared a video of the rescue operation. In the video, the Pakistani-Iranian crew expressed gratitude and explained how pirates dumped their weapons after seeing the Indian Navy and they also raised Indian Navy zindabad . Later in the video, the crew chanted ‘All hail Indian Navy’ and ‘Thank you for saving our lives’The incident happened about 700 nautical miles west of Kochi in the Arabian Sea. The Iranian fishing vessel FV Iman was boarded with around 17 crew members which was hijacked by pirates. INS Sumitra intercepted the vessel and acted by the established SOPs to coerce the pirates for the safe release of the crew. Later, the FV was subsequently sanitized and released for onward transit. The latest attack came amid a series of attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on cargo vessels in the Red Sea and other crucial business routes
02 February,2024 11:38 AM IST
India on March 20 signed a historic pact of approx. Rs 3,000 crores with Japanese government, for work related to the design, construction of the underground Mumbai High-Speed Rail Station. This is first contract being awarded on the Maharashtra side of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed bullet train corridor. The total area of the station complex is 4.85 hectares and total completion time is expected to be 54 months from the date of commencement. The station will have six platforms and length of each platform is approximately 415 metres, which is sufficient to accommodate a 16-coach bullet train. It is pertinent to note that Bandra Kurla Complex HSR station is the only underground station on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. The platform is planned at a depth of about 24 meters from the ground level and will have three floors including a platform, concourse and service floor. Two entry/exit points are planned one to facilitate access to the nearby metro station and the other towards the adjacent MTNL building. #BulletTrain #Japan #IndiaJapan
21 March,2023 02:17 PM IST | Mumbai
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The demands of Mumbai’s fishermen community have finally been heard. Worli’s fishermen & BMC have reached a common ground. Fishermen from Worli were protesting against the width of the proposed navigation span which was part of the coastal road project. Members of the fishing community had demanded that the width of the span should be increased to 200m, after rounds of protests & BMC’s refusal to accept their demands Shinde-Fadnavis government setup a new technical. Senior officials associated with the Coastal Road project stated that after multiple assessments and technical visits, the decision to increase the gap was taken. There’s joy & celebration across Mumbai’s fishing community, the Kolis in Worli & Mumbai are in celebration mood.
15 December,2022 07:29 PM IST
A rare 150 kg turtle found trapped in the net by the fishermen who went fishing in the boat "Yajak" in the sea 70 km from the Bhatbandar beach of Bhayandar West. On the boat, fishermen Earl Bunkavli, Tandel and Robin Bunkavli released the rare turtle safely back into the sea.
19 November,2022 09:22 PM IST | Mumbai
Self-taught artist and Versova fisherman Vishnu Hegde and the architect duo behind an ingenious fishing net contraption that is trapping plastic waste in a Versova creek, let mid-day in on the evolution of a project that’s quirky for its jugaad and promising for its potential
21 August,2022 03:12 PM IST
A new independent study has revealed alarming pollution levels in the eco-fragile coastal town of Dahanu taluka, where mega-crore development road and infra projects are threatening further gloom for the locals. A just-released study by Chennai-based Healthy Energy Initiative (India) revealed that Dahanu taluka suffers from alarmingly high levels of air pollution. Mid-day’s journalists travelled to Dahanu to assess the on-ground situation.
08 July,2022 10:53 AM IST | Mumbai
In Maharashtra’s pilgrimage town Dehugaon, the birthplace of Sant Tukaram Maharaj, the Nagar Panchayat hope to practice what the Bhakti saint preached by reinstating the ban on selling meat and fish. For many locals, this means a loss of livelihood
10 April,2022 10:39 PM IST | Mumbai
One may be tempted to call the Vashi bridge connecting Navi Mumbai and Mankhurd, a suicide magnet, considering the number of people who attempt to end their lives there, but a handful of individuals and cops are putting up spirited efforts to save it from infamy. Mid-Day spoke to Mahesh Sutar who is one of the leaders of the suicide prevention squad in Vashi. Watch this video for all the details.
11 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Catch Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Mallya as they judge the Kingfisher Calendar 2011 girls. Deepika Padukone, who has been a Kingfisher Calendar girl, got nostalgic at the event.
10 October,2011 06:57 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
