Mumbai Redevelopment Projects - Makeovers | Cluster Redevelopment | New Promenades etc

[p2p4]

Originally Posted by KuwarOnline

I dont think they will oppose to improvement like this.... as earlier said... they never mess with Mumbai/Maha, Wht u think they are sleepin? or what?

Kuware, I meant that they'd start beating their chest - especially SS, about that historical figure reverred in Maharashtra . They'd start screaming why not build a statue instead.... u know the rest of the story

[KuwarOnline]

SS rules BMC, so this plan must have gone thr there radar...dont u think? If they wanted to oppose could have done at first place..

[rathibent]

not into politics but as a mumbaikar i know that ss built mumbai pune expressway and their steps led to creation of navi mumbai....what congress did???adarsh and illegal mines in konkan.....

[bhargavsura]

Before this gets any further, please discuss this in the Mumbai Discussion thread in the Mumbai Forum.

[Coolguyz]

Landscaping of the median is complete.On the main promenade, walkways, amphitheatre is complete, now they are landscaping the promenade, later all d structures will come up

[devendra1]

is there a route(by walk) from Bandstand to go to reclamation ?

[flyinfishjoe]

Great picture, thank you! Bombay is starting to look nicer.

[Coolguyz]

Originally Posted by devendra1

is there a route(by walk) from Bandstand to go to reclamation ?

no

[KuwarOnline]

CG can u please post ur image in 1024x768 ? size now on.... so we can see more details of pics?

[Cov Boy]

Excellent progress.

[India101]

Can we include new beaches in this thread??

Anyway, I thought of this sometime back, but then I realised the sewage and Mithi River empty out in this place, as stated in this article. The BMC is planning to build a beach from Mahim to Worli (which is in Mahim Bay).

Mumbai plans new beach at par with Goa

Mumbai: Coastline between Worli and Mahim will be expanded with tonnes of sand; BMC promises our beaches will be in the same league as Goa's.

On the face of it, the aspirations the civic authorities have for the beaches of the city are bold, but to put it in the words the municipal official used, "Mumbai will soon give tough competition to the beaches of Goa."

Verbalising the civic body's plan, after expressing concern about the shrinking beaches, Shewale said, "Our plan is to extend the beach line from the current three metres to 50 m.

We have already started the work, the overall budget for the project is Rs. 14 crore. Our beaches should be ready in the coming few months and it will be of the same stature as that of the Goan beaches," he said.

Mayor Shraddha Jadhav said it upset her to see the coastline now touches the walls of the very house she lives in at Shivaji Nagar, Dadar, and got a little nostalgic about the days when people could walk it from beach to beach.

"I want the coasts to be modified so people can walk over them. Currently, stones have been deposited to keep the water off the bungalow's walls. Being pointy and sharp, they have turned the beach into a danger zone. I remember people used to walk from Mahim to Prabhadevi. But there's hardly any space left for anyone to walk now," Jadhav said.

The BMC is planning to use 1.75 lakh cubic metres of sand to expand the beach.

State government's Harbour Engineer P P Darade, who is working on the project, said, "There would be more sand on the beach, so the common man can use the beach area."

Before you doubt the plan, consider the groundwork Corporation officials have in mind. They are going to tie up with associations that tend to the beaches in Goa and learn how to keep the beaches shiny, sandy and safe.

Apart from this, there would be food courts, patches of green amid patches of sandy brown, benches for people to catch a breather on, and other amenities.

The BMC is also planning to instate more lifeguards at the beaches.

"We would seek help from the association which looks after Goan beaches and supervises the lifeguards there. As per their suggestions, we would incorporate them within our city."

Currently there are 23 lifeguards with three instructors that man the city's beaches.

The environmentalists have a different view. It is a waste of money, is what environmentalist Rishi Aggarwal thinks.

"The sewage water is released in the sea. The Mithi river waste is released in the sea. Will people get in the water just because it's being modernised on the lines of Goa. People won't put their feet inside the dirty sewage water. The government should first think of cleaning the sea water. If they increase the beach size here, it would make water currents stronger somewhere else, reducing the beach size there," Aggarwal said.

The project cost for beautifying the Dadar beach was Rs. 5 crore. When the BMC took up the embellishment of the shoreline from Worli to Mahim, the cost shot up to Rs. 14 crore.

Other than that, the body is also working on Chimbai Beach waterfront project, which involves making a beach as well as a walkway in the area, at a cost of Rs. 2 crore.

To preserve the devolving beaches, the body will employ something called geotextile bags. These are sacks filled with sand. They would be set up linearly along the shore, leaving some place for sand to accumulate in the desired shoreline. A hedge of these bags would work as an embankment.

Harbour engineers have already undertaken similar works in Raigad and Thane. Darade added, "The sandbags would erect a tube-like formation along the shoreline, which would obstruct the water from entering the area of the new, extended, beach. We would fill in sand in that portion."

Rs. 14 crore is the estimated cost of the beach project, while is length is going to be 50 metres. 1.75 lakh cubic mtrs is the amount of sand the BMC is planning to use to expand the beach.

And seriously? They think this beach will give competition to Goa

[Bombay Boy]

maybe a free trip to goa for the corporators?

i am surprised they didnt say rio or sydney

[KuwarOnline]

but nice move anyway... atleast they will look somewhat clean....

[Bombay Boy]

yup. for the few days before the filth washes ashore

not that it will last beyond a few months anyways. the beaches are no more due to a change in tides thanks to the sea link. that cause is not going away anytime soon

[MeMumbaikar]

juhu beach is pretty clean

chowpatty hmm thats another issue.

The beach at Malad (Marve) too is pretty clean.

[Bombay Boy]

the girgaum chowpatty beach is spotless. its cleaned mechanically every night

but the water around it is absolutely filthy. i wouldnt dip a finger in there, let alone swim

same with all beaches from colaba till madh

[MeMumbaikar]

Originally Posted by Bombay Boy

the girgaum chowpatty beach is spotless. its cleaned mechanically every night

but the water around it is absolutely filthy. i wouldnt dip a finger in there, let alone swim

same with all beaches from colaba till madh

thats the point,

its cleaned at night. Our people litter it so much that by evening time you goto see a sunset , its littered with newspaper (used for wrapping peanuts.) and plastic bags.

Juhu has much better crowd.



I agree about the sea. I dont know if anything can be done about it.

[flyinfishjoe]

Does the BMC know the meaning of the word "priorities"? I mean with all the problems this city has, surely they have a better use for Rs. 14 crore?

[bhargavsura]

Originally Posted by Bombay Boy

maybe a free trip to goa for the corporators?

i am surprised they didnt say rio or sydney

I was exactly going to say that. For once, they are not comparing it to the "world class". No matter how hard they try, they always end up with the Indian class. So good, they are comparing it to the Indian class. Will the quality go down to the slummers class?

[dreadathecontrols]

great progress.
but no road markings.
and dust dust dust
all indian cities need a mechanised cleaning solution.
needs machines with water and suckers to get rid of all that orange dust and grime that is collected in the corners
makes all indian cities feel like more like huge sprawling villages than modern megatropolises.
poor women in saris with brooms made from twiggs is NOT a solution to a cities cleaning needs.
'mechanised cleaning solution' is a phrase i picked up from a magazine called 'clean india' (i think)the in house industry magazine of the indian cleaning industry.
a great read.