A 29-km coastal road by reclaiming over 90 hectares of sea was being built at breakneck speed till an order of the Bombay High Court on July 16 brought it to a halt by asking for an environment impact assessment (EIA).
The road was being constructed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the face of objections raised by environmentalists and fisherfolk in Worli.
The coastal ecology with myriad creatures has had no say in the construction of this road although it would destroy their environment. Their only hope lies in green activists like Sarita Fernandes, associated with Vanashakti. . .
