Opposition protests delay in opening Carnac Bridge; MLA Amil Patel calls for motion in Meeting | File Photograph
Mumbai: The opposition has now come collectively, questioning the delay within the opening of the newly constructed Carnac bridge. On Wednesday, MLA from Mumbadevi, Congress’s Amil Patel, raised the matter within the ongoing state meeting session and demanded a solution from the federal government for not opening the bridge for visitors regardless of being prepared.
He demanded that or not it’s opened within the subsequent two days. Replying to him, Minister Ganesh Naik mentioned that the Carnac bridge is a vital connector in south Mumbai and the involved authorities ought to act upon opening it quickly.
In the meantime, a heavy police drive was deployed on each ends of the Carnac bridge because the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS staff had given a name to protest on the website. “The karyakartas of the 2 events protested on the Masjid Bundar finish the close to the Musafir Khana demanding the opening of the bridge. We’ll proceed to deploy personnel until the opening of the bridge,” mentioned a senior police officer on the spot.
Talking with the FPJ, native MP Shiv Sena UBT’s Arvind Sawant mentioned, “Are they ready for any VIP inauguration? When the bridge is prepared, why ought to the general public take a detour? If the involved authorities are busy, we (Shiv Sena UBT) will open the bridge for visitors.”
The FPJ had reported in its July 1 version that the BMC administration is ready for under a proper nod from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ workplace to throw the bridge open for visitors. A number of two-wheelers had already began utilizing the bridge.
The British period rail over bridge, the Carnac bridge, was demolished in November 2022 after the audit termed it structurally weak. Now because the bridge that connects P D’mello Street to Masjid Bander will ease the visitors in CSMT and Mohammad Ali Street as soon as opened.
The development was accomplished on June 10, load testing was accomplished on June 15 and clearances from the Railways had been acquired on June 24. The BMC is just ready for permission from the CMO to throw it open for visitors.
