BMC has cordoned off approximately a 200 square-metre portion at Girgaon Chowpatty due to the ongoing construction of underground tunnels for the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP). Civic officials said this portion will be shut for the next seven months and no additional construction will be carried out.
The BMC is constructing the 10.58-km-long MCRP, aiming to connect Nariman Point with the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. According to BMC data, currently 65% of construction works has been completed. As part of the project, twin underground tunnels are being created, which will be 2.07-km long and will connect Girgaon Chowpatty with Priyadarshini Park near Malabar Hill. These tunnels will pass below Chowpatty, Kilachand Garden, Hanging Garden and Napean Sea Road.
