Local residents and activists from Vashi have claimed that the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is delaying the installation of suicide barriers on the two bridges on Vashi Creek Bridge.
A large number of people either die by suicide or attempt to do that by jumping off the bridges every year.
Vashi police said that nearly 30 suicide attempts were averted on the bridges in 2021 alone. The number of people who actually died by suicide is not clear as many of them take place when no one is around.
