Temporary bridge built for construction of Mumbai harbour link to be retained as bird-watching platform

The Maharashtra government plans to retain a temporary bridge, built to facilitate the construction of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), as a deck for viewing migratory flamingos that visit Mumbai.

The 5.6-km-long temporary access bridge had been constructed to facilitate the movement of machinery and men for work on the harbour link. The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has begun construction on the 22-km-long harbour link from the Sewri end, which will eventually connect Mumbai to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

MMRDA Commissioner S V R Srinivas said, “The temporary bridge was erected to carry machinery. Demobilising this bridge is going to cost us money.