The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) have been appointed by the civic bodies for both the projects with an allocation of ₹7.88 crore for conducting the study.
The construction work of the 9.97-km of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) had started in December at Breach Candy.
The first phase of the project will start from Princess street flyover at Marine Drive to Worli with the reclamation already being active at Priyadarshini Park and Worli.
According to a report in Indian Express, a senior official from the BMC stated, “While granting permission, the Environment Ministry asked for a detailed study report of the tide patterns like duration, direction, intensity, rise and fall in level and change in coastal geography, quality of water during and after the construction of the coastal road. The report is supposed to be submitted every six months before the MoEF (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) till the time of construction is completed. The report will also be presented to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to keep check on pollution in the sea or any substantial change in tides and coastal water due to construction work.”
It will be assured by the MoEF that there would be no harm to marine life and environment. The NIO will be reporting a detailed analysis to MoEF after every six months.
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