As a part of the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project, to widen a road in Bhandup, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished more than 50 illegal encroachments. Illegal constructions spreading over half a kilometre of road between Sudarshan Hotel and the Tulshet Pada area in Bhandup, were razed by the S ward of BMC.
After clearing the land, it has been handed over to the BMC's bridges department. Post this demolition, the width of the road has increased to 45.75 meters from 30 meters.
Two bulldozers and a team of 25 persons were formed for razing down structures. This move will help in implementation of the GMLR project, said Ajitkumar Ambi, assistant commissioner of the S ward in a press statement.
The GMLR is a roughly 12-km-long under-construction east-west connector with 5+5 lanes, from near the Western Express Highway at Goregaon to the Eastern Express Highway near Airoli toll plaza.
The BMC had proposed 4.75-km-long and 1.6-km-long tunnels that will run under Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and the remaining stretch of about 6 kms will be covered via two flyovers, as a part of the GMLR. Apart from this, to ensure smooth movement of traffic, over 2 kms of road is widened.
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