In photos: These Mumbai shrines and sacred sites will be irrevocably altered by Coastal Road project
Every city is defined by landmarks and quirks of nature. For many people, Mumbai is associated with its coastline, characterised by a variety of sea faces – rocky promontories, patches of mangrove, sandy stretches, rocky and shingle beaches, creeks, tidal pools,mudflats, salt pans and even coral beds.
The city’s coast is rich with historical sites. There are forts built by a variety of rulers and shrines that are considered sacred by people of the city’s many faiths.
Today, the city’s western shoreline, on which many of the landmarks that define “home” for Mumbai’s residents are located, is being altered beyond recognition by the Coastal Road project – a 29.2-km eight-lane freeway that aims to connect Kandivali in the north to Marine Drive in the south.
Estimated to cost Rs 1,316 crores per km, the Coastal Road, critics of the project have noted, will disrupt the livelihoods of several fishing communities and threaten marine life in the intertidal zone.
What has been largely overlooked is the project’s impact on the cultural heritage sites along its route.
With work underway on the first stretch of the project, from Marine Drive to the Bandra-Worli Sealink, here is a look at some of the landmarks en route.
Ma Hajani ki Dargah
Moving south along the...
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