Citizens oppose platform on Carter Road seafront

After noticing trucks dumping stones on the Carter Road seafront, 30 residents have penned a letter to the public works department (PWD) to stop work on the 150-square-metre raised platform intended for local fishermen to park their boats.

- Sabah Virani

MUMBAI: A copy of the letter demanding that the rubble be cleared and the raised platform be scrapped in its current design was marked to the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA).

"After noticing the stone-dumping, we met PWD officials on Monday," said Zoru Bhathena, the activist spearheading the protest. "We were informed that a raised platform was being constructed on the seafront for fishermen to park their boats during the monsoon." A little further digging revealed that the PWD had approached the MCZMA for permission in September 2024, as the work fell in a CRZ-IB and CRZ-2 area.