Mumbai Coastal Road to be part of G-20 deliberations: Ministry of Home Affairs
The Coastal Road, which is counted as one of the most significant upcoming infrastructure projects of Mumbai, will be a part of deliberations in the upcoming G-20 2nd Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRWG) Meet in Mumbai from May 23 to 25, 2023, Union Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on Sunday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will highlight the disaster management measures taken for this project in front of the DRRWG delegates. The DRRWG’s five key priorities are early warning, resilient infra, national response, building back better and nature-based solutions, the Ministry said.
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Speaking about the project, the Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern Suburbs), BMC, Ashwini Bhide said, the project design has factored in the probable disasters, apart from environmental compliances and ease of living for citizens. About 13.6% of the project area i.e. 15,60,770 square feet (14.50 hectares) is earmarked for the construction of a safety wall which will protect against sea waves.
The 8.5 km long sea wall is built in such a way that marine life flourishes, while corrosion, soil erosion and tidal effects are taken care of. This will also be an important issue for disaster management matters. For the construction of the wave wall, which will act as a protection wall, the highest level of flood has been taken into account.
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