Protests stall Elphinstone Bridge demolition in Mumbai, here’s why local residents are aggrieved
Plans to demolish Mumbai’s 125-year-old colonial Elphinstone Bridge were abruptly halted late Friday night due to strong opposition from local residents, disrupting the scheduled work of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
At around 8 pm, an hour before the bridge was to be formally closed for demolition, a crowd of residents from neighbouring buildings protested, calling for transparency in their relocation and complaining about the disruption the project would bring to the area. The protest, which lasted more than four hours, compelled authorities to suspend the operations after midnight.
Local MLA Kalidas Kolambkar confirmed the development, stating, “The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has requested to suspend the demolition until Monday. There will be a meeting...