Mumbai: It has been decided not to remove the temporary bridge built for the movement of resources like machinery etc. in the construction of the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL). The 5.6 km long temporary bridge along the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link will be used as a deck so that tourists and foreign guests can enjoy watching the bird flamingo.
The under-construction Mumbai Trans Harbor Link is being built on the sea to connect Mumbai to Navi Mumbai. Which will be the longest bridge in the country. About 50 percent of the work on this bridge has been done. Temporary bridges were constructed to facilitate the smooth movement of machinery to continue the work. According to Somraj, Conservator of Forests of Mangrove Protection Cell, there are other species of birds besides flamingos. Birds often roam here.
The Maharashtra government had constructed a 5.6 km temporary bridge to facilitate the construction of the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link but has now decided to maintain the bridge as a deck permanently. So that visitors can get the pleasure of seeing migratory birds and flamingos. According to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner SVR Srinivas, demolishing the temporary bridge will cost the government a huge amount. Therefore it can be used. Tourists traveling through the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link can descend on the deck of this temporary bridge and see the indigenous and foreign birds coming into the sea.
Movement of flamingos not obstructed
According to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority sources, this scheme is being made on the initiative and instructions of Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray. It is noteworthy that the place where the temporary bridge has been constructed. It is in the vicinity of Shivdi Mudflats. Where two species of flamingo are regularly visited, the Acum Flamingo and the Greater Flamingo. Both species of flamingo bird migrate thousands of miles to the sea and the adjoining bay of Mumbai in November and May. According to Somraj, Conservator of Forests of Mangrove Protection Cell, the movement of flamingos has not been hampered due to the construction of the Trans Harbor Link.
