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Coastal Road project: We just don’t want compensation, Worli fisherfolk tell BMC
Updated On: 16 December, 2021 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Fisherfolk at Worli want wider spans between road interchanges, say it is their main demand
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Worli-Koliwada fisherfolk protest against the Coastal Road project in November. File pic
The construction of the Coastal Road work may be delayed further, as the fisherfolk whose livelihood was affected by it, are not happy with just the appointment of an institute to decide on compensation for them. The Worli fisherfolk community had demanded wider spans between interchanges of the road and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hasn`t yet given in to this demand.
The standing committee of the BMC approved the proposal to appoint the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to draft a compensation policy for the fisherfolk of Worli. A study for the same is supposed to be conducted within 9 months and the cost to draft the compensation policy is Rs 1.50 crore. But the fishing community is not satisfied with only compensation. “Our main demand is to widen the gap between interchanges of the Coastal Road and Bandra-Worli sea link. We will oppose the work till the road is redesigned," said Nitesh Patil, president of the Worli Koliwada Nakhava Matsyavyavsay Sahakari Society.
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