Updated On: 14 February, 2024 07:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Despite project receiving CRZ clearance a while ago, only 12 per cent work has been completed so far

The site of the under-construction Versova-Bandra Sea Link, a long-awaited project
Versova-Bandra Sea Link (VBSL) work, which is being carried out at a snail`s pace, is poised to pick up speed as the issue of compensation for fishermen has been resolved, according to Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) officials. An MSRDC official said, “Project work will now progress at a fast pace as the issue related to the compensation that has to be given to members of the fishing community has been resolved. At present, 12 per cent of work on the project has been completed.”
In September 2023, mid-day in the report ‘Can’t wait any longer for Versova-Bandra Sea Link’ highlighted how the project had received coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance from the ministry of environment forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) as well as the demand of citizens residing in the western suburbs that the long-delayed project be completed as soon as possible.