Shazneen Mistry
www.mediaeyenews.com
Marine Drive, also known as the ‘Queen’s Necklace’ has lost some of its beauty after the construction work started there few years ago. The Coastal Road Project — the road by the sea, which will connect Marine drive to Worli Sea Link and then go more further, was started in 2018 and is still an ongoing process. This project was being made for easy travel for people and making their life easy as well developing better infrastructure, but along the process in the present time, people’s life hasn’t been improved rather thing are getting complicated for them.
The Marine Drive used to be an open space for people to come and relax by looking at the sea and its surrounding. It was a site that appealed to many, and people from all around the world would come to visit it and some would even stay at the hotels opposite the sea to enjoy the beautiful view. Now this construction site has led to traffic jams, noise, and air pollution, spoiling the whole area’s calm, beauty and vibe.
Marine Drive was used by people for early morning walks and spend time there, children use to run and play games, many even roller skated and played different games, sadly all of that has stopped now because of this construction. Huge barriers have been placed and the roads have been blocked making it difficult for the people to come out with their families or to just come out to sit and feel the cooling sea breeze.
This construction had caused great problems to the Parsi community as well. It is said that the Parsis worship the water and according to the Parsi calendar, there is a whole month dedicated to the goddess of water. They usually come to the Parsi Gate at Marine Drive and go down the stairs to offer milk, flower petals, and raw rice to the water. To get this construction complete the builders were ready to take down the gate and spoil the beauty of Marine Drive as well as the sentiments of the Parsi people. Many old and young Parsis protested against it and then later it was decided that the construction would go around the gate then through it.
As a conclusion, it can be said that this development currently has not been helping people, but rather has hurt their sentiments and created a lot of problems for them, including the destruction of Mumbai’s best destination, Marine Drive.
True ! Great insights ????
Interesting read…makes one think over it … Marine drive is the heart of mumbai ??
Well put! Amazing
It’s a very well written article. Good work keep it up ????
Very good article. Keep writing.
Marine Drive also known as the ‘Queen’s Necklace’ is a pride of our city. Currently our Marine Drive may look little distorted and no open spaces can be seen but progress for our city is also equally important. The plans show that Marine Drive will retain its beauty and space once the project is over. Lets wait for the project to get over and see how our beautiful Marine Drive looks.
Agreed! Very well said dear.
Well written. And completely agree with your views
Interesting thought, people vs development..
Very well written. Interesting article. Keep it up.
Very well written. Interesting article. Keep it up
A good infrastructure is essential for the progress of any country, for improving the quality of life of their citizens but at the same time it is equally important we preserve and maintain the nature around us. Hoping that once this project is done we will have back the leisure to unwind ourselves at this iconic place.
Indeed your views about Marine Drive or as it is called Queens Necklace has indeed lost its luster n beauty n with this construction traffic is very bad
True to d core what is expressed in yr article..keep up d good work..
The emotions are well narrated. The incovienience caused is a fact today. The construction disrupts the day to day of people around. Well written article.
Well narrated article with the correct emotions. The construction is a total displeasure for the people around. Well written. Keep up the tough & compassionate writing.
Have some very fond memories of beautiful marine drive from the yesteryears.. when there’s progress and development, the interim is always painful and an eyesore, but hopefully once this is completed, the serenity of our beautiful marine drive gets restored to what it always was.
Excellent
Well written
Good & Morden infrastructure is a key to progressive future of any city & Mumbai is no different. But with a cost of destroying its culture is not to be tolerated. Mumbai, earlier known as BOMBAY…. has it’s own unique history, many sentiments that are attached to many different people & communities, which cannot be overlooked in the name of development. In all a good & strong article…. Good Job. Well thought.
All good developments comes at a cost. Marine drive was also built like that. Time will tell. Will wait for your article saying the coastal road is a boon to the city. Visually appealing and beneficial to all.
Well written! #SadReality
Surreal feeling, witnessing change. Next generation wont know #Sobo as my generation. Same way as old Bombay.
Great article….. let the next generation decide…. Time will tell!!!
Very well written!! I shifted to marine drive for peace!! But since the start of coastal road project the peace is gone!! There will be some bootlickers who will say coastal project is good/awesome/bla-bla!! But still the article is very written expressing public’s problem with coastal road!! Keep it up!!
This is a current con… Pro is yet to arrive
Good luck, all the best… Keep writing
This is a current con… Pro is yet to arrive
Good luck… All the best… Keep writing
government has ruined the queens necklace in the name of development the beautiful place has been destroyed for this unwanted coastal road one of the charm of Mumbai is been destroyed .