Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Mumbai Coastal Gardens Plan Triggers Traffic Fears in Breach Candy
In Mumbai, a big city in India, the city wants to build a huge garden next to the sea, called the Mumbai Coastal Gardens.
A big company called Reliance made a plan to help build it.
This plan includes three doors, called entrances and exits, near a neighborhood named Breach Candy.
People who live there are worried that these doors will make the streets even more crowded with cars.
There is not enough parking, and some streets are already very busy.
So, many families in the area are asking the city to build an extra exit at Napeansea Road.
They got help from people in 145 buildings, which is about 40,000 residents.
The city says it has not decided yet and that some of the land belongs to another group.
The residents say they will keep asking until the city listens.
The Mumbai Coastal Gardens revised masterplan, submitted by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), proposes three entry/exit points on the Breach Candy stretch, worsening residents' traffic fears.
The 'Unlock Exit' campaign has endorsements from at least 145 buildings from Breach Candy, Malabar Hill, Walkeshwar and Kemps Corner, representing around 5,900 households and 40,000 residents.
Residents demand an additional exit at Napeansea Road from the Coastal Road, saying parked vehicles and exiting traffic will choke an area that already suffers congestion at Mukesh Chowk.
The BMC says no decision has been made on an exit road or flyover at Napeansea Road, and the land required is in the possession of MSRDC, which is reportedly resistant to handing it over.
Residents question why no senior Mumbai Traffic Police official is on the BMC's landscaping committee for the Coastal Gardens project, which has several entry/exits.
- Who
- Breach Candy residents and the 'Unlock Exit' campaign, along with the BMC, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), and MSRDC.
- What
- Residents are demanding an additional exit at Napeansea Road from the Coastal Road, fearing traffic congestion will multiply under the Mumbai Coastal Gardens revised masterplan.
- When
- Reported after August 5; the revised masterplan was submitted on July 17.
- Where
- Mumbai, specifically the Breach Candy stretch and Napeansea Road.
- Why
- The plan proposes three entry/exit points on the Breach Candy stretch, and residents say parked vehicles and exiting traffic will choke the area, which already faces congestion at Mukesh Chowk.
Breach Candy Residents and 'Unlock Exit' Campaign
BMC and MSRDC
Additional exit at Napeansea Road
Breach Candy Residents and 'Unlock Exit' Campaign
An exit at Napeansea Road from the Coastal Road is a 'must', as parked vehicles and traffic exiting the Coastal Road will choke the area, which already suffers congestion at Mukesh Chowk.
BMC and MSRDC
No decision has been made on an exit road or flyover; an exit would cross the proposed landscaping and existing amenities along the road, and the required land belongs to MSRDC, which is resistant to handing it over.
Exit road vs flyover
Breach Candy Residents and 'Unlock Exit' Campaign
A flyover is not feasible because it would require more land, money and time; residents are firm that there should be an exit road instead.
BMC and MSRDC
Authorities note that any exit would cross the proposed landscaping and existing amenities, and the plan still needs final approval from the municipal commissioner.
- Project
- Mumbai Coastal Gardens
- Masterplan
- Revised plan submitted by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on July 17
- Key features
- 11 ticketed zones, 7.6 km end-to-end pathway, 15 city-side entrances
- Campaign
- 'Unlock Exit' by Breach Candy residents
- Supporting buildings
- At least 145 buildings
- Residents represented
- Around 5,900 households and 40,000 residents
- Demand
- An exit at Napeansea Road from the Coastal Road
- Land owner for exit site
- MSRDC, which is reportedly resistant to handing it over
- Saplings planted by RIL
- Around 15,000