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Palghar Proposes Bridge to Connect Two Vaitarna River Villages
Two villages near the Vaitarna River are surrounded by water.
The villages are called Wadhiv and Vaiti.
People there currently use private boats to reach schools, hospitals and jobs.
Students especially need to travel outside the villages after grade 7.
A nearby railway bridge cannot be used by ordinary pedestrians.
The Palghar administration wants to build a safe bridge to the mainland.
The proposed bridge would be about 700 metres long and cost Rs 25.95 crore.
The Maharashtra government will consider the proposal.
Palghar administration submitted a Rs 25.95 crore proposal for a permanent, all-weather bridge.
The proposed 700-metre bridge would connect Wadhiv and Vaiti to the mainland.
The villages, with a combined population of 1,488, currently depend on private boats.
Residents use the boats to reach work, healthcare and education in nearby areas.
Authorities assessed several routes and prepared technical plans considering tidal conditions.
- Who
- The Palghar district administration, led by Collector Indu Rani Jakhar, proposed the project for residents of Wadhiv and Vaiti.
- What
- A Rs 25.95 crore proposal was submitted for a permanent, all-weather 700-metre bridge.
- Where
- The bridge would connect Wadhiv and Vaiti across the tidal Vaitarna River to the mainland, serving access toward Palghar, Saphale and Vasai-Virar.
- When
- The report was dated September 3; no year was specified.
- Why
- The villages lack a safe land route and residents rely on private boats for education, healthcare, employment and other essential services.
Key facts
- Proposed cost
- Rs 25.95 crore
- Proposed length
- 700 metres
- Villages
- Wadhiv and Vaiti
- Combined population
- 1,488 residents: 772 in Wadhiv and 716 in Vaiti
- Current access
- Private boats across a 600-metre channel near Kandarwan
- Bridge classification
- Sagari Setu, or marine bridge
- Routes studied
- Kandarwan, Navghar and Vaitarna Station alignments
Quotes
Indu Rani Jakhar
Palghar district collector
“The Palghar district administration remains committed to improving safe and reliable connectivity for Wadhiv and Vaiti and is working under the guidance of the state government to take the bridge proposal forward in a technically sound, sustainable and financially appropriate manner.”
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