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Mumbai Plans Rs 41.83 Crore Malabar Hill Slope Stabilisation
Mumbai’s civic body wants to make a hillside in Malabar Hill safer.
The slope is near Kamla Nehru Park.
The planned work will cost about Rs 41.83 crore.
A large tree fell three months ago and damaged an elevated forest walkway.
The walkway had been built as Mumbai’s first elevated forest walkway.
While it was being constructed in 2022, a structural consultant studied how to strengthen the slope.
The consultant suggested several safety measures.
These include steel mesh, rock support, barriers, soil grouting and a retaining wall.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plans slope stabilisation work near Kamla Nehru Park.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 41.83 crore.
The work follows a large tree collapse that damaged the elevated forest walkway.
A structural consultant was appointed during walkway construction in 2022.
Proposed measures include rock support, steel mesh, barriers, soil grouting and retaining walls.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is planning the work, based on recommendations from a structural consultant.
- What
- Slope stabilisation work is planned, including rock support, steel mesh, a barrier wall, soil grouting and a retaining wall.
- Where
- On the Malabar Hill slope around Kamla Nehru Park in Mumbai.
- When
- The consultant was appointed during walkway construction in 2022; the new work is planned three months after a tree collapse.
- Why
- To stabilise the slope after a large tree collapse damaged the elevated forest walkway and following the consultant’s recommendations.
Key facts
- Estimated cost
- Rs 41.83 crore
- Responsible agency
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- Location
- Malabar Hill, around Kamla Nehru Park, Mumbai
- Related structure
- Mumbai’s first elevated forest walkway
- Damage incident
- A large tree collapsed and damaged the walkway
- Consultant appointed
- During construction of the elevated walkway in 2022
- Proposed measures
- Rock support, steel mesh, a stone-resistant barrier wall, soil grouting and a retaining wall
Sources
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