India, April 26 -- The long-delayed plan to build a service road along Palm Beach Road has received a major push with the Bombay High Court clearing the project, dismissing environmental objections. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has now initiated the tendering process, with work expected to start soon.

The 610-metre-long, 8.5-metre-wide road, complete with a footpath and drainage, will run along the creek side from T S Chanakya junction to Plot 7 in Nerul's Sector 58, connecting two existing service road stretches. The project, located in a CRZ-II zone and within 50 metres of a mangrove buffer, had faced opposition from environmental activists.

In 2022, NMMC sought HC permission due to the area's proximity to mangroves. A...