India, April 11 -- On Thursday, residents of Charkop in Kandivali, and the Koli community whose livelihood is dependent on fishing in Gorai, Madh and Marve, held a meeting with local MLA Sanjay Upadhyay and the BMC's bridge department executive engineer Vaibhav Gandhi. The two representatives were there to hear suggestions and understand the grievances of people regarding the coastal road's Phase 2 from Versova to Dahisar.

The residents' grievances ranged from the cutting of mangroves and damaging the environment to having their view obstructed. "We bought a house in Charkop for the peace it has to offer and the greenery everywhere. If you cut the trees and build a wall in front of our houses, how are we supposed to live here?" said a re...