The Bandra- Worli Sea Link

INAUGURATED on June 30, 2009.cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete viaduct approaches,

which links Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli and central Mumbai.

Sea link project conceived in the 1990s,

Plagued by PILs- fishermen & environmentalists,

Executed by Hindustan Construction Company,

Illumination by Bajaj Electricals, Rs 9 crore,

8 lanes,

Length of bridge (4.7km): 63 times the Qutub Minar,

Weight of bridge (6.7L tonnes): 50,000 African elephants,

424 cables for main roadway: can support 900 tons each,

Length of steel wire used (37,680km): Nearly the earth's circumference,

Concrete used: 2.3 lakh cubic metres,

Height of main towers (126m): 43-storey buidling,

Pile caps: Bridge rests on 135 pile caps, the largest being 55 m in length and 55 m in

breadth (half a football field),

Peak-hour sweat: 4,000 workers and 150 engineers.

 

Bandra Worli Sea-Link

The Bandra Worli Sea-Link is an 8-lane, twin carriageway having a cable-stayed bridge design. The 5.6 km long Bandra-Worli sealink is as tall as a 60-storeyed building It will enable speedy travel between Bandra and Worli.

Traffic studies have estimated that due to the sea link, the savings in fuel and vehicle operation cost would be Rs 100 crore per annum. Motorist using this bridge will save about 30 minutes of travel time and delays of 23 signals, which motorists currently face. The link will be able to accommodate about 1.20 lakh motorists per day.

At present around 140,000 vehicles pass through bridge on the Mahim creek everyday, which is the only road link between the island city and its western suburbs. Once sea link is open for traffic, it will attract at least 80 per cent of the traffic from the Mahim creek.

Targeting North Indian is not Fair

Its really said to see the North Indian being beaten by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena(MNS) workers in Mumbai.
I being a Mumbaikar didn't like such harassment on North Indian.
Do we really get effected when a outsider stays and works in our hometown?

North Indian are been target by leaders to gain votes for coming election.
Instead of doing such a nonsense activities ,do some useful activities for the welfare
of the society.

If we all Indian start fighting among ourself for useless reason ,then we are pulling
down India's development and Foreign countries can easily attack us.

Always remember
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL