Birders now have a new destination in a deck that was built as a temporary bridge to facilitate the construction of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. The Maharashtra government has decided to retain the flyover for visitors to see migratory birds including flamingoes that frequent the Sewri mudflats. The 5.6 km bridge had been constructed to allow the movement of machinery and men during the construction of India's longest sea bridge. (Image: lntecc.com)
As per media reports, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner S V R Srinivas said that the demolition of the temporary bridge would have cost the government a huge sum of money. (File Image: PTI)
The makeshift bridge was constructed in the vicinity of the Sewri mudflats, which is a coastal wetland, visited by two species of flamingoes between November and May. (File Image: PTI)
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The Deputy Conservator of Forests of Mangrove Protection Cell, Neenu Somraj, told The Indian Express that a variety of birds visit the city and that the construction of the Trans Harbour Link has not disturbed their movement. (Image: Wikimedia File image)
