On record
This MSRDC sea-link project has seen its cost balloon by over 140% in seven years due to technical redesigns (a relocated Juhu exit, a shifted navigation span, and a casting-yard relocation from Juhu to Malad), while its deadline slipped from December 2026 to May 2028. As of the latest disclosure only about 11-12% of construction work had been completed despite years having passed since the contract was awarded.
The official record states: "MSRDC attributed cost increases to "technical modifications to the Juhu exit," relocation of a navigation span, and casting-yard relocation; fishing-community objections over disrupted catch also delayed work."
“Cost up 140 percent, exit moved, span shifted, casting yard relocated. Everything has moved except the bridge.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
Sources
- https://theprint.in/india/technical-changes-delays-push-cost-of-bandra-versova-sea-link-up-by-over-140-in-7-yrs/2193140/
- https://swarajyamag.com/news-headlines/mumbai-versova-bandra-sealink-delayed-by-3-years-only-5-per-cent-work-completed
Visitor reviews Satire
“Seven years in, about eleven percent built, and the cost has gone from seventy-five hundred crore to eighteen thousand.”
“The Juhu exit moved, the navigation span moved, the casting yard moved from Juhu to Malad. The sea link stayed put.”
“Walked the Versova shore where this begins. The fishermen have lost catch and the deadline has moved to 2028.”
