Overview
- BMC will barricade the Coastal Road’s tune‑playing lane from 10 pm to 7 am on Fridays to Sundays in a pilot that keeps it open on weekdays.
- Local groups representing about 650 Breach Candy families say the constant music makes it hard to keep windows open and has hit elderly residents the most.
- Civic officials said initial readings showed noise within legal limits, yet the city ordered new decibel checks and asked consultants to propose changes.
- A small L‑shaped barricade went up Wednesday to reduce how many vehicles drive over the grooves that trigger the sound.
- Built for about Rs 6 crore and opened February 11, the 500‑metre stretch uses road grooves to play “Jai Ho” at roughly 70–80 km/h, a concept used in Japan, Hungary and South Korea.