Overview
- Cuffe Parade Residents Association members gathered at Bayview Marina Garden to oppose stone-dumping for a sea bund and pressed for tetrapods instead.
- Around 150–200 residents from nearby Machhimar Nagar arrived, a verbal altercation ensued, a brief scuffle followed, and police were deployed to the site.
- Fishermen from Machhimar Nagar backed the protection work, citing high-tide damage to homes and asking for a pathway and open-air gym alongside the structure.
- The Maharashtra Maritime Board approved the project in 2025 and says the 420-metre wall has a Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority nod and a seaward slope to deter encroachment.
- Colaba MLA and Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar supported a graded design with barricades, while the dispute between residents and the fishing community remains unresolved.