Overview
- Engineers are erecting a metal barrier along a 150-metre stretch near Garib Nagar in Bandra East, with 37 metres completed as of March 9.
- Progress reported by Western Railway includes 48 of 50 pits dug, 33 foundations cast, and 90 columns erected for the three-metre-high fencing.
- Officials say the fence is intended to block garbage dumping and unauthorized entry from adjacent slum settlements to improve safety.
- The nearby line is used for locomotive transfers and as a spare operational route during rush-hour congestion, underscoring the area’s sensitivity.
- Railway authorities report removing about 600 cubic metres of waste over the past year and replacing damaged concrete sleepers at a cost of ₹8–10 crore, while Hindustan Times reported the push followed a tourist’s social-media post.