After the Worli-Bandra sea link its gonna be the underwater road from worli to Nariman point!

Now, underwater road from Worli to Nariman Pt?

Yogesh Naik I TNN

Mumbai: Taking note of the spiraling costs in the construction of the Bandra-Worli sealink, senior government officials are now contemplating having a road under the sea for the stretch from Worli to Nariman Point.
A meeting of senior officials will be held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of additional chief secretary (urban development) Ramanand Tiwari at Mantralaya.
The foundation-laying ceremony for the Worli-Bandra sealink was held in 1999, and the project has failed to meet several completion deadlines since then. The cost has shot up from Rs 400 crore to over Rs 1,500 crore.
The contractor, Hindustan Construction Company, blamed the government for the delay and consequent cost escalation. It said the sea-link’s alignment and specifications were changed, resulting in the delay and hike in cost. Also, payment was not made on time, which had earlier forced it to stop work.
Chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was upset with the mess; the project is being supervised by minister Anil Deshmukh, who belongs to the NCP. The Congress is now likely to suggest a cheaper alternative for the second phase. The chief minister is said to be in favour of the “road under the sea’’ concept as suggested by senior officials of the public works department.
The Bandra-Worli sea-link costs over Rs 200 crore per km; it is believed that the costs will come down if the
new concept is put into place. It involves laying huge concrete blocks under the sea and constructing a road inside the tunnel.
Such tunnels are already in operation in Hong Kong and other cities. Also, said sources, such a design will not mar the beauty of the coastline from Worli to Nariman Point.