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Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Coastal road project: Worli jetty helipad gets go-ahead
Mumbai: BMC's ambitious multimodal transport plan under the Mumbai Coastal Road project received a boost with Pawan Hans Ltd — a Govt of India enterprise — clearing the feasibility of constructing a medium-sized helipad at Worli Jetty. BMC will now appoint a consultant to help secure mandatory clearances from the civil aviation, defence, and Union ministry of environment and forests. Discussions with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) are already underway, civic officials helipad was first proposed in March by deputy CM Eknath BMC is preparing to open the final arm of the coastal road's Haji Ali interchange, connecting traffic from Worli to Marine Drive and terminating at Lotus Jetty, and will soon \write to the traffic police for an NOC. The adjoining 550m-long vehicular underpass beneath Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road in Worli is also ready and may be opened by May another development, BMC has nearly finalised the agency for the beautification and development of the open spaces along the Mumbai Coastal Road — from Nepean Sea Road to Worli. The contract is likely to be awarded later this month. In Jan, BMC had floated an Expression of Interest (EOI) for landscaping, gardens, and promenade development along the corridor. The EOI states that this will require no financial commitment from BMC, and the company developing it will not receive anything in return. Civic officials said the shortlisted company may have to invest around Rs 1,000 crore. Current rules prohibit any advertising on the 70-hectare stretch of open land reclaimed for the project.
Indian Express
09-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Changing City: Helipad coming up in Worli coastal road for medical emergency, tourism, VIP movement
Eyeing a fillip to multimodal transportation in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed to construct a helipad at a pre-existing Worli jetty abutting the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP). Situated 120 metres into the sea, a temporary marine jetty at Worli – for coastal road works – is now slated to be developed into a helipad for emergency use, as well as boosting tourism. Earlier this year, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde instructed civic officials to consider the possibility of developing the helipad. After studies by the Maharashtra Maritime Board found the jetty structurally sound and gave its nod for using the jetty for multimodal transportation, the BMC roped in Pawan Hans Ltd as a consultant to conduct feasibility studies for developing the jetty into a helipad. The project is aimed at catering to medical emergencies, boosting tourism, while also facilitating the VIP movement. Being the financial capital of the country, civic officials said that the helipad would also improve our transportation in the city by providing an alternative means. It forms a part of the government's plan to boost multimodal transportation in the region. The helipad is proposed to be constructed at the existing Worli jetty, exactly opposite the Worli Dairy. The platform of the existing jetty spans about 750 sq metres, and is projected 120 metres into the sea. According to officials, the helipad is slated to come up abutting the promenade along the coastal swathes. This is among the two jetties that the civic body had constructed as a part of the MCRP. While one jetty at Amarsons Garden, which was built on stilts and constructed with steel, was dismantled, the jetty near Worli Dairy, being constructed in RCC, was used for surveillance by the coastal police. Recently, Pavan Hans Ltd, which is a public enterprise under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has submitted reports approving the development of the jetty into a helipad. Now, the civic body is in the process of procuring approvals from other agencies, ranging from the defence ministry to the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) authority. 'The jetty was initially constructed for material carriage and interchange work on the coastal road project. Since this was a concrete and permanent structure, the plan to develop a helipad was floated. Since the work was immediate, we appointed Pawan Hans Ltd as consultants at a cost of Rs 5 lakh for feasibility studies. Now that we have received their report approving the plan, we will be working on procuring other approvals,' said a civic body officer. Besides aiding during medical emergencies and VIP movement, the officer said the area can also serve the purpose of marine surveillance for the coastal police.
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
BMC plans to appoint Pawan Hans for Worli jetty helipad feasibility study
Mumbai: The BMC's Coastal Road department has proposed appointing Pawan Hans Ltd , a govt of India enterprise, as a consultant to conduct a feasibility study for constructing a helipad at Worli Jetty. This is part of a multimodal transportation plan under the Mumbai Coastal Road project. TOI was the first to report about the helipad plans in March when deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde asked the BMC to consider setting it up along the Coastal Road. A BMC official said, "As it's a govt undertaking, it has been proposed to directly appoint Pawan Hans as a consultant for the project. Permission from the administrator is being sought for the same." The plans are to set up a helipad on a temporary jetty that was made for the Coastal Road project opposite Worli Dairy. There were initially two jetties, one near Amarsons Garden that was dismantled and the other at Worli. The Worli jetty was not proposed to be dismantled as coastal police sought some space for surveillance. This area is large enough to allow helicopter landing, civic officials said. The civic body will pay Pawan Hans a consultancy fee of Rs 5 lakh. — Richa Pinto
