Sanjay Mukherjee, additional municipal commissioner of BMC held meeting with civic officials on Monday to discuss the ambitious project.
This Diwali, Mumbaikars will be able to enjoy a cycle ride along the Tansa pipeline as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has set the ball rolling for the proposed jogging and cycling track along the 39-kilometre Tansa pipeline.
Sanjay Mukherjee, additional municipal commissioner of BMC held meeting with civic officials on Monday to discuss the ambitious project. It was decided that a small segment of around 1.15km from Mulund Boundary to Silver Bell Housing Society and NITIE Gate (Powai) to Vijay Nagar bridge near Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road would be made into the track for the public. It falls under the S and N ward of BMC.
The features of the proposed cycle track is that it connects to roads, railway stations and the Metro. "People will be able to hire cycles at the entry and exit points within the track, and take a train or Metro as per their requirement. They can also leave the bicycle at the exit points, from where they will be connected to roads, trains and the Metro," said a senior official attached to the project.
The project will be developed in three stages and the track will be ready by November 30, 2019. "The cost of the project is Rs300 crore and it will change the people commute within the city," added the official.
According to official, 10m on both sides of the pipeline will be developed and it will have a Bollywood walk route, Mumbai Books route, the Biodiversity Corridor, canvas route, relief walls, elevated cycle track (dismantable) in Mahim, Cocoon track within Bhandup Complex, and cycle parking at entry and exit points.
The jogging and cycling track is being touted as the longest in the country. However, the has just removed only 50 per cent of the unauthorised structures along the pipeline. According to BMC's water hydraulic department, around 8,000 unauthorised structures along the pipeline, that fall in 10 different administrative wards of BMC, still need to be removed. The slums along the pipeline were removed under the supervision of the Bombay High Court.
The civic body started removing illegal structures following a high court order in May 2009 to prevent water theft and leaks.
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