‘Minor’ cracks found on approach road connecting Atal Setu, says MMRDA
Hindustan TimesMumbai: Hours after Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole alleged that cracks have emerged on Atul Setu sea bridge within months of its inauguration, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Friday clarified that minor cracks were found on the approach road in Ulwe, which is not a part of the bridge but a service road connecting it. **EDS: IMAGE VIA @NANA_PATOLE** Mumbai: Congress leader Nana Patole looks at the crack appeared on the "Atal Setu" bridge, in Mumbai, Friday, June 21, 2024. The ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu’, also known as the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link, that connects south Mumbai with the satellite city of Navi Mumbai, was inaugurated in January this year. They are not even worried about the public.” Reacting to the Congress leader’s allegations, BJP said on X that the cracks seen are not on Atal Setu but on the road leading to the bridge.