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"The Bandra - Worli sea link seemed in a state of utter chaos. The traffic snarl was immense and vehicles heading towards South Mumbai were moving slowly, almost bumper to bumper, through out the journey. It would be better if the entire four lane stretch was made one way in the morning."
--Nitin Gokarn
"Travelling by the Bandra-Worli sea link was a wonderful experience. There was not much traffic as I had anticipated because there would be no toll charges. So I did have a smooth drive. It seemed as if I was in a different country all together. I used to spend an hour on travelling everyday and today I just took 25 minutes."
--Manasvi Atrey
"Travelling on the sea link was an amazing experience. I loved the bridge and felt like I was driving on the sea. I usually travel from Bandra to South Mumbai and today I took this route as I was excited to try out the much hyped sea link. But sadly today the traffic was running a bit slow. This might be because no toll charge will be applicable for a few days "
--SK Prakash
What's in a name?
"Naming anything and everything after Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru amounts to shear abuse of power by one dominating family of India. This is arbitrary, undemocratic and unconstitutional. Rather the government should have gone for an open auction and the highest bidder should be at the liberty to select the name for such public works. The suggestion would have generated huge revenues for the government that could be utilised for primary education and primary health."
--Babubhai Vaghela
"Sharad Pawar suggesting that the sea link be named after Rajiv Gandhi has annoyed many people. It seems like a political ploy to appease the Congress. The politician who deserves to be saluted for building the infrastructure of Mumbai, is BJP's Nitin Gadkari. He was the spine behind building of the 55 flyovers in Mumbai. This project is the brainchild of Gadkari and he should be given credit for this development. If we continue naming airports and flyovers after the Nehru family, it would be assumed that we are living in a dynasty rule, where only a family name is given to developments undertaken by any political party."
--Fayyaz Pathan
Criticism already
"I came all the way from Ghatkopar to Bandra just to travel on the Bandra Worli sealink at the stroke of 12. I was one of the many eager Mumbaites waiting to drive through the link road but we were disappointed as there was some change in the timing and we were not allowed to use it. If we had to wait for 10 years for this bridge, it's not surprising to know that the government wants to test the patience of the citizens of this city. It's a pity that we citizens are always at the receiving end. "
--Mayur Banwasi
"It's good that we thought about making a sea link about 10 years ago, but then it's shameful that it took 10 years to complete. Similar bridges have been made in other countries in about 18 months - we have taken six times more time. Also, I don't think that Rajiv Gandhi sealink sounds very apt. The kind of speed limits and toll amounts they have set seems like a mess to me, as if they are charging money for nothing. But then seeing this makes you understand where all the tax money goes. Instead, they could have diverted some funds for the Powai road development, that would have been little satisfying."
--Sahil Jatana
