Road surface along the Mumbai Monorail's Wadala stretch has become uneven due to the soil below as the area once had salt pans and mangroves. As a result, roads have got damaged. Authorities, however, assure that this has in no way affected or damaged the transportation project.

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The Sewri-Chembur Road is seeing panels of concrete rising above the original level, adjacent to Monorail piers in Wadala Truck Terminal area, making it dangerous for motorists.

"Recently, the Central Road Research Institute had submitted a report on the same to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), detailing what caused such uneven roads. It also recommended measures that need to be taken to improve the condition," said an official.

According to an MMRDA official, the problem is due to the fine earth or soil below; water percolation makes the soil further compact and the road surface sink. However, the portion where the Monorail pier has been constructed is stable enough.

"To erect a pier, digging has been done till rock surface. Foundation is made by going a few metres into the rock for stability, that's why it still is at the level it was constructed. Had that not been done, then by now the guideway beams (on which Monorail operates) would have got damaged, making it impossible to run the service," added the official.

Therefore, the MMRDA has invited bids to repair roads along the Monorail corridor in Wadala at an estimated cost of Rs2.24 crore.

The same problem is being faced by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority at its affordable housing projects in Sion's Pratiksha Nagar, which is a stone's throw away from Wadala Truck Terminal area.

Buildings constructed in the last one decade have damaged compound areas due to the buildings' driveway areas sinking and causing a gradient. Due to this, the contractor has to undertake repairs every year, but the gradient remains.