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|junction= [[Eastern Freeway (Mumbai)|Eastern Freeway]] in Wadi Bandar<br />[[Carnac Bridge]] in Masjid Bandar<br />[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road]] in Dana Bandar |
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'''P D'Mello Road''' is 6 km long arterial |
'''P D'Mello Road''' is a 6 km long arterial north–south access road in [[Mumbai]].<ref name="indiatimes2007">{{cite news|author=Shalini Nair |agency=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-09/mumbai/27877581_1_p-d-mello-road-senapati-bapat-marg-vijay-balamwar |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628032649/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-09/mumbai/27877581_1_p-d-mello-road-senapati-bapat-marg-vijay-balamwar |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-28 |title=Hope to see you again, D'Mello |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2007-05-09 |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tanker-breakdown-clogs-p-dmello-road-for-12-hours/843254/ |title=Tanker breakdown clogs P D'Mello Road for 12 hours |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2011-09-08 |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Mateen Hafeez |agency=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-07/mumbai/28154897_1_p-d-mello-road-chaos-ghatkopar |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628032633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-07/mumbai/28154897_1_p-d-mello-road-chaos-ghatkopar |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-28 |title=Less chaos on P D'Mello road |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2009-05-07 |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref> P D'Mello Road is the name of the 6 km stretch between the south-end of the [[Eastern Freeway (Mumbai)|Eastern Freeway]] and the north-end of the [[Colaba Causeway]].<ref name="indiatimes2007"/> The road comes under Mumbai's [[Administrative divisions of Mumbai|B Ward]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pal |first=Somita |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/sep/040910-B-Ward-P-D-Mello-Road-LT-Marg-reconstruction-roads-potholes.htm |title=These potholes won't be repaired |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=2010-09-04 |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref> |
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{{As of|2009}}, daily traffic on the road averaged of 22,600 vehicles.<ref>{{cite news|author=Chittaranjan Tembhekar |agency=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-05/mumbai/28033178_1_pedder-road-vehicles-navi-mumbai |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210132600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-05/mumbai/28033178_1_pedder-road-vehicles-navi-mumbai |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-10 |title=2.83 lakh vehicles ply Mumbai's roads daily |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2009-04-05 |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The road has been named in honour of the [[socialism|socialist]] [[trade union]] leader [[Placid D’Mello]]. D'Mello, who hailed from the [[St. Joseph Church, Belman|Belman Parish]] in the erstwhile [[South Canara|South Canara District]], was a trade union leader who organised workers in [[Bombay]], India. He was the founder of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Mazdoor Union (MMU),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-s-last-prominent-union-falls-apart-senior-mazdoor-union-leaders-to-form-separate-outfit/story-bTBTLwZYgf6G5YyyvPHUZJ.html |title=Mumbai's last prominent union falls apart; senior Mazdoor Union leaders to form separate outfit | mumbai news | Hindustan Times |website=www.hindustantimes.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327064434/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-s-last-prominent-union-falls-apart-senior-mazdoor-union-leaders-to-form-separate-outfit/story-bTBTLwZYgf6G5YyyvPHUZJ.html |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport|BEST]] Workers Union, Taximen's Union, Transport and Dock Workers Union as well as the [[All India Port and Dock Workers Federation]]. D'Mello was also a mentor of [[George Fernandes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/a-fierce-union-leader-who-showed-the-way-to-thousands-of-dock-workers-4533674/ |title=A fierce union leader who showed the way to thousands of dock workers | the Indian Express |website=indianexpress.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327064205/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/a-fierce-union-leader-who-showed-the-way-to-thousands-of-dock-workers-4533674/ |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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On 23 January 2006, ''[[The Times of India]]'' reported that the State Government had decided to concretise, widen and make slum-free the stretch from [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] (CST) to [[Wadala]] which includes P D'Mello Road, as part of the government's {{INRConvert|750|c}} to clear slums and widen key roads in Mumbai.<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-05-12/mumbai/27823742_1_civic-officials-hutments-roads</ref> The move would also speed up north-south traffic and pave the way for railway expansion at CST by building additional platforms at Carnac Bandar, as the road could be used as the access route for the expanded terminus. The [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) would allocate {{INR}}30-35 crore in its budget to concretise portions of P D'Mello Road and other roads that run from CST to Wadala. According to then additional municipal commissioner Shrikant Singh, "The entire footpath and 50% of the carriageway on P D'Mello Road is occupied by slumdwellers. This hinders traffic".<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-01-23/mumbai/27808419_1_p-d-mello-road-cst-concretised</ref> In a 2007 survey road for its road widening project, the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (MMRDA) found that the road had been encroached upon by more than 1,000 shanties, of which, 632 families were found eligible for rehabilitation.<ref>http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/latest-news/p-dmello-road-slums-to-go-soon-bmc-mmrda-chiefs-assure-hc/288954/</ref> |
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On 23 January 2006, ''[[The Times of India]]'' reported that the [[Government of Maharashtra|State Government]] had decided to concretise, widen and remove [[slum]]s from P D'Mello Road, as part of ongoing road improvements in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|agency=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-05-12/mumbai/27823742_1_civic-officials-hutments-roads |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628032641/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-05-12/mumbai/27823742_1_civic-officials-hutments-roads |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-28 |title=Raze slums in two yrs: CM |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=2006-05-12 |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref> |
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The BMC began clearing slums in May 2007. Initially, 321 shanties that fall in the A ward (Fort-Colaba) were removed, and the people living there were resettled close to Vashi naka at Mankhurd. Those who were not eligible for housing, were given a public hearing by the BMC, as per a Bombay High Court order following a writ petition filed by the NGO Akanksha.<ref>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-09/mumbai/27877581_1_p-d-mello-road-senapati-bapat-marg-vijay-balamwar</ref> The BMC removed about 2,700 unauthorised structures in total along P D'Mello road. In July 2011, DNA reported that the BMC had decided to widen the road by 1.5 metres, by reducing the footpath area. The move was intended to improve traffic flow on the road, and discourage shanties from coming up due to the smaller footpath. The total cost for the widening was estimated to be {{INRConvert|51|c}}.<ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1564445/report-p-dmello-road-to-be-widened-by-1-5mts</ref> |
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The BMC began clearing slums in May 2007.<ref name="indiatimes2007"/> The road was widened and the footpath was made narrower in an effort to keep the shanties from being rebuilt. The total cost for the widening was estimated to be {{INRConvert|51|c}}.<ref>{{cite web|author=Pandurang Mhaske |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1564445/report-p-dmello-road-to-be-widened-by-1-5mts |title=P D'Mello Road to be widened by 1.5mts |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2011-07-11 |access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:49, 16 February 2024
| P D'Mello Road | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation | |
| Length | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Barrister Nath Pai Marg and Dockyard Road in Byculla |
| Eastern Freeway in Wadi Bandar Carnac Bridge in Masjid Bandar Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road in Dana Bandar | |
| South end | Colaba Causeway in Fort |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| States | Maharashtra |
| Districts | Mumbai City |
| Major cities | Mumbai |
| Highway system | |
P D'Mello Road is a 6 km long arterial north–south access road in Mumbai.[1][2][3] P D'Mello Road is the name of the 6 km stretch between the south-end of the Eastern Freeway and the north-end of the Colaba Causeway.[1] The road comes under Mumbai's B Ward.[4]
As of 2009[update], daily traffic on the road averaged of 22,600 vehicles.[5]
History
The road has been named in honour of the socialist trade union leader Placid D’Mello. D'Mello, who hailed from the Belman Parish in the erstwhile South Canara District, was a trade union leader who organised workers in Bombay, India. He was the founder of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Mazdoor Union (MMU),[6] BEST Workers Union, Taximen's Union, Transport and Dock Workers Union as well as the All India Port and Dock Workers Federation. D'Mello was also a mentor of George Fernandes.[7]
On 23 January 2006, The Times of India reported that the State Government had decided to concretise, widen and remove slums from P D'Mello Road, as part of ongoing road improvements in Mumbai.[8]
The BMC began clearing slums in May 2007.[1] The road was widened and the footpath was made narrower in an effort to keep the shanties from being rebuilt. The total cost for the widening was estimated to be ₹51 crore (US$6.1 million).[9]
References
- ^ a b c Shalini Nair (9 May 2007). "Hope to see you again, D'Mello". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Tanker breakdown clogs P D'Mello Road for 12 hours". The Indian Express. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Mateen Hafeez (7 May 2009). "Less chaos on P D'Mello road". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Pal, Somita (4 September 2010). "These potholes won't be repaired". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Chittaranjan Tembhekar (5 April 2009). "2.83 lakh vehicles ply Mumbai's roads daily". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Mumbai's last prominent union falls apart; senior Mazdoor Union leaders to form separate outfit | mumbai news | Hindustan Times". www.hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "A fierce union leader who showed the way to thousands of dock workers | the Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Raze slums in two yrs: CM". The Times of India. TNN. 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Pandurang Mhaske (11 July 2011). "P D'Mello Road to be widened by 1.5mts". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.