In keeping with the concerns regarding the delay in the restoration of the ‘Parsi Gate’, located on Mumbai’s Marine Drive sea-face, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shared that the restoration work has commenced on this sacred site. The sacred structure had been dismantled for the ongoing construction of the Mumbai Coastal Road project. As […]
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Parsi Gate To Be Reinstalled In April 2024
Continuing PT’s coverage on the restoration of the holy Parsi Gate at Marine Drive, with the Mumbai Coastal Road Project (MCRP) slated to be operational next year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will restore the century-old Parsi Gate at the Marine Drive promenade, over two years after it was dismantled, to make way for the […]
Update: Parsi Gate – Coastal Road Project
As per some of the latest news reports, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is reviewing an alternative plan for the construction of a ramp for an underground tunnel in the ongoing coastal road project, and has reserved a spot just where the Parsi Gate structure stands at the Marine Drive. In January community members had […]
Parsi Gate: BMC Finalizes Design, Awaits Nod
As per news reports, Mumbai’s civic body, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to finalize a design to conserve the Parsi Gate at Marine Drive. BMC has also submitted the proposal to the Bombay Parsi Panchayat for approval with two viable options – to either relocate the monument towards the south side (near Al-Sabah […]