Cracks 5 (towards Mumbai), MMRDA said.
Mocking rumors on social media that the cracks were on the main bridge, the MMRDA operation and maintenance team inspected the site on Thursday and discovered the problem on the Ulwe side in Navi Mumbai, across Thane Creek. .
The 21.8 km long six-lane bridge has a 16.5 km sea link connecting South Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
The MMRDA said the Contractor of Package 4 (Strabag Infrastructure & Safety Solutions GmbH and Strabag AG) has already started the repair works which should be completed within 24 hours without causing any disruption to traffic movement.
“It is important to note that these cracks are not due to any structural defect. “They are minor longitudinal cracks in asphalt pavement, which can be effectively repaired without affecting the useful life or performance of the pavement,” the MMRDA said.
Commenting on the matter, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a post on : The Congress has drawn up a long-term plan to create a 'rift' with the help of lies... Only the people of the country will defeat this 'daraar' plan and the corrupt behavior of the Congress..."
Upon hearing about the issue, Nana Patole visited Atal Setu on Friday and later accused the state government of corruption in the mega project.
Patole said barely six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Atal Setu (on January 12), cracks appeared and a half-kilometre stretch of the road on the Navi Mumbai side sank by about a foot.
“The MahaYuti government has crossed all limits of corruption. The previous BJP government in Karnataka had a 40 per cent commission regime, but this government is 100 per cent commission based,” Patole told reporters.
She pointed out that the government spent more than Rs 18,000 crore on loans for the MTHL, and "this is not development but sheer corruption, and the state government is lining its pockets while playing with people's lives."
Ella patole said since the Prime Minister opened the project, the government should have properly examined it before opening it to vehicular traffic.
She also promised that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will raise this and other aspects of the corruption of the ruling MahaYuti regime in the next Assembly session.
Mocking rumors on social media that the cracks were on the main bridge, the MMRDA operation and maintenance team inspected the site on Thursday and discovered the problem on the Ulwe side in Navi Mumbai, across Thane Creek. .
The 21.8 km long six-lane bridge has a 16.5 km sea link connecting South Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
The MMRDA said the Contractor of Package 4 (Strabag Infrastructure & Safety Solutions GmbH and Strabag AG) has already started the repair works which should be completed within 24 hours without causing any disruption to traffic movement.
“It is important to note that these cracks are not due to any structural defect. “They are minor longitudinal cracks in asphalt pavement, which can be effectively repaired without affecting the useful life or performance of the pavement,” the MMRDA said.
Commenting on the matter, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in a post on : The Congress has drawn up a long-term plan to create a 'rift' with the help of lies... Only the people of the country will defeat this 'daraar' plan and the corrupt behavior of the Congress..."
Upon hearing about the issue, Nana Patole visited Atal Setu on Friday and later accused the state government of corruption in the mega project.
Patole said barely six months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Atal Setu (on January 12), cracks appeared and a half-kilometre stretch of the road on the Navi Mumbai side sank by about a foot.
“The MahaYuti government has crossed all limits of corruption. The previous BJP government in Karnataka had a 40 per cent commission regime, but this government is 100 per cent commission based,” Patole told reporters.
She pointed out that the government spent more than Rs 18,000 crore on loans for the MTHL, and "this is not development but sheer corruption, and the state government is lining its pockets while playing with people's lives."
Ella patole said since the Prime Minister opened the project, the government should have properly examined it before opening it to vehicular traffic.
She also promised that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will raise this and other aspects of the corruption of the ruling MahaYuti regime in the next Assembly session.
