P D'Mello Road explained

Country:IND
P D'Mello Road
Length Km:6
Direction A:North
Terminus A:Barrister Nath Pai Marg and
Dockyard Road in Byculla
Junction:Eastern Freeway in Wadi Bandar
Carnac Bridge in Masjid Bandar
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road in Dana Bandar
Direction B:South
Terminus B:Colaba Causeway in Fort
States:Maharashtra
Districts:Mumbai City
Cities:Mumbai
Maint:Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

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]

, 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 .[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Shalini Nair . TNN . Hope to see you again, D'Mello . https://archive.today/20130628032649/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-09/mumbai/27877581_1_p-d-mello-road-senapati-bapat-marg-vijay-balamwar . dead . 2013-06-28 . . 2007-05-09 . 2013-06-26.
  2. News: Tanker breakdown clogs P D'Mello Road for 12 hours . . 2011-09-08 . 2013-06-26.
  3. News: Mateen Hafeez . TNN . Less chaos on P D'Mello road . https://archive.today/20130628032633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-07/mumbai/28154897_1_p-d-mello-road-chaos-ghatkopar . dead . 2013-06-28 . . 2009-05-07 . 2013-06-26.
  4. Web site: Pal . Somita . These potholes won't be repaired . Mid-day.com . 2010-09-04 . 2013-06-26.
  5. News: Chittaranjan Tembhekar . TNN . 2.83 lakh vehicles ply Mumbai's roads daily . https://web.archive.org/web/20131210132600/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-05/mumbai/28033178_1_pedder-road-vehicles-navi-mumbai . dead . 2013-12-10 . . 2009-04-05 . 2013-06-26.
  6. Web site: Mumbai's last prominent union falls apart; senior Mazdoor Union leaders to form separate outfit | mumbai news | Hindustan Times . www.hindustantimes.com . 12 January 2022 . 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 . 27 March 2018 . dead.
  7. Web site: A fierce union leader who showed the way to thousands of dock workers | the Indian Express . indianexpress.com . 12 January 2022 . 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/ . 27 March 2018 . dead.
  8. News: TNN . Raze slums in two yrs: CM . https://archive.today/20130628032641/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-05-12/mumbai/27823742_1_civic-officials-hutments-roads . dead . 2013-06-28 . . 2006-05-12 . 2013-06-26.
  9. Web site: Pandurang Mhaske . P D'Mello Road to be widened by 1.5mts . Dnaindia.com . 2011-07-11 . 2013-06-26.

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