P D'Mello Road

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 6km 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]

P D'Mello Road
Route information
Maintained by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Length6 km (4 mi)
Major junctions
North endBarrister 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 endColaba Causeway in Fort
Location
StatesMaharashtra
DistrictsMumbai City
Major citiesMumbai
Highway system

As of 2009, 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 Mangalore, was a trade union leader who organised workers in Bombay. 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$7.2 million).[9]

References
  1. Shalini Nair (9 May 2007). "Hope to see you again, D'Mello". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. "Tanker breakdown clogs P D'Mello Road for 12 hours". The Indian Express. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. Mateen Hafeez (7 May 2009). "Less chaos on P D'Mello road". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. Pal, Somita (4 September 2010). "These potholes won't be repaired". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. Chittaranjan Tembhekar (5 April 2009). "2.83 lakh vehicles ply Mumbai's roads daily". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. 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
  7. 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/
  8. "Raze slums in two yrs: CM". The Times of India. TNN. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  9. Pandurang Mhaske (11 July 2011). "P D'Mello Road to be widened by 1.5mts". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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