Bridge across the sea
The first bridge to be built over the sea in India has opened in Mumbai. This undated handout photograph shows an aerial view of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The eight-lane, 5.6 km (3.47 mile)-long, bridge links the western suburbs of Bandra with Worli over the Arabian Sea.
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Mumbai's new landmark: The first bridge to be built over the sea in India opened in Mumbai this year. This undated handout photograph shows an aerial view of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The eight-lane, 5.6 km (3.47 mile)-long, bridge links the western suburbs of Bandra with Worli over the Arabian Sea. (AFP)
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Environmental concern? A supervisor waits for workers after the end of a shift at the cable-stayed bridge on the Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) in Mumbai on June 2, 2009. Environmental activists questioned the project's impact on the seabed, marine ecology and livelihood of fishermen - the oldest residents of the city. (AFP)
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More in the offing... The Bandra-Worli Sea Link bridge on the eve of its inauguration in Mumbai on Monday. The construction is the first phase of the Western Freeway Sea Link (Bandra to Nariman Point) with the second phase to stretch from Worli to Nariman Point. (AFP)
