In response to an RTI query, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that it has levied a fine of Rs 35 crore on contractors over delay in the Mumbai Coastal Road project work. RTI activist Anil Galgali had sought various information about the Mumbai Coastal Road project from the BMC. 

The department said that the work of the Mumbai Coastal Road project is divided into three parts. Under part one, the work from Priyadarshini Park to Baroda Palace was awarded. The contractor has been levied a fine of Rs 11.63 crore since the work has been extended thrice from the initial completion date of June 9, 2023, to September 10, 2023, and eventually extending till May 22, 2025.