Mumbai police warn people against clicking selfies, videos on Atal Setu
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Mumbai: Mumbai Police have asked people not to turn the newly inaugurated Mumbai Trans Harbour Link into a ‘picnic spot’.
The warning comes after selfies, photos and videos from Atal Setu flooded social media.
Sightseers were seen climbing the railings, and crossing bridge ladder to get on the view platform alongside littering the area disregarding the rules, NDTV reported.
Mumbai Police warned that strict action would be taken against those stopping vehicles on Atal Setu.
‘We agree that Atal Setu is definitely 'worth a watch' but it's also illegal to stop on it & click photos. You will face an FIR if you stop on MTHL,’ Mumbai Traffic Police said, adding that ‘Atal Setu, Not a 21.8 km long picnic spot'.
Many on social media platform X alerted police to take action against those breach rules with one user suggesting to levying ‘hefty fines’
Another user pointed out to the police that ‘today a three-wheeler was riding on the bridge We don't see technology being used to catch such stoppers, etc’.
Two-wheelers, auto rickshaws, tractors, animal-drawn vehicles and slow-moving vehicles are not allowed on the bridge.
A third used reminded sightseers that the MTHL was built to make commute faster between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, adding ‘Let us not make it a picnic spot, good to see Traffic Police taking quick action by imposing a fine on violators.’
The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), India's longest sea bridge with 16.5 km length of it over the sea, is built at a cost of ₹ 17,840 crore.