Following the incident on Monday, September 8, when a minivan got stuck on Gorai beach during high tide, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) R Central Ward began installing barricades at the two beach entrances to prevent vehicles from entering and causing similar accidents.

The barricades were put up about two to three days ago. At one entrance, a log and a barricade were placed to block vehicles, while at the other, steel bollards were installed, allowing pedestrians through but stopping vehicles. However, on Friday, BMC officials removed the bollards after locals raised objections.