While Mumbai celebrates the engineering marvel of the Atal Setu, a disturbing reality is unfolding in full public view beneath it, where mangroves near Ulwe are allegedly being buried under debris, even as thousands of commuters pass overhead every day.

The core issue —administrative deadlock

>> CIDCO has not transferred mangroves to the Forest Department despite court deadlines
>> The Forest Department claims it cannot act without jurisdiction
>> MMRDA now controls the Atal Setu stretch
Result: Overlapping authorities, no enforcement