Residents of Gorai finally feel safer while travelling from the Ro-Ro ferries, as the jetty leading to the ferry service has finally been worked on and is open for public use. Previously, the jetty was narrow and difficult to walk on. It has now been levelled and widened, with the final curing work completed this week.

“The jetty looks way more accessible. Now that it is wider, more people can use it, and there can be a proper system for people to get on and get off the ferry,” said Rossi D’Souza, an activist and member of Gorai Gaothan Panchayat.

The narrow, unsafe jetty before the work