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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Mumbai gets `Melody Road`, first musical stretch in India

IN PHOTOS: Mumbai gets `Melody Road`, first musical stretch in India

Updated On: 11 February, 2026 07:19 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Mumbai Coastal Road on Wednesday officially got an addition of India`s first-ever ‘Melody Road’ that was inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and in presence of deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Pics/BMC and X

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Mumbai Coastal Road on Wednesday officially got an addition of India`s first-ever ‘Melody Road’ that was inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and in presence of deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Pics/BMC and X

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Mumbai Coastal Road on Wednesday officially got an addition of India`s first-ever ‘Melody Road’ that was inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and in presence of deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Pics/BMC and X
<p>As vehicles pass over the specially designed 500-metre stretch at a set speed, the road plays the tune of &lsquo;Jai Ho&rsquo;, the popular song from the film Slumdog Millionaire</p>

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As vehicles pass over the specially designed 500-metre stretch at a set speed, the road plays the tune of ‘Jai Ho’, the popular song from the film Slumdog Millionaire

<p>Officials said that this is the first musical road not only in Mumbai but also in the entire country. The initiative is seen as another innovative addition to the city&rsquo;s infrastructure</p>

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Officials said that this is the first musical road not only in Mumbai but also in the entire country. The initiative is seen as another innovative addition to the city’s infrastructure

<p>When vehicles travel over these grooves at a speed of around 70 to 80 km/h, the tune of &lsquo;Jai Ho&rsquo; becomes audible inside the vehicle</p>

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When vehicles travel over these grooves at a speed of around 70 to 80 km/h, the tune of ‘Jai Ho’ becomes audible inside the vehicle

<p>The sound is produced by the friction between the tyres and the textured road surface</p>

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The sound is produced by the friction between the tyres and the textured road surface

<p>To alert approaching drivers, signboards have been placed inside the tunnel at intervals of 500 metres, 100 metres and 60 metres before the musical stretch</p>

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To alert approaching drivers, signboards have been placed inside the tunnel at intervals of 500 metres, 100 metres and 60 metres before the musical stretch

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