Atal Setu: From Gutkha stains to parked car queues, videos showing public defacing India’s longest sea bridge goes viral, internet reacts
While some are lashing out at the people for littering on the bridge, others are requesting the government & authorities to impose hefty fines on the law violators
New Delhi: Not even a week has passed since the inauguration of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (better known as Atal Setu) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and people have already started making a mockery of traffic rules, violating several laws while traveling through the sea faced bridge.
People deface Atal Setu by spitting Gutkha
Several footage and pictures are surfacing on social media, showing a number of Ghuthka stains on the bridge caused by individuals chewing gutkha & spitting it on the 6-lane elevated road openly.
Spotted the First few Pan Gutkha Stains on #MTHL#AtalSetu#BoloZubanKesari pic.twitter.com/M0jdBKzUUa
— मुंबई Matters™ (@mumbaimatterz) January 13, 2024
Besides the Gutkha-stained pictures of Atal Setu, numerous clips featuring masses outrageously violating traffic rules by stopping their vehicles on the country’s longest seaside bridge are also doing rounds on the internet.
Money can buy cars, fuel and toll fees.
Money can’t buy common sense 😔#MTHL #AtalSetu
— Roads of Mumbai (@RoadsOfMumbai) January 13, 2024
In the viral clips, one can clearly see a never-ending queue of private cars parked on the leftmost sides of the road with people posing in front of the seaside with their family, friends, and relatives.
The viral footage was shared on Twitter (Now X) by an account named ‘Roads of Mumbai’ which dropped it attached to a caption that read, “Money can buy cars, fuel, and toll fees. Money can’t buy common sense.”
Internet Reacts
The videos and pictures of commoners recklessly defacing and violating the newly built Atal Setu aren’t going well with the netizens who are now taking to the comment section and showcasing their anger against the same.
While some are lashing out at the people for littering on the bridge, others are requesting the government & authorities to impose hefty fines on the law violators.
Speaking on the issue, one user said, “We as a society don’t deserve these amenities. Everyone shows how good the infrastructure is overseas but when we try to build one we just don’t respect it” Another one added, “In 4 days this will get normal.” A third individual remarked, “Disgusting At the end of the day yahi log government ko ghyaan denge about cleanliness.”
