Where is the Dharivali Marve Road Bridge Mumbai coming up?

In P North Ward of Malad West. The bridge sits at Dharivali village on Marve Road and is one of six BMC bridges planned across Malad and Andheri under the civic body's western suburbs bridge network. The BMC bridges department is the implementing agency.

Who is building the Dharivali bridge on Marve Road?

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the implementing authority through its bridges department in P North Ward. The proposal has been through the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority's 157th meeting and received Environment Ministry CRZ clearance in February 2024.

Has the bridge received MCZMA CRZ clearance Malad approvals?

Yes, in February 2024. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued CRZ clearance for both the Versova-Madh cable-stayed bridge and the Dharivali village bridge on Marve Road. Forest department clearance and Bombay High Court permission for mangroves are still required.

Which other Versova Madh cable stayed bridge and BMC bridges are planned?

Six bridges under the plan: Madh-Versova Creek (cable-stayed), Marve-Manori (1.5 km cable-stayed), Ramchandra Nullah at Evershine Nagar Malad, Lagoon Road to Infinity Mall, Oshiwara River to Malad Creek, and the Marve Road bridge at Dharivali village.

How many mangroves will be cut for these bridges?

Roughly 2,000 mangrove trees across 6.35 hectares according to the BMC's EIA submitted to MCZMA. Every removal requires Bombay High Court permission and a five-times afforestation commitment. Objections have already been raised on the aggregate mangrove impact.

Is Bombay High Court mangrove order permission still needed?

Yes. The Bombay High Court's mangrove protection order fixes a 50-metre buffer around mangroves and requires explicit court permission for any tree cutting inside that buffer. CRZ clearance alone does not authorise felling. BMC must approach the HC separately for each bridge.

What is the DCPR 2034 zone check Mumbai buyers must run near Dharivali?

DCPR 2034 governs Mumbai zoning under MCGM. Plots on Marve Road can fall under Residential (R), Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), or No Development Zone (NDZ). Confirm the exact zone on the MCGM online DP viewer for the property's CTS number before purchase.

Does the 50 metre mangrove buffer CRZ 2019 rule apply to plots near the bridge?

Yes. The CRZ Notification 2019 and the Bombay HC order together enforce a 50-metre no-development buffer around mangroves and 100-metre High Tide Line setback in CRZ-II. Plots inside those buffers cannot be built on, regardless of any bridge-adjacent listing.

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Dharivali-Marve Road Bridge

Overview

The Dharivali Marve Road Bridge Mumbai is a BMC project in P North Ward of Malad West, part of the civic body's six-bridge plan for the Andheri-Malad western suburbs. The bridge sits on Marve Road at Dharivali village and received its Central Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance in February 2024, alongside the Versova-Madh cable-stayed bridge.

Physical work still requires Bombay High Court permission for mangrove cutting and forest department clearance. This page covers what the bridge changes for Marve Road land, why mangrove and CRZ rules dominate every plot check, and the exact documents buyers must verify.

MCZMA CRZ Clearance Malad and the Bombay High Court Mangrove Order

Two rulebooks govern every transaction along this corridor. First, the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2019 and its Maharashtra-specific enforcement through the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) block construction inside CRZ-I and impose setbacks on CRZ-II.

Second, the Bombay High Court order in Bombay Environmental Action Group vs State of Maharashtra fixes a 50-metre buffer around mangroves and mandates written HC permission before any mangrove tree is cut.

The EIA for all six BMC bridges records that 2,000 mangrove trees across 6.35 hectares are impacted, and the Dharivali bridge is on that list.

The table below shows the document stack every buyer must verify on any Marve Road parcel near the alignment.

MCZMA CRZ Clearance Malad and the Bombay High Court Mangrove Order

**Document / Register**

**What It Confirms**

**Where to Verify**

**Common Trap**

Property Register Card (PR Card)

Title and CTS number

City Survey Office, Malad

Old PR without current mutation

7/12 extract (for village land)

Rural revenue record

Mahabhulekh Maharashtra

Dharivali gaothan boundary mismatch

DCPR 2034 zone entry

Land-use zone (R, NDZ, CRZ)

MCGM online DP

NDZ or mangrove marked as residential

CRZ clearance (MCZMA)

Coastal construction rights

MCZMA + MoEF\&CC

Beach-front listed without CRZ status

Mangrove buffer notification

50-metre no-development strip

Forest Dept + HC order

Sold as coastal residential

MahaRERA registration

Layout compliance for eight+ units

maharera.mahaonline.gov.in

Unregistered layout above threshold

**Document / Register**

**What It Confirms**

**Where to Verify**

**Common Trap**

Property Register Card (PR Card)

Title and CTS number

City Survey Office, Malad

Old PR without current mutation

7/12 extract (for village land)

Rural revenue record

Mahabhulekh Maharashtra

Dharivali gaothan boundary mismatch

DCPR 2034 zone entry

Land-use zone (R, NDZ, CRZ)

MCGM online DP

NDZ or mangrove marked as residential

CRZ clearance (MCZMA)

Coastal construction rights

MCZMA + MoEF\&CC

Beach-front listed without CRZ status

Mangrove buffer notification

50-metre no-development strip

Forest Dept + HC order

Sold as coastal residential

MahaRERA registration

Layout compliance for eight+ units

maharera.mahaonline.gov.in

Unregistered layout above threshold

If the seller cannot produce a fresh PR Card, the DCPR 2034 zone certificate, and written confirmation the plot sits outside the 50-metre mangrove buffer, treat the deal as unsigned. No colonizer brochure showing "bridge view" is a substitute for a certified zone map from the MCGM ward office.

Growth Corridors from Marve Road to the Versova Madh Bridge

Dharivali village sits along Marve Road in Malad West, one of six locations where BMC is building bridges to reshape western suburb connectivity. Read the corridor by walking the six bridges in order: they collectively cut travel times between Andheri, Malad, and the Marve-Manori-Gorai belt, and they redraw which pockets carry investable land versus speculative land.

The table below sorts the notable localities along the Dharivali village Marve Road Malad West corridor.

Growth Corridors from Marve Road to the Versova Madh Bridge

**Locality**

**Ward / Node**

**Role in the Bridge Network**

**Known Risk**

Dharivali village

P North (Marve Road)

Bridge site, connector to Marve stretch

Gaothan boundary and CRZ overlay

Marve, Aksa

P North

Beach-facing Malad end

CRZ-I on beach setback

Madh Island

P North

Versova-Madh cable-stayed link

Ferry-only current access, CRZ-III

Versova (Andheri West)

K West

South end of Madh-Versova bridge

Fishing community and CRZ III

Manori, Gorai

R Central

Marve-Manori link target

29 km detour today, mangrove buffer

Evershine Nagar (Malad)

P South

Ramchandra Nullah bridge

Nullah setback and DCPR restrictions

**Locality**

**Ward / Node**

**Role in the Bridge Network**

**Known Risk**

Dharivali village

P North (Marve Road)

Bridge site, connector to Marve stretch

Gaothan boundary and CRZ overlay

Marve, Aksa

P North

Beach-facing Malad end

CRZ-I on beach setback

Madh Island

P North

Versova-Madh cable-stayed link

Ferry-only current access, CRZ-III

Versova (Andheri West)

K West

South end of Madh-Versova bridge

Fishing community and CRZ III

Manori, Gorai

R Central

Marve-Manori link target

29 km detour today, mangrove buffer

Evershine Nagar (Malad)

P South

Ramchandra Nullah bridge

Nullah setback and DCPR restrictions

The most misread locality is Dharivali village itself. Buyers see a BMC bridge notification and assume every adjacent plot becomes buildable at higher density. It does not. Dharivali sits within a gaothan pocket with older land records, and much of the strip flanking Marve Road falls inside CRZ-II or the No Development Zone under DCPR 2034. Confirm the exact zone and CRZ category before treating any Marve Road plot as a bridge-adjacent opportunity.