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The Mahim Causeway is a vital link road connecting the city of Mumbai with its northern suburbs. The causeway links Mahim to the south with Bandra to the north.
Before 1846, there was no connection by land between the present-day Mumbai neighbourhoods of Mahim and Bandra. People had to be ferried across the Mahim Creek. People sometimes lost their lives in crossing the swampy area between Mahim and Bandra by the ferries during the monsoon season when the sea around Mumbai was extremely rough. The passage of carriages and other land conveyances was impossible before 1846. Hence, the need for a causeway arose.
However, The British East India Company, who governed Bombay at that time, refused to fund the project. This led Lady Jeejeebhoy, wife of the first baronet Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, to donate the entire amount of Rs.1,57,000/- on the condition that the government would not charge a toll for its use. The Mahim Causeway was built between 1841 to 1846 to connect the island of Selsette with Mahim.
Before 1846, there was no connection by land between the present-day Mumbai neighbourhoods of Mahim and Bandra. People had to be ferried across the Mahim Creek. People sometimes lost their lives in crossing the swampy area between Mahim and Bandra by the ferries during the monsoon season when the sea around Mumbai was extremely rough. The passage of carriages and other land conveyances was impossible before 1846. Hence, the need for a causeway arose.
However, The British East India Company, who governed Bombay at that time, refused to fund the project. This led Lady Jeejeebhoy, wife of the first baronet Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, to donate the entire amount of Rs.1,57,000/- on the condition that the government would not charge a toll for its use. The Mahim Causeway was built between 1841 to 1846 to connect the island of Selsette with Mahim.
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