After the unfortunate stampede on the Elphinstone Road foot-over bridge last year, the authorities have taken cognizance of the issue and finally acted after five months.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Maharashta chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, boarded a suburban train from Mumbai CST to Elphinstone Road, where they will inaugurate the newly constructed foot-over bridge.

The incident, which occurred on September 29 last year, claimed twenty-three lives. The responsible authorities indulged in a blame game following the mishap only to blame the heavy rains for the mishap. Western Railway, in a conclusion after an investigation, said that the tragedy was a result of heavy rains and confusion between the word ‘pul’ (bridge) and ‘phool’ (flower) which caused a fear and chaos among the commuters. The report was made on the basis of statements given by 30 people who survived the tragedy.

The new foot-over bridge is constructed by the Indian Army in 117 days on a cost of Rs. 10.44 crore. The 7.31 m by 3.65 m bridge can bear eight tones of weight.  Western Railway tweeted information about the bridge.

“73.1 m long & 3.65 m wide Elphinstone Road station FOB connecting Parel station, wch is built by @adgpi in record 117 days will be opened today. A big thanks to braveheart Indian Army! @RailMinIndia @drmbct,” tweeted Western Railway.

New foot-over bridges at Currey Road and Ambivali will also be inaugurated on Tuesday.