When the
British took over the Salcette Island i.e. today's Bandra and beyond, many
people from Bandra would come to South Bombay in search for work.
Bandra was
separated from the rest of the Bombay Islands at that time by swamp land. The swampy area between the two islands made travel dangerous and thus a
need for a causeway arose. The British
East India Company, who governed Bombay at that time,
refused to fund the project.
Thus, Lady Jeejeebhoy, wife of the first baronet Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, to
donate the entire amount of INR 1,57,000/- on the condition that the
government would not charge a toll for its use or disturb the Koli community who lived around the
area.
The Mahim
Causeway was built between 1841 to 1846 to connect the island of Salsette with Mahim.
Today Mahim Causeway is also called L.J. Road.
Original Road sign on the
pavement - 1800's
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