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Barring ‘Outsiders’ Doing Business
“We will not let outsiders do business on Elephanta Island,” warns erstwhile Sarpanch Rajendra Padte who, on his part, rubbishes his presen...
Making Roads, Dumping Healthcare
At Elephanta Island, sadly, the Gram Panchayat has opted for building ‘roads’ while completely ignoring the need for basic health care for ...
Hazards Galore
As tourists embark from the launches transporting them from Gateway of India at Mumbai onto Elephanta’s spanking new jetty (an old one has ...
Snakes bite, kill on Elephanta Island
It was incredulous yet true! For years on end, Elephanta Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site registering 20 lakh footfalls annually, recei...
The Locals, The Legends, The Development
Elephanta Island’s three villages – Rajbunder that houses 550 locals, Shetbunder that houses 400 and Morabunder which houses 250 natives – ...
Discretionary checks to Elephanta Island
It isn’t rare to find the launch service provider refusing to sell tickets to ‘single men’ or ‘single women’ entirely on whim citing, and o...
Smitten by tourism, locals risk life, limb
“During the monsoons, the sea enters our homes and the view our home provides tourists is spectacular. It’s like living under a waterfall,”...
New Sarpanch, New Equations
So, while all of Elephanta Island’s natives braced for an influx of tourists from over the world on their seaside homes and got cracking t...
Acute Paucity of Toilets, Potable Water
Interestingly, while the Forest Department is yet expected to identify and provide a place for the construction of toilets for tourists aft...
And then, there was power!
In February 2018, power reached Elephanta Island via a a 7.5 km-long, and India’s longest, undersea cable. While the cost of the electrific...
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