{
  "id": 17036427,
  "title": "Thane Creek Bridge III: Bombay HC Sets Up Task Force To Decide Compensation For Fishers, Says TISS Report Not Scientific",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/thane-creek-bridge-iii-bombay-hc-sets-up-task-force-to-decide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T08:35:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/thane-creek-bridge-iii-bombay-hc-sets-up-task-force-to-decide-compensation-for-fishers-says-tiss-report-not-scientific"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Bombay High Court has established a task force to determine the appropriate compensation for fisherfolk families affected by the construction of the Thane Creek Bridge III. The court, comprised of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande, announced this decision in a ruling on October 16. The task force aims to finalize the compensation within six months, stating that the fishing community has suffered to some extent due to the bridge's construction and should not be left waiting too long.\n\nThe Bombay High Court dismissed a report submitted by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on the compensation issue, citing its lack of a scientific model or objective criteria. The report recommended a compensation amount of around Rs.141 crore, which the court deemed disproportionate to the bridge's total construction cost of Rs.500 crore. The judges found the TISS report to be disproportionate, as it did not adequately assess the impact on fishermen's livelihoods or provide a true rehabilitation or presettlement framework. The court further criticized the institute for relying on self-declaration forms from project-affected individuals without cross-referencing the figures with official statistics. The ruling follows petitions filed by the Mariyayi Machhimaar Sahkari Sanstha Maryadit and Koperkhairane Machhimaar Sarkari Society Maryadit, representing fisherfolk from Vashi, Juhu, Koparkhairane, Ghansoli, and Diva, who sought compensation due to the adverse impact on their customary fishing rights caused by the Thane Creek Bridge-III's construction on the Sion-Panvel Highway.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has formed a task force to determine the extent of compensation that should be paid to fisherfolk families who have been affected by the construction of Thane Creek Bridge-III . A bench comprising Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande said in a judgement passed on October 16 that it expects the compensation to be in tune with the Maharashtra state…",
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}