The east-west connector, earlier known as the Carnac Bridge and named after former Bombay Province governor James Rivett Carnac, who held the office from 1839 to 1841, has been rechristened as 'Sindoor Bridge' (after Operation Sindoor).
The reconstructed Carnac Road Over Bridge in Mumbai has been renamed 'Sindoor Bridge' as a tribute to the Indian military's 'Operation Sindoor'. The bridge, rebuilt after being declared unsafe, aims to ease traffic congestion in south Mumbai.
Doshi, who came from an illustrious industrial family, was the son of the late Lalchand Hirachand of the Walchand Hirachand Group. He was 76 and is survived by wife Saryu Doshi, an art scholar, and son Maitreya.
Expressing concern over the neglect of foreign trade and maritime sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said India was in a position to bring down its tariff to the levels prevailing in the ASEAN countries to spur investment and trade.
Pad was a moniker for the Premier Padmini, which became the jewel in the crown of the Mumbai-based Walchand Hirachand Group.
