00:00I just didn't want to hear that Jai Ho Jai Ho all the time in my ear.
00:03But I don't know if you can hear the music behind me, but this is Mumbai's first musical coastal road.
00:08It was supposed to be an innovative solution for safer driving, but for the residents here, it has become a
00:13daily headache.
00:14We have to keep the windows shut all the time. This is so close to my house.
00:19The Jai Ho Road has been the subject of memes and jokes online.
00:23But for Kavya, who has lived here for 40 years, this isn't funny anymore.
00:26She is one of over 650 residents who have formally complained against the project.
00:31We have complained around 650 signatures. We have sent the letters to the BMC.
00:36Built at a cost of 6.21 crore rupees, this 500 meter stretch plays the tune of Jai Ho when
00:42vehicles drive at 70 to 80 km per hour.
00:45The ire is to encourage drivers to maintain a steady, safer speed.
00:49Basically, engineers carve precise grooves into the asphalt, turning the road into something like a giant vinyl record.
00:55When cars pass over at the designated speed, vibrations generate the melody.
00:59If they drive too fast, the vibrations turn harsh and uncomfortable, nudging drivers to slow down.
01:04Everybody starts playing music of all kinds.
01:07I think it's very well documented that that is when accidents do happen.
01:11That's anti-noise activist Sumaira Abdullali, who says this is a recipe for disaster.
01:16Now, Japan pioneered the concept of musical roads in 2007 and since then, similar stretches have appeared in countries like
01:22Hungary, South Korea, the UAE and the US.
01:25They have conceived this idea from other musical roads in other parts of the world, which have also been opposed,
01:32because of the noise they create or move into areas where there is no residences nearby.
01:38Now, globally, most musical roads are Belgian sparse areas, but Mumbai's urchin runs past bridge and a new neighbourhood toned
01:45for industrially spoiled personalities and other high-profile residents.
01:48We spoke to Rahul Shivale, the Ship Sena leader who conceptualized the musical road.
01:53He told more that the complaints are being reviewed and that the chief engineer has been assigned to examine the
01:57concerns raised by residents.
01:59But for the residents here...
02:00It's like a punishment. You have to listen to this sound 24 hours.
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