Mumbai BKC companies encourage staff to work from home until July 15 due to Anant Ambani's wedding traffic curb

By Bricksnwall | 2024-07-12

The wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant will take place at the Jio World Convention Centre in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai.

Several enterprises in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) have requested that their staff work remotely from July 12 to July 15 due to traffic restrictions in the vicinity for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding.

Roads near the wedding site, the posh Jio World Convention Centre owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance business in BKC, would be allowed only for "event vehicles" between 1 pm and midnight on July 12 and 15.

The significant traffic restrictions have provoked controversy both locally and on the internet.

Because of the participation of high-profile international and Indian celebrities, the celebration has been classified as a "public event" by authorities.

The big huge Indian wedding is the climax of months of lavish pre-wedding ceremonies done in India and abroad. Mukesh and Nita Ambani threw two opulent galas, the first in Gujarat's Jamnagar in March and the second on a luxury cruise in Europe. Anant Ambani will marry Radhika Merchant on Friday, capping off a series of ceremonies in Mumabi over the past two weeks.

This week's extravagant events will feature worldwide celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and her sister Kloe Kardashian, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong, and former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Last week, Justin Bieber performed for hundreds of guests at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's Sangeet wedding.

Hotel room rents in BKC have increased to up to ₹91,000 per night this weekend.

See the Mumbai traffic restrictions from July 12 to July 15.

On these dates, there will be no vehicular traffic on the Kurla MTNL Road between Laxmi Tower Junction to Dhirubai Ambani Square Avenue Lane-3, Indian Oil Petrol Pump, and Diamond Junction to Hotel Trident. Instead, vehicles from One BKC should turn left at Laxmi Tower Junction, go to Diamond Gate No. 8, then turn right at NABARD Junction, continue to Diamond Junction, and go towards BKC via Dhirubai Ambani Square and the Indian Oil Petrol Pump.

Vehicles travelling from Kurla, MTNL Junction, Platina Junction, and Diamond Junction to the BKC connector bridge would be unable to enter Dhirubai Ambani Square Avenue/Indian Oil Petrol Pump. These cars should turn left at NABARD Junction, continue through Diamond Gate No. 8, turn right at Laxmi Tower Junction, and head to BKC.

Source: HindustanTime