The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed for an interim compensation of Rs 10 crore to be paid to the families of fishermen whose livelihood has been affected due to the ongoing construction of the third Thane creek bridge near Vashi.

A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and Milind Jadhav had last month directed the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) to deposit Rs 10 crore in the court, after it was informed that despite directions passed in August 2021 for a committee to be set up to determine the compensation amount for the affected people, there was no progress on it.