Versova Beach Mumbai

Versova Beach Mumbai

Versova beach in Mumbai is a popular beach in Mumbai just like Juhu. Versova is located in the suburb in the Andheri. The village Versova is inhabited by the fishing folk and is situated in the neighboring of the sea beach. In the historical period, Versova was once considered as the ideal port. The Arabs and Portuguese settled here for some period. Portuguese had the possession of this village for quite some time. Later, this village was handed to the Britishers. This beach faces the Arabian Sea and thus looks beautiful. Large population of fishing community lives in this region.

Versova Beach

Versova Sea is unlike Marine Drive which is guarded by the tetrapods. Versova beach in Mumbai uses massive rocks to buffer the buildings from the waves. When there is high tide, the whole of the beach goes under water. That is the only reason Versova beach is unlike the Juhu beach. The beach is without the food stalls, or food courts on the shore. Nor does the Versova beach have any lighting or illumination, making it slightly unsafe for the women after dusk. However, this beach is famous amongst the couples who take shelter behind the rocks for few moments of intimacy. For the past few years the local citizens and the BMC is trying hard to improve the conditions of the beach. The Save Versova Association was later formed for improving the condition of the beach. The beach still lacks the basic facilities like the lifeguard facility which are necessary for considering the treacherous waters here. There are some houses too in here. Every year some of these homes are washed away by the people due to the floods. However, the people somehow manage to rebuild them somehow. There many good hotels where you can stay and enjoy the beachside view.

How to reach here

You need to reach Andheri station at first in order to reach the Versova Beach in Mumbai . Then you can catch a BEST bus number 251 or 249 and can reach the beach. You can also use the road ways to directly reach the beach. Mumbai being a Metropolitan, it has airport of its own. People from all over visit this beach.

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