The state government in Maharashtra has decided to extend metro line by 24 km up to Vasai and Virar satellite townships, CM Devendra Fadnavis said that the proposed Metro line is coming up on a stretch of 276 km and the plan is to extend it up to 300 km connecting twin towns and making it the longest Metro network in the country. In a related development he reiterated that the new Development Plan (DP) 2034 will transform the city completely as this is a collective wisdom of all stakeholders and any errors in it will be corrected quickly. The new DP was framed, among others, with a vision to create 10 lakh affordable houses and 80 lakh jobs in the city and to facilitate this it has made provisions for extra Floor Space Index (FSI) for construction of commercial spaces and opened up salt pan lands to make way for affordable housing projects. Recently, 2,100 hectare land opened up for construction in the no-development zones, only those developers constructing affordable housing will be eligible for extra FSI on their saleable components, he said
