MMRDA fast-tracks Rs. 80,000-cr infra projects

In order to decongest the city, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has fast-tracked Rs. 80,000-cr worth projects including 124 km metro corridor and 22 km MTHL and also started five metro projects. They included 18.5 km Dahisar-W to D N Nagar Metro-2A corridor, 23.5 km D N Nagar to BKC to Mankhurd Metro-2B corridor, 33.5 km Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor, 32 km Wadala-Ghatkopar-MulundThane-Kasarvadavli Metro-4 corridor, and 16.5 km Andheri (East) to Dahisar (East) Metro-7 corridor with a total cost of Rs. 61,289cr. While three metros including Dahisar-W to DN Nagar, Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ corridor and Andheri (East) to Dahisar (East) corridor - have been taken up for implementation. The Authority has undertaken two new Metro corridors - 23.5 km DN Nagar to BKC to Mankhurd Metro-2B corridor and the 32 km Wadala-Ghatkopar-Mulund-ThaneKasarvadavli Metro-4 corridor will be taken up for implementation in the next year. The five corridors will dot areas right from Dahisar to Bandra (West) to BKC to Mankhurd and Thane connecting eastern and western areas such as Andheri (East and West), Ghatkopar, Mulund including Wadala, Metropolitan Commissioner, UPS Madan said in a statement.