MUTP gets Rs. 10,947-cr funding booster

Mumbai Urban Transport Projects
Fast tracking the Mumbai Urban Transport Projects (MUTPs), the Centre has recently cleared a staggering sum worth Rs. 10, 947 crore so as to commission the mega project as quickly as possible. These projects will be undertaken on central, western and harbour railway lines carrying over 7.6 million passengers in Greater Mumbai and suburbs per day. In this connection, PM is all set to lay the foundation stone for the DN Nagar-Mankurd Metro railway line, a part of state government‘s plan to increase Metro network to 118 km from the present 11.4 km. Some of the key projects include quadrupling of the 63-km Vasai-Dahanu line (Rs 3,555 crore), doubling of 28-km Panvel-Karjat line (Rs 2,618 crore), introducing 47 trains of 14 coaches each (Rs 2,899 crore), tress-pass control measures (Rs 520 crore) and Airoli-Kalwa link road (Rs 428 crore), said official sources.
📅 Published on: 03 December 2016
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