Cabinet sub-committee approves Wadala to Gateway metro, Thane to NMIA elevated road
Mumbai: In a big boost for transport infrastructure in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the state government on Tuesday approved a 16-km underground metro rail connection between Wadala and the Gateway of India and a 25-km elevated road from Thane to the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA). The cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure also approved the procurement of 268 airconditioned rakes for the Mumbai suburban section, the laying of two additional railway lines between Lonavala and Pune and the construction of a ring road and a new township in Nagpur.
“These decisions will provide a modern transportation system and a new direction and momentum for development of cities like Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur,” said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who chaired the cabinet sub-committee meeting, with deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and chief secretary Rajesh Kumar in attendance.
