Maharashtra Cabinet approves more than Rs 10,000 cr rise in cost of Mumbai Metro Line 3
The newly expanded Eknath Shinde cabinet in Maharashtra approved an additional expenditure of Rs 10,269 crore for the mostly underground Mumbai Metro Line 3 project at its first meeting here on Wednesday, citing cost escalation.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement after the meeting.
Speaking to reporters, he said, “The cost (of Mumbai Metro Line 3) has increased on account of almost no construction undertaken in the last two years. Hardly any construction work was carried out (under the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government).” This was the first cabinet meeting after its expansion on Tuesday when 18 new members – nine each of the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the BJP – were inducted.
