The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has cleared a part of the Virar-Alibaug multi modal corridor project in its meeting held on June 10, officials said.
Vijay Waghmare, the joint managing director of Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), said, “We have got clearance for the 18-km section from Chirner to Balavali, which is spread over Uran and Pen talukas. The second section of 80 kilometres will be screened by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and later by the MCZMA.’’
First envisioned in 2008, the project was initially being handled by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) before being handed over to the MSRDC.
