Process for Borivali-Thane underground tunnel land acquisition begins

The Thane district collectorate has initiated the process of land acquisition for the country’s longest proposed underground tunnel from Borivali to Thane, which will run below the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).

The work on the Rs 11,000 crore six-lane project, which is expected to reduce the travel time between Thane and Borivali to 15-20 minutes, is likely to begin from March next year. Currently, it takes about 1.50 hours to cover the 23-kilometre distance by road.

According to officials, around eight-hectare land at Chitalsar-Manpada and Majiwada areas in Thane city will be acquired through private negotiation and handed over to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which will undertake the construction of the project.