Mumbai: PM Modi to lay foundation stone for 2 Metro projects, Shiv Sena to skip event

The Rs 8,416-crore 24.9-km long Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan metro-5 corridor, which will have 17 stations, is expected to carry around 2.29 lakh commuters daily in 2021, with the entire system designed for six-coach trains. The other metro project - 10.3-km elevated Dahisar-Mira Bhayander metro-9 corridor, comprising eight stations, is expected to be completed by 2022, and the cost of the project is estimated at Rs 6,607 crore.

Both the projects, for which PM Modi foundation stone, are being executed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). PIB/ Representational/ File Image

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today launch the infrastructure and housing projects worth about Rs 41,000 crore in Maharashtra. There, Modi will then lay the foundation stone for the Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan metro 5 and Dahisar-Mira Bhayander metro-9 at Kalyan in adjoining Thane district.  Ahead of Modi’s visit, Shiv Sena MPs from Pune have decided to skip the function as Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was not given an invitation for the event by the state government. The Rs 8,416-crore 24.9-km long Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan metro-5 corridor, which will have 17 stations, is expected to carry around 2.29 lakh commuters daily in 2021, with the entire system designed for six-coach trains. The other metro project - 10.3-km elevated Dahisar-Mira Bhayander metro-9 corridor, comprising eight stations, is expected to be completed by 2022, and the cost of the project is estimated at Rs 6,607 crore. Both the projects are being executed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The metro-9 will be integrated with metro-7 (Dahisar to Andheri) and metro-2A (Dahisar and DN Road) and the Rs 3,600-crore Gaimukh-Shivaji Chowk (Mira Road) metro-10. The tendering process to appoint general consultants and contractors for civil works is in progress, and expected to commence from March, the official said. "Currently, the Mira-Bhayander suburbs are connected to Mumbai via the suburban railways. After metro-9 corridor is constructed, commuters will be able to take metro up to Mira-Bhayander from south Mumbai," he said. Work on several metro corridors is underway across the megapolis, including Dahisar to DN Nagar metro-2A, DN Nagar to Mankhurd metro-2B, Andheri (East) to Dahisar metro-7 and Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro-3. The Rs 8,313-crore 23-km long third metro line in Pune between Hinjewadi and Shivajinagar will connect the busy information technology (IT) part with Shivajinagar, where the other two metro lines will also join. During his visit to Pune, Modi will lay the foundation stone for the third metro line between Hinjewadi and Shivajinagar, being implemented by the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority on a public-private partnership basis. The Kalyan event will also see the launch of Navi Mumbai town planning authority City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra's (Cidco) mass housing scheme worth Rs 18,000 crore, which offers around 89,771 affordable homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. (Inputs from PTI)