Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday introduced a brand new metro line connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports. The 35 km-long line acquired state cupboard approval the identical day.
Based on Fadnavis, the metro shall be 35 km lengthy with a 9 km underground stretch.
The estimated price for the mission, having 20 stations and intersections on three different metro routes. is claimed to be round ₹22,862 crore, in keeping with a launch issued by the Maharashtra CMO. It’s barely larger than the sooner estimate of ₹18,000 crore given by Fadnavis on the announcement after the assembly.
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The state authorities has given its nod to construct the metro on a PPP mannequin, with the state and the centre every contributing 20 per cent of the viability hole funding. The remaining 60 per cent is predicted to be introduced in by the non-public occasion constructing the metro
“The metro route is estimated to be in-built 5 years, however I’ve insisted that it ought to be in-built three and a half years,” Fadnavis mentioned whereas saying the approval.
The main points on the Mumbai-Navi Mumbai aiport Metro mission
The seamless motion between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Worldwide Airport and the newly operational Navi Mumbai Worldwide Airport shall be essential for transit flyers, airline crew, cargo operators and outstation travellers utilizing LTT or different rail terminals. Street journey between the airports at present takes 70–90 minutes, relying on site visitors.
Based on an Indian Categorical report, the mission was earlier deliberate collectively by the Mumbai Metropolitan Area Improvement Authority (MMRDA) and Metropolis and Industrial Improvement Company of Maharashtra Restricted, which can now be constructed by a public-private partnership mannequin by CIDCO in affiliation with a personal consortium.
CIDCO had submitted the detailed mission report (DPR) to the state authorities in November after securing clearances from each the city improvement and finance departments, the IE report added.
Based on the DPR, the 34.89-km hall is proposed with a 20 per cent viability hole funding (VGF) from the Centre and the state authorities, with the remaining funding to return from the non-public build-operate-transfer (BOT) companion, just like the mannequin used for Mumbai Metro Line 1.
The 20 stations deliberate alongside the Metro Line Eight hall are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Worldwide Airport Terminal 2, Phoenix Mall, SG Barve Marg, Kurla, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus LTT, Garodia Nagar, Baiganwadi, Mankhurd, Vashi, Sanpada, Juinagar, LP Junction LP, Nerul 1, Nerul 2, Seawoods, Apollo Hospital, Sagar Sangam, Targhar, Navi Mumbai Worldwide Airport West and Navi Mumbai Worldwide Airport Terminal 2.
The mission consists of six underground and 14 elevated stations with a each day ridership projected to the touch 10.3 lakh passengers by 2031. The hall will join with a minimum of six different Metro traces, suburban rail networks, bus terminals, and the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), enabling outstation travellers to entry each airports through a single Metro line instantly.
