An ambitious $60 billion (Rs 2.25 lakh crore) action plan drawn up for makeover of Mumbai - Aimed to convert India’s commercial capital into a global financial hub. Nighi will present the Mumbai Makeover series by aggregating articles from various news sources. The series takes a look at the five biggest civic projects presently underway in Mumbai and how they are expected to change the face of the city.
Mumbai Metro: The Rs 20,000 crore project is India’s most expensive mass transit system.
The much-awaited Metro may be an answer to the city’s urban transport commuting woes. The three-phase Metro rail will snake across 40 km on the 14 km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route connecting Colaba-Mahim-Charkop in Phase two. It will also add a crucial link between Mahim-Bandra Kurla-Mankhurd on the eastern suburbs.
The Metro will drastically change the way half a million Mumbaikars travel from the daily grime of packed trains and buses to a swift, silent, air-conditioned mode of transport. To run on elevated platforms cutting through dense traffic, Metro is a joint venture of Anil Ambani’s Reliance and the Mumbai Metropolitan Authority.
The Rs 20,000 crore project is India’s most expensive mass transit system, a breather, finally, for more than six million people who brave perhaps the country’s worst urban transportation system.
Also, Read more on Mumbai Metro at railway-technology.com
Source: IBNLive, Hindustan Times, DNA, Railway-Technology.com
This will really help reduce the commuting time. Though I’m in the States now I am really looking forward to this project. Thank you for starting this series.