Maharashtra government sanctions Rs. 35,400 crore for four metro lines.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently sanctioned Rs. 35,400 crore for the development of four metro lines. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is developing four lines including 40-km Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd Metro-2 corridor, 40-km Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro-4 corridor via Wadala GPO and R.A.Kidwai Marg, 27-km Dahisar-Andheri-Bandra Metro-5 corridor and 11-km Jogeshwari-Vikhroli link road Metro-6 line. The government has approved Rs. 12,000 crore for two lines Dahisar-Mankhurd and Wadala-Kasarvadavali, while Rs. 8,100 crore has been sanctioned for Dahisar-E-Andheri-E-Bandra-E line and Rs. 3,300 crore for the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road corridor, MMRDA said in a statement issued. During the 138th annual meeting of MMRDA held recently, Fadnavis also accepted two detailed project reports - one for the 16.5-km Andheri-E to Dahisar-E Metro corridor and the other for 18.6-km Dahisar to D.N.Nagar Metro corridor - prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and has recommended these two corridors estimated at Rs. 4,737 crore and Rs. 4,994 crore, respectively for Centre's approval, it added.