Mumbai, Oct 27: The Maharashtra Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved Mumbai Metro Line 12-A, an 18.40 km fully elevated corridor connecting Manpada-Katai Naka with Taloja via Kalyan Phata, according to an official release reported by The Hindu BusinessLine and IANS. The committee directed that the project be completed within three and a half years.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

The corridor will have 12 elevated stations and is estimated to cost Rs 13,856.37 crore. It includes a 6.93 km four-lane integrated flyover and an 8.69 km six-lane integrated flyover, and the expected daily ridership is 4,74,000 commuters. The project is likely to cut road commute times by 40 to 50 per cent.

Source: IANS via NewKerala

Rs 13,856.37 croreEstimated cost of Metro Line 12-A — yaani about Rs 138.6 billion
18.40 kmLength of the fully elevated corridor from Manpada-Katai Naka to Taloja via Kalyan Phata
4,74,000Expected daily ridership on the new corridor
3.5 yearsDeadline set by the Cabinet committee for completing the project

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is the implementing agency, and the government has also declared it the Special Planning Authority (SPA) for the project. Selected government lands within the project influence zone will be transferred to the MMRDA to support development and funding.

Source: IANS via NewKerala

The corridor is designed to link the industrial and logistics hubs of Kalyan-Dombivli with Navi Mumbai. Interchange facilities are proposed at Katai Naka with Metro Line 12 and the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train feeder routes, between Katai Naka and Kalyan Phata with Metro Line 14, and at Amandoot with Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1. Feeder bus services are planned at all 12 stations.

Source: The Hindu BusinessLine

According to MMRDA Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, the shift from private road transport to rapid transit will reduce congestion on national highways and cut carbon dioxide emissions, IANS reported. Chief Minister Fadnavis also instructed officials to accelerate all ongoing metro construction projects in the state to meet their target deadlines.

Source: IANS via NewKerala