Mumbai Metro

Litigations delaying Metro car shed project, causing losses: Bombay HC told

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) on Thursday told the Bombay High Court that the construction of the car shed at Aarey Colony was getting delayed and causing loss of public money due to litigations, defending its plan to cut more trees at the site than earlier proposed. MMRCL, a nodal agency, told the HC that due to the court cases, it could not cut down trees in 2019 and this has now led to an increase in the number of trees that are required to be cut for the project at suburban Goregaon. In 2019, the MMRCL had sought permission from the tree authority of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to chop 84 trees. However, due to petitions filed in HC and later in the Supreme Court, a status quo was ordered. After the SC gave the green signal to cut trees, the MMRCL filed an application before the tree authority to cut down 177 trees. As per the MMRCL, the number of trees at the Metro car shed site has increased in the past four years. An activist, Zoru Bhath

Over 1 mn commuters travelled by Metro lines since inauguration: MMRDA

Mumbai One Card is the one common mobility card needed during travel, stated the commissioner

PM Narendra Modi to launch projects worth Rs 38,000 cr during Mumbai visit

PM Modi to lay foundation stones of string of projects worth over Rs 38,000 crore aimed at developing infrastructure, easing urban travel, and strengthening healthcare during his visit to Mumbai

Residential real estate sales to lag commercial in FY23: CRISIL

On the commercial real estate front, after a healthy performance in the first half of this financial year, net leasing will slow down in the second half owing to fears of an impending global recession

SC allows Mumbai Metro to pursue application to cut 84 trees in Aarey

Case pertains to construction of Metro car shed on forest land in Aarey which adjoins Sanjay Gandhi National Park; next hearing likely in Feb 2023

As Mumbai's underground Metro-3 trials start, Shinde-Fadnavis duo slam MVA

Flagging off the train trials for Mumbai's first underground Metro-3 line, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM slammed the erstwhile MVA government, blaming it for the delays

Maharashtra CM says Mumbai Metro line-3 will solve problem of traffic jams

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) on Tuesday began the trial run of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line-3 at Sariput Nagar in Aarey Colony here. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis inspected the Metro train from inside and flagged off the trial run around 11 am. Shinde said it will solve the problem of traffic jams. Fadnavis termed the starting of the Metro line-3 trial as a "historic moment". He said it will be the "new lifeline of Mumbai" and when the train will be run on the entire 40 km stretch, it will be a "spiritual satisfaction" for citizens. MMRCL Managing Director Ashwini Bhide was present on the occasion. The Metro line 3, which will be a 33.5 km underground route, will connect south Mumbai with the western suburbs and is expected to reduce the burden on the suburban locals, which are considered as the city's lifeline. The trial run marks an important development in the realisation of the Metro track shrouded in ...

Trial run of M'bai's Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line 3 to be conducted today

The trial run of Mumbai's Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line 3 will be conducted on Tuesday at Sariput Nagar in Aarey area, an official said. This marks an important development in the realisation of the Metro track shrouded in controversy. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis will attend the event. The Metro line 3, which will be a 33.5 km underground route, will connect Colaba in south Mumbai with the western suburbs. The construction of the Metro car shed at Aarey, a forested land adjoining the Sanjay Gandhi National Park was one of the first decisions reversed by the Shinde-Fadnavis government. Last month, former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had fervently appealed to the new government "not to stab Mumbai in its heart" by going ahead with the construction of the car shed at Aarey.

Maha Cabinet approves over Rs 10k-cr rise in cost of Mumbai Metro Line 3

The newly expanded Eknath Shinde cabinet in Maharashtra approved an additional expenditure of Rs 10,269 crore for the mostly underground Mumbai Metro Line 3

SC to hear plea against construction of metro car shed in Aarey forest area

Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to stop the construction of a metro car shed under the project of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) in Aarey forest area on July 29

Mumbai: Protests against work at Aarey metro; 4 released after detention

Four persons who were detained for protesting against the metro rail carshed construction in Mumbai's Aarey forest area on Monday were released after 10 hours, a police official said. He said protesters Tabrez Sayyed and Jayesh Bhise were detained first after notices under section 149 (action to prevent cognizable offence) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) were issued to them and then two others, identified as Laxman Jadhav and Rohit, were detained, he said. Amid a crowd of supporters who had gathered at Vanrai police station in the evening, the four were released after 10 hours of detention, the official informed. The area is witnessing heavy police presence and restrictions on movement of people and vehicles, with only residents of the vicinity being allowed to enter after checking of IDs like Aadhaar Cards etc, he added. Videos of trees being trimmed in the vicinity of the carshed site went viral on social media during the day, and civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply a

Maharashtra govt lifts stay on Mumbai Metro car-shed in Aarey Colony

The Maharashtra government on Thursday vacated the 'stop work' order on the contentious car-shed for the Mumbai Metro 3 at the Aarey Colony.

Mumbai metro line 3 cannot start until car shed is prepared: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Fadnavis said that Mumbai metro line 3 cannot be started until the car shed is prepared and land proposed by the previous MVA govt for the purpose is disputed

Mumbai Metro One launches 'e-ticket on WhatsApp' facility for passengers

Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) which operates metro service on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route in the city on Thursday launched an 'e-ticket on WhatsApp' facility.

Thackeray to inaugurate two new Mumbai Metro lines on Gudi Padva on April 2

Metro 7 is 33.50 km long with 29 stations, when fully completed, and Metro 2A will be 18 km long with 17 stations en route

Drugs case: Witness shares video showing hotelier Kunal Jani at NCB office

The video was shared on Sunday by an 'independent witness' in the cruise drugs case

After CM's green flag, Mumbai Metro train trials to start early 2022

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) on Friday said it plans to start trial runs for the Mumbai Metro 3 line by early 2022.

Mumbai Metro's red line 7, yellow line 2A to be operational in 3-4 months

Mumbai Metro's red line 7 and yellow line 2A are likely be operational within the next three to four months, informed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday

Mumbai local train services resume today for fully vaccinated passengers

Mumbai local train services resumed for people who have taken both the doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from Sunday, after a gap of four months.Passengers were restricted from commuting in local trains in the first week of April after the second wave of coronavirus pandemic.Speaking to ANI, Kishore, a commuter said, "It will give relief to the people. People should follow the SOPs and COVID protocols issued by the government."Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on August 8 that in order to continue the economic cycle, the state government is imposing certain criteria and restrictions to allow ordinary passengers to travel locally."Passengers who are fully vaccinated will be able to travel by local from August 15," Thackeray added.While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had started with an offline verification process earlier for fully vaccinated people and issuing monthly passes at 53 railway stations."...in order to make it convenient for the citizens to travel ..

French mobility firm Alstom bags Rs 1,854-cr contract for Mumbai Metro

The line is a 35.3-km-long elevated corridor with 32 stations