The metro projects are located in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kochi
Services on the financial capital's Metro rail began on Monday after remaining shut for nearly seven months due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a tepid response from the passengers
The 11.4 km line, shut as a containment measure against Covid-19, is operated through a public private partnership between Reliance Infrastructure and MMRDA
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced shifting of the upcoming metro 3 depot to Kanjurmarg from Aarey Colony, a prominent green lung in the city
The Maharashtra government's decision to relocate the Aarey Metro car shed to Kanjurmarg in Mumbai is "unwise" and will adversely affect the Metro-3 project and the city's public transport
The decision to shift Aarey car shed has been taken just to "satisfy the ego" and this move will put an additional burden of Rs 4,000 crore on the Maharashtra government, said Devendra Fadnavis
Move will save forests, entail no additional financial burden on exchequer. Existing building at Aarey won't go waste as it will be deployed for appropriate use
Metro projects of over 337 km are being carried out in the megapolis, which has only one operational line in the over 10-km Ghatkopar to Versova stretch at present
Bombay High Court has allowed Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to carry out construction for Metro Line 4 in a mangrove buffer zone with certain restrictions and conditions
The Bombay High Court granted the MMRDA permission to carry out construction for Metro Line 4 in a mangrove buffer zone, holding that it was in larger public interest.
In notes to its consolidated results for FY20, the list of debt on which it has defaulted, or has delayed payments, includes 33 different lenders and non-convertible debenture (NCD) series.
DMRC to have the largest chunk of revenue loss estimated at Rs 700 cr
Not all companies to gain. while those in hotspots will remain shut, industry feels relaxation applies only to open-air work, not underground or tunnelling operations
Japanese ODA loans are long-term low interest rate loans advanced to the developing countries
Mumbai Metro One operates on 11.4 km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor with a daily ridership of nearly 4 lakh passengers.
At the southern-most end of the city, Cuffe Parade metro station is under construction opposite Taj President.
The city is developing projects worth Rs 1.4 to Rs 1.5 trillion to improve infrastructure
The underground line, Mumbai Metro Line 3, covers 33 kilometres and connects the city's airport terminals and three prominent business districts
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, which is implementing the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor, on Friday said 100 per cent tunnelling work of the project will be completed by September next year. Apart from this, the Corporation hopes to complete 70 per cent of civil work and get the first rolling stock by December 2020, MMRC said in a statement. The statement comes at a time when chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has put a stay on metro car shed proposed at Aarey colony, touted as the lungs of the city. Currently, more than 70 per cent of the tunnelling work across the 33 km corridor has been completed. "As part of in-situ development, the tender for rehab buildings Kalbadevi-3 and Girgaon 3 will be awarded in January and May, respectively. Also bids for O&M work is expected in February. Besides this, track laying work for the main line will also commence," it said. The nearly Rs 30,000-crore project will connect Cuffe Parade business district in the extreme south of the city to SEEPZ in .
Alstom's overall contract with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation is valued at Euro 452 million. It would be running on a 33.5-kilometre in total length of Aqua Line.