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Maharashtra cabinet gives approval to three new Metro routes

The proposed Metro routes are Wadala to CST, Gaymukh to Shivaji chowk at Mira road while Kalyan to Taloja in extended suburbs.

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Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved the major Metro Rail projects that will ease the commuting in Mumbai. The proposed Metro routes are Wadala to CST, Gaymukh to Shivaji chowk at Mira road while Kalyan to Taloja in extended suburbs.

According to the cabinet decision, the 12 km of Wadala to CST metro project will be undertaken by the MMRDA. The total estimated cost of this project is Rs 8,739 crore where 4 km of Wadala Sewri route will be elevated while remaining eight km of Sewri to CST metro route will be underground.

"There will be 10 metro stations on this route. The government is expected to complete this proposed project by 2026. The state government, MMRDA will jointly complete this project and required fund will be raised through the international banks. This route will connect the Mumbai Port Trust Land area to the mainland of Mumbai. We will also seek the Mumbai Heritage and Conservation Committee because this underground route will pass through the heritage area and structure like the General Post Office (GPO), BMC building, Gadhyal Godi. It will also connect the Monorail at Wadala Metro station," said a minister who was the part of the meeting.

Once this proposed metro CST to Wadala, Thane and Mira Road routes get completed, 11.60 lakh commuters will daily use this route while by 2013, the commuters numbers will go up to 16.90 lakh commuters.

Maharashtra cabinet also approved the 20 km of Kalyan-Taloja Metro line. There will be 17 stations on this proposed route. The estimated cost of this route is Rs 5,865 crore. This project is likely to be completed by 2024. The state government, MMRDA, MIDC and CIDCO will be the part of this route project. This route will be beneficial to Navi Mumbai International Airport and the growing populations of Kalyan and Dombivili area.

Moreover, the nine km of Gaymukh to Shivaji chowk metro at Mira road has been also approved on Tuesday. The 8.529 km metro route will be elevated while the remaining route will be underground. The estimated cost of this metro route is Rs 4476 crore and expected by 2022.

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