The Maharashtra government on Tuesday cleared two metro rail projects for Mumbai costing around Rs 25,000 crore to boost the urban infrastructure of the city.
The announcement was made after a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The two approved projects are Metro 2B corridor running from DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd costing around Rs 10,986 crore and Metro 4 connecting Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavli, estimated at around Rs 14,549 crore.
According to Nitin Karir, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, this will be the first time that a metro project will link Mumbai with Thane and Navi Mumbai.
The Metro 2B will be 23.5 km long with 22 stations and Metro 4 around 32 km long with 32 stations en route.
Both of the projects under Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, are likely to be completed by 2021.
The other upcoming Metro Rail projects include Metro 2A Dahisar-DN Nagar (18.5 km), Metro-3 Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ (33.5 km) and Metro-7 Dahisar East to Andheri East (16.5 km)
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