Mumbai Metro 3 Cost Hiked by Rs 10,000 Crore: News18 Dives Into Project Delays & Deadline
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai Metro 3 Cost Hiked by Rs 10,000 Crore: News18 Dives Into Project Delays & Deadline

News 18  

The first Cabinet meeting of the Eknath Shinde government after expansion approved an increase of Rs 10,000 crore in the overall cost of the Mumbai Metro 3 project, which will connect Nariman Point, Worli, Bandra-Kurla Complex, airports and Colaba-Bandra-Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone. Earlier this year during the budget session, then Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced that the Metro line will be extended by 2.5 km from Cuffe Parade to Navy Nagar, and a total of 27 stations will be added with an estimated additional cost of Rs 2,031 crore. Aarey Car Shed Roadblock The Metro 3 car shed project in Aarey Colony was proposed by then Devendra Fadnavis government. After the formation of Maha Vikas Aghadi government in November 2019, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray cancelled the car shed project in Aarey, and announced that the plan be shifted to marshy, salt pan area of Kanjurmarg.

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Phase 1 of Mumbai Metro 3 to be opened by September-end: Eknath Shinde
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Phase 1 of Mumbai Metro 3 to be opened by September-end: Eknath Shinde

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the first phase of Metro 3 connecting Bandra Kurla Complex with Aarey would be thrown open by the end of September, while the second phase would be operationalised in a year’s time. Shinde also vouched to make Mumbai slum free by constructing at least three million low-cost houses and said the state …

Union Cabinet gives approval to three new Metro projects
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Union Cabinet gives approval to three new Metro projects

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to three new Metro projects, including the Bengaluru Metro Phase-3 which is estimated to cost ₹15,611 crore. The other two are the Thane Integral Ring Metro costing ₹12,200 crore and extension of the Pune Metro, which would cost ₹2,954.5 crore. In Pune, the Swargate to Katraj Underground Line Extension of the existing …

Mumbai Metro 3 inches closer to completion, receives ₹4,474 crore fund infusion
6 months ago

Mumbai Metro 3 inches closer to completion, receives ₹4,474 crore fund infusion

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The city’s first underground metro rail corridor connecting Colaba in south Mumbai with Seepz in the western suburbs inched closer to completion on Friday as Japan International Cooperation Agency extended the fifth and final tranche of the official development assistance amounting to ₹4,474 crore to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation. Manisha Sinha, additional secretary, department of economic affairs, and the …

Mumbai Metro: Line 3 trial run today; connects south and west Mumbai
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai Metro: Line 3 trial run today; connects south and west Mumbai

Firstpost  

The Metro line 3, which will be a 33.5 km underground route, will connect Colaba in south Mumbai with the western suburbs Mumbai: 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. The Metro line 3, which will be a 33.5 km underground route, will connect …

Mumbai metro car shed: AAP, social workers hold protest against the Shinde govt
2 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai metro car shed: AAP, social workers hold protest against the Shinde govt

Live Mint  

Aam Aadmi Party along with some social workers held demonstrations in the Aarey colony of Mumbai on 24 July protesting against the newly appointed Maharashtra government's decision to resume the construction of the metro car shed at the green belt in suburban Goregaon. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis announced lifting of the stay on the …

Maharashtra govt lifts stay order on Mumbai metro car-shed in Aarey Colony
2 years, 5 months ago

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

Live Mint  

The Shinde-Fadnavis led Maharashtra government on 21 July announced the lifting of the stay order on the construction of Mumbai Metro-3 car shed at the controversial site in the Aarey Colony, a green belt in the western suburbs. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis announced lifting of the stay on the construction of Metro-3 car shed …

Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government to build proposed Metro-3 car shed in Aarey colony
2 years, 6 months ago

Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government to build proposed Metro-3 car shed in Aarey colony

India TV News  

Highlights In first cabinet meet, Shinde-Fadnavis seek to shift proposed Metro-3 car shed back to Aarey Colony Maharashtra govt's side regarding metro car shed issue in Aarey forest to be presented before court NCP objected to the new government's proposal to shift the Metro car shed to Aarey Colony Maharashtra news : Soon after Eknath Shinde was sworn in as …

Devendra Fadnavis orders shifting of metro car shed project back to Aarey Colony
2 years, 6 months ago

Devendra Fadnavis orders shifting of metro car shed project back to Aarey Colony

Hindustan Times  

In his first cabinet meeting after taking charge as Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday overturned the decisions of former chief Uddhav Thackeray to shift the Metro 3 car shed out of the Aarey Milk colony and ordered a restart of the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan — the flagship water conservation scheme from his previous regime as the CM, …

Forget differences over Metro 3 car shed, Bombay HC tells Centre, State
2 years, 9 months ago

Forget differences over Metro 3 car shed, Bombay HC tells Centre, State

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday told the Union and State governments to forget past conflicts and make a new beginning on the Metro 3 line project. Kulkarni said the Centre and the State should resolve their differences outside court and decide whether or not the Metro car shed should be shifted from Kanjurmarg to Aarey Colony, some portions of …

Mumbai Metro rail-3 underground project will take at least 2 more years to complete: Official
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Metro rail-3 underground project will take at least 2 more years to complete: Official

India Today  

Mumbai's Colaba-SEEPZ metro rail line-3 may take another two to two-and-a-half years to complete as parts of the tunnel boring work as well as construction of stations, are still pending, a senior official of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has said. DELAY IN METRO RAIL LINE- 3 PROJECT Addressing a press conference on Thursday, MMRDA's metropolitan commissioner SVR Srinivas …

Mumbai Metro shares an update on Colaba-SEEPZ rail line 3. Read here
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Metro shares an update on Colaba-SEEPZ rail line 3. Read here

Live Mint  

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Friday notified that the much awaited Colaba-SEEPZ Metro rail line-3 may take another two to two-and-a-half years to complete as several works, as some part of the tunnel boring work as well construction of stations, are still pending, according to news agency PTI report. This comes following a notification shared by the Mumbai …

Don't know when will I be able to travel in Mumbai Metro 3: Fadnavis after ride in Delhi Metro
3 years, 11 months ago

Don't know when will I be able to travel in Mumbai Metro 3: Fadnavis after ride in Delhi Metro

India Today  

The BJP and the Congress engaged in a war of words on Thursday after former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis took a dig at the Uddhav Thackeray-led government over the delay in the development of a Metro car shed in Mumbai. Blaming the MVA government for the delay in Mumbai Metro 3 project, Fadnavis shared his picture in the Delhi …

Mumbai metro car shed project row: Bombay HC stays transfer of Kanjurmarg land to MMRDA
4 years ago

Mumbai metro car shed project row: Bombay HC stays transfer of Kanjurmarg land to MMRDA

Firstpost  

The Maharashtra government, through the Mumbai Suburban District Collector, had ordered transfer of the Kanjurmarg salt pan land to MMRDA on 1 October Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed an order passed by Mumbai suburban district collector allotting 102 acre of salt pan land in Mumbai’s Kanjurmarg area for the construction of an integrated Metro car shed. The …

Not 'No-cost' But 'No-Metro' Proposal: Fadnavis on Why Mumbaikars Will Pay for Shifting of Metro Shed
4 years, 2 months ago

Not 'No-cost' But 'No-Metro' Proposal: Fadnavis on Why Mumbaikars Will Pay for Shifting of Metro Shed

News 18  

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had said that giving the Kanjurmarg land for the Metro car depot would not cost a single rupee. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s proposal of a car shed at Kanjurmarg by merging Metro-3 and Metro-6 has already been rejected by an expert committee set up by him. And by changing the location of the car shed, the …

Shifting Metro Car Shed from Aarey Will Cost Over Rs 200 Crore, Says MMRDA
4 years, 2 months ago

Shifting Metro Car Shed from Aarey Will Cost Over Rs 200 Crore, Says MMRDA

News 18  

Mumbai: The estimated rise in the cost for relocating the metro car shed project from Aarey Colony to new site Kanjurmarg in Mumbai will be more thanRs 200 crore, the Maharashtra cabinet was told on Wednesday. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority commissioner R A Rajeet told the council of ministers that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation will now have to …

Metro car shed shifting cost will be over ₹200 cr: MMRDA
4 years, 2 months ago

Metro car shed shifting cost will be over ₹200 cr: MMRDA

Live Mint  

The estimated rise in the cost for relocating the metro car shed project from Aarey Colony to new site Kanjurmarg in Mumbai will be more thanRs 200 crore, the Maharashtra cabinet was told on Wednesday. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority commissioner R A Rajeet told the council of ministers that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation will now have to prepare …

Car shed shifting will affect Mumbai Metro project, transport: Experts
4 years, 2 months ago

Car shed shifting will affect Mumbai Metro project, transport: Experts

India TV News  

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, say urban planners and transport experts. The decision to shift the car shed from Aarey Colony, Mumbai's green lung, will delay the project and increase its capital expenditure and operational cost, …

Aarey Metro Car Shed Shifting 'Unwise', Will Affect Metro Project & Transport: Urban Planners
4 years, 2 months ago

Aarey Metro Car Shed Shifting 'Unwise', Will Affect Metro Project & Transport: Urban Planners

News 18  

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, say urban planners and transport experts. The decision to shift the car shed from Aarey Colony, Mumbai’s green lung, will delay the project and increase its capital expenditure and operational cost, …

Devendra Fadnavis Says Aarey Metro Metro Car Shed Shift Will Spike Cost by Rs 4,000 Crore
4 years, 2 months ago

Devendra Fadnavis Says Aarey Metro Metro Car Shed Shift Will Spike Cost by Rs 4,000 Crore

News 18  

Senior BJP leader on Sunday termed as “unfortunate” the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government’s decision to relocate metro car shed project from green lung Aarey Colony to Kanjurmarg in Mumbai. The former chief minister also said this decision was taken only to satisfy someone’s ego which will escalate the cost of the project by at least Rs 4,000 crore. Earlier in …

800 Acres of Mumbai's Aarey Land Declared Forest, Metro Car Shed Project Shifted to Kanjurmarg
4 years, 2 months ago

800 Acres of Mumbai's Aarey Land Declared Forest, Metro Car Shed Project Shifted to Kanjurmarg

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced that the proposed new car shed for the Mumbai Metro will be shifted to Kanjurmarg to save the forests in the Aarey Colony area. The move to relocate the car shed from Aarey came amid reports that the state government was considering if two of the upcoming Metro lines could share maintenance …

Shifting metro shed from Aarey not feasible, committee recommends lifting construction ban
4 years, 11 months ago

Shifting metro shed from Aarey not feasible, committee recommends lifting construction ban

Op India  

A committee set up by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in December has recommended lifting the stay on construction of the Mumbai Metro Line 3 car shed at Aarey Milk Colony. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray some weeks ago had appointed a high-level committee to look at possible alternative sites for building a car shed on the 33.5 km long …

Mumbai Metro: Aarey car shed report says it can't be shifted, damage already done
4 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai Metro: Aarey car shed report says it can't be shifted, damage already done

India Today  

A month after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray formed a panel on Aarey car shed, the committee has submitted the report saying that the car shed should not be shifted now and the land around the car shed should be declared a green belt and no construction should be initiated on green belt. Earlier, when Udhhav Thackeray took over the …

Sanjay Nirupam says metro car shed construction should be scrapped
5 years, 1 month ago

Sanjay Nirupam says metro car shed construction should be scrapped

Op India  

Days after casting apprehensions over an alliance with the Shiv Sena, Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam, was not only seen dancing to Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s tunes but was seen going a step beyond to outfox the new Maharashtra Chief Minister’s decision on halting the car shed construction for the Mumbai Metro in Aarey Milk Colony. I welcome Maha Govt’s decision to …

NGOs and assorted ‘liberals’ protesting against Mumbai Metro are wrong: Here are the facts of Aarey Colony Metro Shed
5 years, 3 months ago

NGOs and assorted ‘liberals’ protesting against Mumbai Metro are wrong: Here are the facts of Aarey Colony Metro Shed

Op India  

We are a country where we get astonished if a project is completed on schedule. Out of the 1287 hectare, the metro car shed will be only built on 30 Hectare of Aarey land and even within that 5 Hectare has been kept intact for greenery. So in a nutshell, only 2% area of the entire Aarey Colony will be …

Move to build Metro depot at Aarey against citizens of Mumbai, says Aaditya Thackeray
5 years, 3 months ago

Move to build Metro depot at Aarey against citizens of Mumbai, says Aaditya Thackeray

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Tuesday said that Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s adamant stand on setting up a Metro car shed after cutting trees in Aarey is a move against citizens of Mumbai. The MMRCL has planned to construct the Metro 3 carshed at Aarey and recently the Tree Authority of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation gave permission …

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