Bullet Train vs Metro: BJP, Shiv Sena spar over shifting Mumbai Car Shed project
4 years ago

Bullet Train vs Metro: BJP, Shiv Sena spar over shifting Mumbai Car Shed project

India Today  

The war of words between BJP and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has escalated over the proposed Metro 3 project. Reports of the Maharashtra government mulling the idea of shifting the Metro Car Shed project to BKC has left the BJP fuming. Former CM and Leader of Opposition, Devendra Fadnavis, has slammed the Uddhav Thackeray government over reports of setting up the Mumbai Metro 3 Car Shed project at Bandra Kurla Complex, a site marked for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut hit back at Fadnavis saying the government doesn't need any advisers. On Wednesday, Bombay High Court has stayed work on the Metro Car Shed at the new location in Kanjurmarg after central government claimed ownership of the land.

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First concrete slab of Mumbai bullet train station cast
2 weeks, 6 days ago

First concrete slab of Mumbai bullet train station cast

The Hindu  

“The first base slab of the Mumbai Bullet Train station was laid at a depth of 32 metres on November 30,” National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited said on Wednesday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday blamed the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government for delaying key infrastructure projects in Mumbai, including the bullet train and the Aarey Colony Metro …

Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik Lays Foundation Stone for Rs 6k Crore Metro Rail Project
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik Lays Foundation Stone for Rs 6k Crore Metro Rail Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday laid the foundation stone for the much-awaited metro rail project in twin cities Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. As per the state government, the metro rail project will provide an easy transport facility from Bhubaneswar airport to Cuttack via Trishulia. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had announced the Metro Rail project on Odisha Divas on …

Reversing MVA govt. decision, Maharashtra Cabinet plans to move Metro car shed project to Aarey
2 years, 5 months ago

Reversing MVA govt. decision, Maharashtra Cabinet plans to move Metro car shed project to Aarey

The Hindu  

In the first Cabinet meeting of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, the Advocate General of Maharashtra was told to make an application to the Bombay High Court on Friday stating that the government would move the Metro car shed back to Aarey from Kanjurmarg. On October 4, 2019, the High Court paved the …

Uddhav Thackeray opposes Bullet Train project claiming it will separate Mumbai from rest of Maharashtra
2 years, 7 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray opposes Bullet Train project claiming it will separate Mumbai from rest of Maharashtra

Op India  

Shiv Sena led Maharashtra govt continues to oppose major infrastructure projects in the state. After blocking major parts of the Mumbai metro project by not allowing to build the metro car shed, the party is trying hard to block the India’s first bullet train project. On Saturday, Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena Pramukh Uddhav Thackeray was seen toeing many divisive …

BJP Vs Shiv Sena: Stalemate over Metro-3 Aarey car shed explained
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP Vs Shiv Sena: Stalemate over Metro-3 Aarey car shed explained

The Hindu  

The stalemate over the Metro-3 car shed in Mumbai is continuing with the Centre recently urging the Maharashtra government to keep the car shed at Aarey colony. Here is a timeline of the tussle: 2019 October: SC stalls tree-felling for Metro amid protests In October 2019, residents near Aarey colony staged massive protests after authorities from Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation …

Forget differences over Metro 3 car shed, Bombay HC tells Centre, State
2 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

Why India's bullet train project is running late in Maharashtra
3 years, 10 months ago

Why India's bullet train project is running late in Maharashtra

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Bullet Train, was supposed to be commissioned by December 2023. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, a special purpose vehicle set up for the bullet train project, had invited tenders for the underground station. The Maharashtra government is perceived as being hesitant in acquiring land for the bullet train …

Mumbai to get new Metro lines after seven years, to be operational by May
3 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai to get new Metro lines after seven years, to be operational by May

India Today  

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority is likely to start services on the much-awaited Metro 2A and Metro 7 routes by May after it received the first indigenously built rake from Bharat Earth Movers Limited this week. The trains running on the two routes will be driverless and will come with a host of features like passenger announcement and passenger information …

Shiv Sena-ruled Thane Municipal Corporation rejects land transfer proposal for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train
4 years ago

Shiv Sena-ruled Thane Municipal Corporation rejects land transfer proposal for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train

Firstpost  

The decision comes amid a dispute between the Sena-led Maharashtra government and the Central Government over allotment of land for the Mumbai Metro in Kanjurmarg Thane: In a setback for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project, the Shiv Sena-led Thane Municipal Corporation has rejected a proposal for handing over land for it in the district. The decision …

Maharashtra Govt Looking for Alternative Sites for Metro Car Shed in Mumbai, Says Eknath Shinde
4 years ago

Maharashtra Govt Looking for Alternative Sites for Metro Car Shed in Mumbai, Says Eknath Shinde

News 18  

Maharashtra Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said the state government was looking for alternative sites for car shed for Mumbai Metro as the Union government did not seem inclined to cooperate. Last week, the Bombay High Court stayed the Mumbai suburban district collector’s decision allotting 102 acres of saltpan land in Kanjurmarg for the car shed, as the …

Maharashtra govt knew Kanjurmarg land was under litigation
4 years ago

Maharashtra govt knew Kanjurmarg land was under litigation

Op India  

A report published in Times of India has revealed that the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra knew beforehand that the Kanjurmarg land it had finalised for Metro card shed was under litigation. The report said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government were already informed about the challenges in regard to the Kanjurmarg land site in January 2020, about 9 …

Previous BJP-led Govt Was Okay with Car Shed at Kanjurmarg for Metro 6: Congress
4 years ago

Previous BJP-led Govt Was Okay with Car Shed at Kanjurmarg for Metro 6: Congress

News 18  

The previous BJP-led government in Maharashtra had finalized the Kanjurmarg site in the city for Mumbai Metro-6 car shed but now it has changed its stand, the Congress alleged on Tuesday. The BJP — which has criticized the Shiv Sena-NCP- Congress government’s decision to shift the site of car shed for Mumbai Metro phase 3 from Aarey Colony to Kanjurmarg …

First images of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train released. See pics
4 years ago

First images of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train released. See pics

India Today  

The first visuals of the E5 Series Shinkansen, also known as Japan’s bullet train, has been released by the Japanese embassy. In September, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said over 80 per cent of land for the bullet train project has been acquired in Gujarat, but not even 25 per cent land has been acquired in Maharashtra. While land acquisition …

Maharashtra CM Asks MMRDA to Explore Other Sites for Metro Car Shed
4 years ago

Maharashtra CM Asks MMRDA to Explore Other Sites for Metro Car Shed

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority to explore alternative sites for Metro 3 car shed, an official said on Friday. The direction comes in the wake of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday staying the order passed by the Mumbai suburban district collector allotting 102 acres of salt pan land in suburban Kanjurmarg …

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 …

Consider Withdrawing Order on Metro Car Shed Land at Kanjurmarg: Bombay HC to Maha Govt
4 years ago

Consider Withdrawing Order on Metro Car Shed Land at Kanjurmarg: Bombay HC to Maha Govt

News 18  

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government to consider withdrawing an order passed by the Mumbai Suburban District Collector allotting 102 acres of saltpan land at Kanjurmarg for construction of a Metro car shed. The Union government has filed a petition in the high court challenging the October 1, 2020, order passed by the Collector allotting the …

'Conspiracy to Halt Development': Shiv Sena Reacts After Centre Claims Land Proposed for Metro Car Shed
4 years, 1 month ago

'Conspiracy to Halt Development': Shiv Sena Reacts After Centre Claims Land Proposed for Metro Car Shed

News 18  

With the Centre laying claim to the site in Mumbai where a Metro car shed has been planned, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that it was a conspiracy to halt Maharashtra’s development, which should be resisted collectively. However, the Centre has written to the Maharashtra chief secretary, saying the proposed Metro-3 car shed land in suburban Kanjurmarg …

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 …

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 …

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