Mumbai To Get 2 New Mumbai Metro Lines 2A And 7

PM Modi is flagging 2 metro lines. He will also lay foundation stones for 2 hospitals & a sewerage treatment plant to prevent the mixing of sewage water into the sea.

PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for the projects at a ceremony at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) premises in the upmarket Bandra Kurla Complex. Prior to the municipal elections, he is also scheduled to make a few announcements. 

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Elections for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the wealthiest local body in the nation, have been scheduled since last year. During his visit to the city’s financial center, the prime minister is anticipated to give a speech to the general public.

According to some local sources, BJP members will assemble at the BKC ground by 1 p.m. on Thursday because the Western Express Highway will remain closed due to security concerns. 

PM Modi is making his first trip to the city after the BJP helped the Eknath Shinde-led government win the election. In Mumbai, the two sides are anticipated to demonstrate their dominance.

Outside of former CM Uddhav Thackeray’s bungalow in Bandra, large cutouts of PM Modi, Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis have been erected.

Drones and other flying items are not permitted within a 24-hour radius of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Andheri, and Jogeshwari.

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According to MMRDA, Metro Line 2A, which runs from Dahisar to DN Nagar, is an elevated corridor 18.6 km long with 17 stops that connects the Western, Central, and Northern suburbs of Mumbai. 

It will cut the existing travel time by 50% to 75%, depending on the state of the roads.

Between Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E), Metro Line 7 is a 16.5-km elevated line with 13 stations. Cost of the project: Rs. 6,208 crore. 

Beginning in April 2022, a 10.7-km first phase with nine stations connected Dahisar and Aarey. On Friday, the 5.8 km’s remaining four stations will begin operating.