Mumbai metro to miss August deadline
The opening of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro to the public will delay even though the construction of the line is nearing completion. It passed the seventh deadline without opening on time.
Now, the deadline has been set to August 2013. However, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) officials said the line will be open to the public only in December 2013.
According to the officials of Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), 99% of the construction work is complete. However, the work on the stations is far from being complete.
Versova and Chakala stations are almost ready but Asalfa station is half done. Also, if the Asalfa station is not ready by year end, the metro will not stop and will be functional.
Earlier, it was claimed that a part of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro route would be thrown open to the public in March 2013. However, the ground level officials alleged that the time given by the CM was too optimistic and dreamy.
The metro project in Mumbai is being officially supervised by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), a public agency and its implementation is handled by Mumbai Metro One Private Limited which is a private firm. The officials of the public agency claim that the work will be over by December 2013 but the private firm claims that mid 2013 is final date.
However, all the critical works like roofing of stations, electrical and telecommunication works are still pending.Furthermore, it is claimed that the metro will be open to public by December 2013.
As per reports, the metro services for Versova and Airport road station were stopped and will start at one go up to Ghatkopar with the upcoming metro construction. With the upcoming metro in this route, the apartments in Mumbai will have good price appreciation and demand as well.
Also, the corporation is planning to charge the wires from Versova metro station to Marol metro station of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) metro corridor.
The wires will have voltage of 25000 Volts, AC which will be induced in March. Two power substations are present at Versova and Marol which will provide with the charging of overhead wires.
Approximately, 99% of the work is over with the metro on this stretch and installation of transformers and the signalling system is underway.
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