Mumbai metro project
The Government of Maharashtra recently announced its plans of abandoning the model of private and public partnership that it had entered for the development of Mumbai Metro project in its second phase and has recently decided on modelling and building the project itself. This decision comes after Reliance Infrastructure exited the project partnership. In early [...] Continue Reading »
There is a disconnect between the Mumbai Metro project and the Maharashtra government and Reliance Infrastructure regarding the fares and it is unlikely to be resolved soon. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has promised to assess the costs incurred by Reliance Infrastructure due to inflation and other factors. The operating costs have risen [...] Continue Reading »
After the wait was finally over, the city of Mumbai finally experienced the rush and joy of the metro ride within six hours of its operation on Sunday itself when Prithviraj Chavan who happens to be the chief minister flagged offs its service. According to one of the Mumbai Metro One Spokesperson, it passes the [...] Continue Reading »
The Mumbai Metro Rail which was earlier going through a phase has finally cleared its last and most important intrusion since the Railway Board had given it final permission in order begin with all the commercial operations to the operator itself named the Anil Ambani Mumbai One. The operation which is for about 11.4 kilometres [...] Continue Reading »
Is it possible for the residents of Mumbai to take their dream ride in a Metro by June 2013? The construction of the Metro bridge over Western Railway tracks near Andheri has been completed. Huge cranes have been installed in the last panels, carved in irons which resembles the Howrah bridge structure, atop the pillars [...] Continue Reading »
