Mumbai Metro

"Centre Trying To Stall Development Projects In Mumbai": Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 8, 2020

Hardening his government's position vis-a-vis the ownership of land in Kanjurmarg in Mumbai where the metro 3 car shed project will be coming up, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the Centre was trying to stall development projects in the city.

Kanjur Marg Land For New Mumbai Metro Car-Shed Belongs To Us, Centre Now Writes To Maharashtra

India News | Purva Chitnis | Tuesday November 3, 2020

The political war between Maharashtra and the Central government over the site of a Metro car-shed refuses to die down. Now the Union government's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has sent out a letter to the state asking it to restrain the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from carrying out any...

Mumbai Metro Reopens Today After Months Of Covid Lockdown

Mumbai News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 19, 2020

Metro services in Mumbai - shut for more than six months because of the coronavirus lockdown - will reopen on Monday with the Ghatkopar-Versova Metro One line resuming operations

Mumbai Metro Car Shed Shifting Will Cost Over Rs 200 Crore: Officials

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 14, 2020

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 than Rs 200 crore, the Maharashtra cabinet was informed today.

Mumbai Metro Trains To Resume From October 19 In A Phased Manner

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday October 14, 2020

The Maharashtra government has decided to resume metro train services from October 19 in a phased manner, weeks after the Centre, in its Unlock4 guidelines, allowed the reopening of the rapid transport system across the country.

Shifting Metro Car Shed From Aarey Colony Will Spike Cost By Rs 4,000 Crore: Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 12, 2020

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government's decision to relocate metro car shed project from the city's lung in Aarey Colony to Kanjurmarg in Mumbai was "unfortunate".

BRICS Bank Approves Loans For Mumbai Metro, Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 30, 2020

The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has approved USD 241 million loan for Mumbai Metro and USD 500 million for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Project.

Mumbai Metro Trials To Begin In January, Inauguration In May Next Year

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 10, 2020

Trial runs for two new lines of the metro project in Mumbai will be held from January 14 next year and the twin pathways collectively measuring over 35 km will be inaugurated in May, 2021, top officials said today.

High Court Nod To Metro Line 4 In Mumbai's Mangrove Buffer Zone

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) permission to carry out construction for Metro Line 4 in a mangrove buffer zone, holding that it was in larger public interest.

Alternate Seats In Mumbai Metro Trains To Be Empty For Social Distancing

Mumbai News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday May 23, 2020

Mumbai Metro, not in operation since the nationwide lockdown was implemented, has started to come up with safety measures and rules to follow when services will be resumed and public transportation allowed.

Mumbai Metro Car Shed Report Not Binding, Says Aaditya Thackeray Amid Aarey Row

Mumbai News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Thursday January 30, 2020

A four-member committee was appointed by Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray last month to explore and suggest alternative locations to shift the car shed for Mumbai Metro out of the green zone at Aarey in the western suburbs of Mumbai. The committee is said to have submitted its report to the Chief Minister's Office on Tuesday, saying there was no viable...

Supreme Court Extends Order Banning Further Tree Felling In Aarey Forest

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 16, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its interim order that had stayed the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony area for setting up of a metro car shed.

Uddhav Thackeray Ordered Us Against Cutting Trees For Memorial: Sena MP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

A senior Shiv Sena leader on Monday claimed that Maharashtra Chief Minister and party president Uddhav Thackeray has given "oral orders" against felling of trees for the proposed memorial of his late father and Sena founder Bal Thackeray in Aurangabad.

"Hypocrisy," Says Amruta Fadnavis On Sena Plan To Cut Trees For Memorial

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 8, 2019

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday called the ruling Shiv Sena a "hypocrite" after media reports emerged that a memorial for the party patriarch late Bal Thackeray in Aurangabad would require felling of some 1,000 trees.

Top Court Asks Maharashtra To Stop Cutting Trees For Metro For 2 Weeks

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 2, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Maharashtra government to stop cutting trees for its metro construction project in Mumbai for two weeks.