Work begins on Navi Mumbai metro rail project
28 Oct 2011
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) has kicked off work on the Navi Mumbai Metro Rail (NMMR) project with the commencement of foundation works of the first phase of the line between Belapur and Pendhar.
State-run town planning agency Cidco is undertaking work on the metro based on a detailed project report (DPR) prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), an official release said today.
Tendering for the stations, tracks and traction, rolling stocks, signalling and telecommunications and automated fare collection (AFC) is in process and will be finalised by December 2012, the release said.
The first phase, spread over 21.45 km, will cover Belapur to Pendhar (11.1 km), Pendhar to MIDC (2.2 km) and MIDC to Khandeshwar (8.15 km). Of this, civil work on Belapur to Pendhar line has already started, the release said.
Phase I of the project is estimated to cost Rs1,694 crore.
Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan had laid the foundation stone for the first phase of the project on 1 May 2011.
