PM Modi To Launch Projects Worth Rs 38,800 Crore In Mumbai On 19th January, Will Inaugurate Metro Line-2A And Line-7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for projects worth around Rs 38,800 crore in Mumbai on Thursday (19 January).

It includes the inauguration of Mumbai Metro Rail Line-2A and Line-7 built at a cost of around Rs 12,600 crore.

While 18.6 km long metro line 2A connects Dahisar East and DN Nagar (yellow line), 16.5 km long metro line 7 connects Andheri East - Dahisar East (red line).

The foundation stone of these metro projects was also laid by the Prime Minister in October 2015.

Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Dahisar-DN Nagar)

Metro Line-2A from Dahisar to DN Nagar is 18.6 km long, elevated corridor with 17 stations.

It will connect to Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to Versova), the existing Metro Lines 2B (DN Nagar to Mandale) and 7 (Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E)), and Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli).

The maintenance depot was built on 16.40 hectares of land in Charkop/Malwani for train stabling.

This project will help to alleviate traffic congestion on one of Mumbai's busiest routes (New Link Road) from Dahisar (E) to DN Nagar.

It will allow for seamless and efficient interchange with the suburban rail system and the MRT system at Dahisar and DN Nagar. This project will connect the western, central, and northern suburban Mumbai areas.

From April 2022, the 9.5 km-long portion of this metro line between Dahisar east to Dahanukarwadi is operational.

Mumbai Metro Line 7 (Andheri East-Dahisar East)

Metro Line-7 runs 16.5 kilometres from Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E) and has 13 stations.

The project will connect the existing Western Express Highway, Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to Versova), Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to D N Nagar), and Metro Line 6 (Dahisar to D N Nagar) (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli).

It will allow for seamless and efficient interchange with the suburban rail system and the MRT system at Andheri, JVLR and Dahisar

Metro Line-7 will connect central Mumbai to the northern suburbs of Mumbai. It will provide rail access to the Mumbai international airport, the SEEPZ, the National Park, and other commercial and geographic landmarks.

Other projects to be started by the Prime Minister:

Along with the inauguration of Mumbai Metro Rail Line-2A and Line-7, PM Modi’s Mumbai tour on Thursday (19 January) includes many other projects.

They include launch of ‘Mumbai 1’ Mobile App and National Common Mobility Card for Mumbai, laying the foundation stone for redevelopment of three hospitals and starting the road concretisation project for around 400 km city roads at a cost of Rs 6,100 crore.

PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for construction of seven sewage treatment plants of 2,460 MLD capacity and redevelopment of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

These seven sewage treatment plants will be built at a cost of around Rs 17,200 crore in Malad, Bhandup, Versova, Ghatkopar, Bandra, Dharavi and Worli.

And the redevelopment project of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is taken up at a cost of over Rs 1,800 crore. It includes decongesting the southern heritage node of the terminus, augmenting facilities, providing better multimodal integration and restoring this world famous UNESCO World Heritage Site to its past glory.