Maharashtra cabinet approves Metro project to link Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports

Mumbai- Navi Mumbai metro line update: In a massive infrastructure update for the residents of Mumbai, the Maharashtra Cabinet Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday cleared a 35-km Metro project to connect the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai international airports. Planned at a cost of more than Rs 22,000 crore, the corridor will have 20 stations, including six underground and 14 elevated stations. Land acquisition for the project, covering 30.7 hectares.

In the recent update, the infrastructure committee, a high-powered ministerial body, approved the 35-km Metro Line 8 project, estimated to cost Rs 22,862 crore.

As per a report carried by PTI news agency, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed that all land acquisition and approvals for the Metro project — from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Navi Mumbai International Airport — be done within six months, and the construction completed within three years of the approvals.