MMRDA says the incident occurred near Mulund Fire Station. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray slams the BJP government. 'Life has NO value under the BJP regime'.
Conservator says only 50% trees planted in lieu of those felled in Aarey for Metro shed survived. SC now says no permission to fell more trees until we see plan to conserve saplings already planted.
Phase 1 of Metro 3, expected to be opened to public next month, will connect BKC and Aarey. Metro 3 will also provide connectivity to both domestic & international airports.
Phase-1 operations of Metro 3, Mumbai’s first underground Metro corridor, expected to begin by September-end. The 12-km line will stretch from Aarey Colony in Goregaon (East) to BKC.
Among Mumbai's big-ticket infra projects, the 33.5-km Metro corridor from Colaba to Seepz via BKC will link city's commercial hubs & improve airport connectivity.
After 2-yr delay, the 33.5-km long Metro-3 line that'll run between Colaba-Bandra-Seepz, will be commissioned in Dec 2023. As of now, it's 77% complete, says project director at MMRC.
The Bombay High Court Friday refused to declare Mumbai's Aarey colony a forest and allowed the felling of more than 2,600 trees to make way for a Metro car shed in the city.
Ashwini Bhide is head of the Mumbai Metro, and has had to work hard to build political consensus and prove that the project will not destroy the city’s lungs.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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