Metro tasks of over 337 km are being carried out in Mumbai. (File)
Trial runs for 2 new strains of the metro venture in Mumbai will likely be held from January 14 subsequent 12 months and the dual pathways collectively measuring over 35 km will likely be inaugurated in Might, 2021, prime officers mentioned in the present day.
The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns impacted building work on the strains, Metropolitan Commissioner RA Rajeev mentioned, including that bulk of the labourers who had left for his or her villages have returned now.
Metro tasks of over 337 km are being carried out within the megapolis, which has just one operational line within the over 10-km Ghatkopar to Versova stretch at current.
The 2 new strains are Line 2A between Dahisar to D N Nagar in Andheri having 17 elevated stations, and Line 7 from Dahisar east to Andheri east with 13 elevated stations.
Mr Rajeev additional mentioned two items of six-coach rakes will begin arriving by December as in opposition to the sooner expectation of August. By Might, the strains would have 5 rakes every to start operations.
In the beginning, trains could have a frequency of 20-25 minutes and customers will likely be charged as per the 2016-approved charges which begin at Rs 10 for a journey of as much as three km, he mentioned.
As in opposition to over 7,000 employees engaged on the metro tasks on the peak, there are 6,300 at current and particular groups have been shaped to work on particular stretches recognized as difficult, he mentioned.
Mr Rajeev additionally hinted that there could also be price escalation within the tasks however declined to quantify the identical.
To a query on the vexed situation of Aarey forest and having a automotive shed there, Mr Rajeev mentioned work will likely be executed as per the instructions of the state authorities.
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