PM Modi will lay foundation stone for Metro in Mumbai on December 18

Navi Mumbai, Dec 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone for Metro 5 and Metro 9 on December 18 along with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadanvis.

Metro 5 (Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan) and Metro 9 (Dahisar-Mira Bahindar) will connect suburban more rapidly to main city.

At the same event, there is launch of Housing Scheme for 60,000 affordable homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) by the city and Industrial Cooperation of Maharashtra (Cidco).

On the same day, PM will move to Pune for launch of Metro-corridors in this city.

Metro 5 and Metro 9 will give boost to connectivity in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The 24 km long Metro 5 line will have 17 stations with an expected ridership of 2.29 lakh passengers by 2021.

Metro 9 will provide interconnectivity between Western Express Highway, Western Railway, Metro 2A (Dahisar to DN nagar) and Metro 7 between Andheri (E) and Dahisar (E).

To speed up these lines, the Mumbai Regional Metropolitan Authority (MMRDA) was also accorded the status of a Special Planning Authority (SPA) earlier this year.

This allows the agency, the freedom to create the required infrastructure for the projects in the area without seeking permission from other agencies.