The City Industrial Development Corporation of India (CIDCO) has decided to expedite construction of the New Mumbai Metro and is now looking for contractors, who will build 11 stations on the CBD Belapur to Pendhar route. The proposed Metro line will relief for commuters in Navi Mumbai, which has witnessed tremendous growth in population in the past few years.
The 10.79-km long proposed Metro line, worth Rs2,000 crore, will have eleven stations located between CBD Belapur and Pendhar. CIDCO plans to build this project on a cash-contract basis, which it will fund through its own resources and the agency had already floated tenders for construction of the elevated viaduct on which the Metro will run. The Rs340-cr contract will be awarded by end of March.
The agency still has to look out for suppliers of Metro coaches and is yet to finalise whom to award this Rs2,000-cr project to run. After successful completion of trial runs, it will be ready for use by 2016.
Other two Metro lines in Navi Mumbai — 8.15-km long stretch from Khandeshwar to Taloje MIDC and 2.2-km interlink from Taloje MIDC to Pendhar — are still in the planning stage.
