BMC’s Coastal Road phase 2, DBLR projects worth Rs 20,000 crore get Union environment ministry nod

These 2 projects having a full valuation of Rs 20,648 crore are acceptable to supply seamless connectivity betwixt the land metropolis and the bluish extremity of suburban Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

Senior officials privy to these projects successful BMC told the Indian Express that truthful acold 2 of the 3 required situation clearances person travel done from the authorities and cardinal governments.

“The coastal regularisation portion permissions person travel done from some the cardinal and authorities departments. We are waiting for the wood department’s support which is expected to travel done by twelvemonth extremity considering the elections are implicit now. The civilian enactment for these projects volition commencement arsenic soon arsenic the permissions are successful place,” said an authoritative privy to this project.

The declaration for these projects person been awarded to aggregate agencies however, the on-ground enactment was yet to statesman considering the biology clearances were pending.

The 2nd signifier of the coastal roadworthy task volition beryllium 22.93-km long, which is acceptable to originate from Versova successful Andheri and widen till Dahisar astatine the bluish extremity of Mumbai. Pegged astatine a outgo of Rs 16,621 crore, this task volition see aggregate bridges, flyovers and underground tunnels.

After the 2nd signifier of the Coastal roadworthy ends successful Dahisar, the BMC said that the 5.6-km DBLR volition widen further till Dahisar.
This elevated corridor is being considered arsenic the last signifier of the coastal roadworthy wrong the limits of Mumbai district.
Of the full magnitude of this corridor, 1.5 km volition beryllium nether the jurisdiction of BMC, portion 4.1 km volition beryllium nether the jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC).

Pegged astatine a outgo of Rs 4,027 crore, the elevated span volition beryllium 45 meters wide and volition beryllium built connected stilts. It volition person 4×4 lanes, to let creaseless postulation flow.

Civic officials said that exigency lanes for passing exigency vehicles similar ambulance and fire-brigade engines volition besides beryllium created connected some sides.

Considering the information that these 2 projects would beryllium passing done mangrove patches and underneath creeks the medication was expected to get situation clearances from the ministry.

Devendra Fadnavis, who was the main curate then, had followed up with the Centre personally betwixt 2014 and 2017 to guarantee the required support for the coastal roadworthy (Phase 1) came done successful time.

Alongside this, Union curate and MP from North Mumbai Piyush Goyal had besides held aggregate meetings with officials from BMC and authorities and situation departments directing them to guarantee each the support comes done truthful that the enactment tin get started astatine the earliest.