MMRDA signed a MoU with the UK government’s Crossrail International. (Image: X)
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK authorities to accelerate the maturation of Mumbai’s Metro network, officials said Monday.
The statement was facilitated done the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) and Crossrail International (CI).
The partnership, which was formalised astatine the World Economic Forum gathering successful Davos, focuses connected gathering a world-class, integrated transport strategy for the city.
According to an MMRDA statement, the collaboration volition absorption connected respective cardinal areas: creating seamless intermodal connectivity, improving first- and last-mile access, and driving integer translation successful the transport sector.
In addition, the statement calls for fostering planetary cognition exchange, with an accent connected probe and innovation done partnerships betwixt world institutions successful India and the UK.
Currently, MMRDA is moving connected a 337-km Metro network, of which astir 59 km are already operational, including sections of underground metro.