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The MMRDA is overhauling roads, rails network across Mumbai and outside it. Syed Ameen Kader takes a stock of some of its ongoing prestigious projects
Home to about 20 million people, Mumbai’s swelling population is seeing an adverse effect on the city’s infrastructure. In a bid to beautify the city, the Maharashtra government had set up a task force to transform Mumbai into a world-class city by 2013.
Several agencies like the Metropolitan Mumbai Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) are now spearheading the process of transforming Mumbai into a world-class city.
Prominent among them is MMRDA – the agency that has taken up a host of development works. Set up in 1975 as an apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in Mumbai, the body has under its belt huge development projects.
“Our task of developing the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) not only includes Mumbai but also the rapidly growing hinterland like Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayander, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, and Bhiwandi-Nizampur. Our vision is clear. We believe in improving living standards,” said MMRDA Commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad.
“We will try to attract foreign investments. We are executing projects like 18 corridors, highways, freeways, metro rail network, monorail, train network, skywalks, Sahar Elevated road, MTHL, subways, Nirmay Abhiyan Projects (construction of community toilet blocks with their participation), and housing rental projects.”
With projects worth Rs20,871.64 crore, the body is involved in developing roads, bridges, flyovers, the metro rail, the mono rail and expressways.
So are they affected by the slowdown? “We don’t have a dearth of funds. The World Bank has financed several projects and some have found finance in-house,” he added.
MMRDA’s advantage is its ownership of vast tracts of land.
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Here is a snapshot of prominent projects being under taken by MMRDA:
MMRDA projects
MUMBAI URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT (MUTP)
The MUTP has under it suburban railway projects, public bus transport, roads, and pedestrian subways. Most of these developments are a bid to improve traffic and transportation in Mumbai with assistance from the World Bank.
Implementing agencies involved are here MMRDA, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), and the BEST.
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MUTP PROJECT COMPONENTS
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Rs. Cr.
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US$ mn
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Railway
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3140
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655
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Road
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884
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185
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R & R*
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480
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100
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Fees
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22
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5
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Total Cost
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4526
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945
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World Bank Loan
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2602
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542
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Counterpart Funds
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1924
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403
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* Resettlement & Rehabilitation
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