MMRDA said the services will be temporarily suspended for system upgradation and future-ready operations.
L&T had accused MMRDA of certain irregularities in the tender process for the construction of the Thane-Ghodbunder to Bhayandar tunnel and elevated road projects
A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Mines said in a statement.
The 22 km-long, six-lane bridge includes a 16.5 km-long sea link and 5.5 km via ducts on land.
The authority is aiming to make the region as the fastest growing growing centre in the country in the next decade on the back of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) and the Mumbai Transharbour Link (MTHL), its commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee said.
MEIL was the lowest bidder at Rs 7,464 crore for ‘Package 1’ which entails designing and construction of 5.75 kilometers from the Borivali side for the twin tunnel project. L&T’s bid for ‘Package 2’ was Rs 6,625 crore but it was rejected as the amount would have been higher to factor in the taxes, officials said.
The government is keen to start work on the project before monsoon. On completion, it will reduce the travel time from Thane to Borivali from 60 minutes to 15-20 minutes.
The first phase of the project—from the bus depot at Kurla to Vakola and Bandra Kurla Complex—will be opened soon, the second phase, which will connect to the Vakola flyover on the Western Express Highway (WEH), will be completed later.
The 18.6-km-long line 2A connects suburban Dahisar (East) with the 16.5-km-long D N Nagar (yellow line), while line 7 (Red) links Andheri (East) with Dahisar (East). A total of 22 trains provide 245 services daily on lines 2A and 7, said MMRDA.
The Metro line 2A connecting Dahisar E and DN Nagar (yellow line) is around 18.6 Km long, while metro line 7 connecting Andheri E - Dahisar E (red line) is around 16.5 Km long.
The entire civil work, as well as system works of both the metro lines, have been completed, the MMRDA said in a release issued on Friday.
The land parcels will be leased for 80 years due to which the MMRDA which is the special planning authority (SPA) of BKC will earn Rs 2,067 crore.
Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani decided travel by the Mumbai Metro on Tuesday.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) targets to complete the work on the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) project by the end of September 2023. Nearly 76 percent of the work has been done so far.
The MMRDA, a Maharashtra government agency, is the implementing authority for the 21.8 km six-lane MTHL project, financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
MMRDA says two metro lines to start operations soon. Alstom said that cancelling the coach order for Mumbai Metro 4 will not have an impact on its ongoing and future projects.
An official statement said the budget estimates for 2021-22 have been revised to Rs 14,588.02 crore (original budget Rs 12,968.35 crore), adding that it will receive Rs 8,672 crore.
In a regulatory filing the company said the order is for part design and construction of balance works of Mumbai Metro Rail project.
The contract includes designing, manufacturing, supply, testing and commissioning of 234 metro cars, besides training of personnel, the company said in a release.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced shifting of the upcoming metro 3 depot to Kanjurmarg from Aarey Colony, a prominent green lung in the city.
Saying that the Chinese firms were "dictating" terms, the MMRDA has said it will instead look at Indian technology partners for development and long-term support.
The clarification from the authority comes at a time when senior BJP leaders have claimed that the makeshift COVID-19 hospital set up at MMRDA grounds has been severely damaged and is unsafe for patients.
It will be ready within a fortnight as a major isolation facility for non-critical COVID-19 cases
Civic body BMC anticipates that in a worst-case scenario, Mumbai will have around 70,000 positive cases by the end of this May.
The authority has so far undertaken various mega projects such as Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, multi-modal corridor, transit-oriented development, multi-modal integration including the 14-line 337-km long metro network, among others.