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Mumbaikars will now have to wait for another nine months to enjoy the ride on the city's first metro corridor from Versova to Ghatkopar as the deadline for its completion has been extended to March.
This is for the fourth time that the deadline for the first phase of the 12-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor has been extended.
Initially the deadline was for December 2010, which was extended to June last year then March 2012. Later, it was again extended to November.
The Chief Minister, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, who reviewed the progress of various projects of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) today, said the project will be completed by March next year.
“We have been informed by the project developer that the first corridor will become operational by March 2013,” Mr Chavan told reporters here.
The Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) is developing this project under public-private-partnership (PPP).
On the progress of metro II project from Charkop to Mankhurd, Mr Chavan said, “There has been a delay in construction of the 32-km route mainly due to the environmental clearance issues for the car depots at Charkop. We expect things to be sorted out soon.”
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