"A new detail project report for Dahisar-Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd (2nd line) is being ready. can|there'll} be no hurdle of environmental permission to Charkop depot because it will get shifted to Dahisar," Chavan aforesaid whereas replying to a line attention motion raised by MLAs from metropolis within the general assembly these days.
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However, the changes ar possible to delay the project that is already delayed by 5 years within the absence of varied permissions.
"There may be a demand that the second line subway be underground," Chavan aforesaid.
The earth-breaking ceremony for Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd elevated metro rail was held in 2009 by then President Pratibha Patil, however the work ne'er took off.
The elevated alignment with stations on Link Road and S V road ar being opposed.
Overhead wires and proximity to Juhu aerodrome were the most important hurdles besides environmental permissions.
The Line one metropolis subway that connects Versova, Andheri within the western suburbs to Ghatkopar within the jap suburbs was thrown hospitable public recently.
The subway Line two was originally planned to be forty klick long from Colaba to Charkop, with Colaba to Mahalaxmi as underground. However, the underground stretch that was extended within the arrange up to Bandra (around twenty km) was modified to Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd (about thirty five km), all elevated, primarily attributable to value issues.
