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Work to start soon on Metro line from Kalyan to Taloja

Sources have revealed that the project report for the proposed Kalyan-Shil-Taloja Metro will be completed in 15 days and will soon be sent to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his approval

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The Metro corridor will reduce the traffic congestion in Kalyan
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Residents of Kalyan and Dombivli who have continually felt that the state has been neglecting infrastructural development in the area, can now look forward for some positive progress in the sector. Sources have revealed that the project report for the proposed Kalyan-Shil-Taloja Metro will be completed in 15 days and will soon be sent to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his approval.

In 2016, Shrikant Shinde, an MP from Kalyan, and Thane's guardian minister, Eknath Shinde, had proposed the project to the CM. In April 2017, Fadnavis had ordered that a feasibility report to be prepared for the same. The Delhi Metro Corporation was given the responsibility for preparing the report.

"In a meeting held with Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) chief, UPS Madan, on Wednesday, we were informed that the report is nearing completion and will be sent to the state government for its nod," says Shinde.

If all goes well, then the work on the proposed Metro is likely to start this year. "This metro will go a long way in reducing the burden on the central railway line," says Vivek Sonawane, a resident of Kalyan.

"Currently, Kalyan and Dombivli residents have to go to Thane to take a train to Vashi. With this metro coming up they get down at Taloja and proceed ahead," he added.

RING BOOST

Meanwhile, the work for Kalyan-Dombivli ring route is also gaining momentum. "The land acquisition for the route is 80 per cent done and remaining 20 per cent will take another month,"said an official The first phase of the ring route project is likely to begin this month," said an MMRDA official.

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