Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is implementing the metro rail projects in the city, has asked the contractors of Metro 7 (Dahisar East to Andheri East) to speed up construction work to provide relief to motorists using the Western Express Highway during monsoon.
Work has picked up along the one-kilometre stretches of the three packages of the project. But MMRDA Additional Metropolitan Commissioner Pravin Darade, who visited this corridor on Saturday, instructed the contractors to mobilise the required number of piling rigs and skilled workers to complete the work up to the pier level before monsoon.
“Our objective is to ensure completion of ground-level work before the arrival of monsoon,” a senior MMRDA official said.
During the site visit, Mr. Darade held a detailed discussion to set the target for construction activities that must be be undertaken before the rains. “He has also directed all concerned to ensure completion of all piling, pile caps and pier work before the monsoon,” the development authority said in a statement.“It is very crucial to carry out the road work for smooth traffic flow,” said Mr. Darade.
According to officials, 15% of the work in the three construction areas has been completed. Pillars have already come up in the last one month, and several others are being put up.
The 16.5-km Dahisar (East) to Andheri (East) Metro 7 corridor will have 14 stations. Metro 7, with a project cost of ₹6,200 crore, is being constructed in three packages. Three contractors have been assigned the project and are scheduled to complete it in 30 months from start of work.
While Package I, consisting of Andheri (East), Shankarwadi, JVLR Junction and Mahananda stations is being constructed by Simplex Infrastructure, Package II, from Aarey, Pathanwadi, Pushpa Park, Bandongari to Mahindra and Mahindra stations is being constructed by J. Kumar Infraprojects. NCC Ltd. is the contractor for Package III, which consists of Magathane, Devipada, National Park and Ovripada stations. Currently, work is being undertaken on one-kilometre stretches on each of these packages.
