2014 a complete transformation year for Mumbai

Q: Hi, 2014 has been a jackpot year for Mumbai. The launch of Mumbai's first Metro service last week was the latest in a series of at least five showcase projects that have come up in quick succession.

Diwakar Shetty,

24th June 2014

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Hi........Diwakar,
The others include the country's first monorail project, India's first double-decker flyover and the Mumbai Airport's new terminal, T2. Am i right?

Ravindra Singh,

24th June 2014

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You are absolutely right Ravindra,
Metro project, which runs east-west connecting Versova, Andheri and Ghatkopar. It will ultimately carry 1.1 million passengers every day and reduce travel time to 21 mins as against one hour that it takes to cover the stretch by road.

Lekshmi,

24th June 2014

Well Lekshmi,
But it has few negative side as well for example the 11.4-km-long project took nearly 76 months, even as the cost increased to Rs 4321 crore from the originally presumed Rs 2356 crore. Worse, the controversial issue of fare fixation has snowballed into an avoidable legal controversy.

Ravindra Singh,

24th June 2014

That is why one of the anger of Mumbaikars has been that the revenues of Mumbai are controlled by politicians whose constituencies lie deep in the Maharashtra coastal areas. Money can be found to set up bankable large transport projects in Mumbai only if that mindset changes - fast.

Lekshmi,

24th June 2014

Definitely Lekshi,
Consider the fact that the Santacruz-Chembur Link Road project has earned the unassuming tag of being the world's most delayed road project - it was completed 10 years behind schedule. The time has come to expedite a raft of projects, such as the remaining phases of Mumbai Metro, the Mumbai Harbour Link, more freeways, and the extension of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link to Nariman Point, among other things.

Ravindra Singh,

24th June 2014