Work on Phase 1 of Navi Mumbai metro rail begins

Thane: The much-awaited Navi Mumbai Metro Rail (NMMR) project is on track and foundation works for the first phase of line between Belapur and Pendhar has commenced, state-run planning agency CIDCO said today.City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has undertaken the work on the metro based on the detailed project report ( DPR) prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC), an official release said here.[caption id="attachment_118609" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="The approved project cost of Phase I is Rs 1,694 crore"][/caption]A tendering document for the stations, tracks and traction, rolling stocks, signaling and telecommunications and automated fare collection (AFC) was in process and will be finalised by December 2012, it said.The first phase, spread over 21.45 km, will cover Belapur to Pendhar (11.1 km), Pendhar to MIDC (2.2 km) and MIDC to Khandeshwar (8.15 km). Of this, the civil work on Belapur to Pendhar line has already started, the release said.The approved project cost of Phase I is Rs 1,694 crore and the foundation stone was laid by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on May 1, 2011.Louis Berger Group Inc and Balaji Rail Road Systems Ltd (consortium member) have been appointed as general consultants for implementation of NMMR.PTI