In a major infrastructure push, the Maharashtra government launched the tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Nayak’ for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) flagship Thane–Borivali Twin Tunnel Project. The ceremony was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, along with senior government and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) officials.

MEIL Managing Director Krishna Reddy, Director Subbaiah, and MMRDA Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee were also present during the commissioning of ‘Nayak for the commencement of large-scale tunnelling of the transformative infrastructure project.