The Maharashtra government on Wednesday released a sum of Rs 150 crore to the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) of the total due amount of Rs 1,000 crore. However, the timelines of various ongoing projects have already been affected. The new Dighe station on Thane-Vashi line, which was set to be open by this year-end, has been hit as the engineering work slowed down and the work was set to be halted in view of the fund crunch. Sources said a sum of Rs 850 crore is further awaited to process the other ongoing projects.

The railways said that they would work on the Dighe station project with “renewed vigour”, sources said the entire timetable for the station project is now likely to be delayed. Dighe station is part of the elevated corridor that has been planned between Airoli and Kalwa to facilitate a link between Navi Mumbai trans-harbour line and the main line. Dighe station was planned between Thane and Airoli stations from where the new elevated line will start.