Speed up work on Orange Gate-Marine Drive Project, CM Fadnavis tells officials

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday asked the officials to speed up the work on Orange GateMarine Drive Double Tunnel Project an official statement saidThe underground road tunnel project between Orange Gate and Marine Drive is being developed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDAAccording to the statement CM Fadnavis recently held a review meeting at the Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai to discuss the progress of the Orange GateMarine Drive Double Tunnel Project and he directed all departments involved in the project to speed up the work and create a timebound plan to ensure it is completed on timeThe officials present at the meeting included Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani Principal Secretary to the CM Ashwini Bhide Secretary Srikar Prasad MMRDA Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee Special Police Commissioner Deven Bharti and Additional Metropolitan Commissioner Vikram Kumar it saidCM Fadnavis said that the tunnel will ease traffic congestion on P DrsquoMello Road and provide a seamless connection between the Eastern Freeway and the Atal SetuCurrently work on tunnel boring land transfer and pile foundation is progressing steadily the statement saidThe state Chief Minister said that coordination with the traffic department is essential and necessary technical improvements have already been planned Upgrades and widening work at SV Patel Road and Marine Drive will also be carried out as per schedule it saidOnce completed the tunnel is expected to reduce traffic jams in South Mumbai lower pollution levels and improve overall traffic discipline This ambitious project will also support the economic and structural growth of the city The government plans to complete it by December 2028 it saidCity to get lsquoMumbai Onersquo smart transport card on lines of Londons Oyster permit CM FadnavisMeanwhilein a major step towards integrated public transport Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday announced the launch of a single smart card mdash lsquoMumbai Onersquo mdash designed to work across various modes of transport in the Mumbai Metropolitan RegionModelled on Londonrsquos Oyster card the initiative aims to simplify and streamline the daily commute for millions of MumbaikarsCM Fadnavis said that the architecture for the Mumbai One card will be finalised within a monthldquoCommuters will be able to use the single card for suburban railway Metro Monorail buses and even other modes of transport in the Mumbai Metropolitan Regionrdquo he saidHe also mentioned that discussions have already been held with the Railway Minister to facilitate onboarding for suburban railwaysldquoThe necessary work will be completed within a monthrsquos timerdquo CM Fadnavis saidSpeaking about Konkan Railway CM Fadnavis said that he had requested the railways to merge the Konkan Railway into Indian Railways to improve its financesatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params