The 22-km bridge is the longest in the country and the second in the Arabian Sea after the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. The MTHL or Sewri-Nhava Sheva Trans Harbour Link is expected to be completed by 2017 and cost Rs.9,630 crore ($1,800 million).

"Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan granted...clearance for the project yesterday (Monday)," Joint Director (Projects), D. Kavathkar of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) told IANS.