Excerpt from Indian Express, on Jul 17 2010: Read Full Article
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has sought another extension from the World Bank for the ongoing Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) project. The deadline is likely to be extended from June 2011 to December 2011.
The World Bank officials are in the city to review the progress of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project’s (MUTP) Phase I. Apart from the railway component under phase I, the officials would also be reviewing the on-going Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) and SCLR projects that are aimed to improve the East-West connectivity in the city. It is to be noted that the World Bank has also extended the deadline of rail component projects to June 2011.
In a presentation made by the MMRDA before the World Bank team, the agency elaborated on the progress on the design clearances from the railways, land acquisitions and project accounts. “A major aspect in SCLR is the Road Over Bridge between Kurla and Vidyavihar stations. We are now going ahead with a steel bridge as it will take less time unlike the RCC bridge, which would have taken three years to complete in the given situation,” said SVR Srinivas, additional metropolitan commissioner. “We take the matter with the Central Railway to expedite speedily.”
