Railways

City And Industrial Development Corporation Of Maharashtra (CIDCO) is implementing the Nerul Uran Rail Corridor-Phase-II (Chainage 8,000 to 11,000 mtrs) in Maharashtra under 2 phases. The total length of the corridor is 27 km and consists of 10 stations, 4 major bridges and 5 ROBs. The project is waiting for forest clearance. Embankment work is in progress for Phase-I, Phase-II is in planning stage. According to Forest Clearance sources, the company has applied for forest clearance for diversion of 4.0673 hectares of forest land required for the project for a period of 99 years. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 2,020 million. According to media sources, the company directed the Central Railway(CR) to complete the work. Both CIDCO and CR have agreed to a 67:33 cost-sharing formula. The 10 new stations on the Uran link corridor are Sagarsangam, Targhar, Bamandongri, Kharpokar, Gavan, Ranjanpada, Nhava Sheva, Dronagri and Uran. CIDCO is planned to commission the Nerul-Belapur-Uran link till Kharpokar in phase I by end of December 2017. Phase II is planned to be commissioned by June, 2019. [Info as of: Aug. `17]

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