To provide a better local transportation service to all the residents in Mumbai, the city has initiated the ambitious Metro Line 5 project, which has the sole purpose to connect Thane, Bhiwandi, and Kalyan. Recently, MMRDA has given the green signal to the authorities to turn the 3-kilometer-long stretch between Dhamankar Naka and Temghar into an underground passage route, which was not part of the plan earlier
The change in plan would come as a relief for multiple businesses and residences, which might get impacted by elevated construction on the route. It has been reported that the Maharashtra government’s Urban Development Department gave the concerned authority approval for creating the underground section of the Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro corridor. But, in order to receive further clearance from the department, a concerned authority has to fulfill some requirements
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Source: News 18