The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to rehabilitate 252 project-affected persons (PAPs) impacted by the Goregaon–Mulund Link Road (GMLR) by March 2026. These families will be relocated to newly constructed housing units at Kanjurmarg East.
To facilitate rehabilitation, the civic body is building 906 apartments across seven residential towers, each rising 23 storeys, within a dedicated housing complex in the area.
The 12.2-kilometre GMLR is a major infrastructure initiative aimed at strengthening east–west connectivity in Mumbai. Once operational, the corridor will link the Western Express Highway at Goregaon with the Eastern Express Highway at Mulund, reducing travel time between the two points from nearly 75 minutes to about 25 minutes. The Rs 16,000-crore project is being executed in four phases and will feature tunnels, flyovers, bridges and interchanges to create a seamless transportation corridor across the city.
As part of Phase 3, underground tunnel excavation using a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) is expected to commence in June 2026. Before this begins, authorities will construct a launching shaft at Amar Nagar, which requires clearing land currently occupied by residents.
Families from the Amar Nagar settlement will therefore be relocated to the Kanjurmarg housing complex. Each eligible family will receive a 300 sq ft apartment in the newly constructed buildings.
“Each 300 sq ft flat will include a living room, bedroom, and attached bathroom, with the housing complex featuring amenities like a community hall, library, gym, public health centre, and sewage treatment plant,” said a senior official.
Of the seven buildings planned for PAP rehabilitation, two have already been completed, while construction of the remaining five is expected to conclude within the next three months. Officials added that any unsold flats will be allocated through a lottery system.
A major component of the project includes twin tunnels stretching 6.65 km beneath the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, at depths ranging from 20 to 160 metres. The tunnel excavation work alone is estimated to cost around Rs 6,600 crore.
Source: The Free Press Journal
