Mumbai Metro

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Mumbai Metro service to resume on Monday

MMOPL said the entry points at every station will be limited to ensure effective crowd management and screening

15 Oct 2020 11:17 AM

Mumbai Metro to have ‘unlimited’ passes

The unlimited monthly pass facility will be launched from today.

23 Jan 2020 3:12 AM

Fadnavis said India can also reap benefits of such projects. (Photo: File)

Uddhav creating 'investment unfriendly' image of state: Fadnavis

Thackeray ordered a stay on construction of Metro 3 carshed in Aarey Colony and gave directions for review of several big-ticket projects.

10 Dec 2019 8:45 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday restrained authorities from cutting anymore trees in Mumbai's Aarey to set up a Metro car shed. (Photo: ANI)

2,141 trees cut in Aarey Colony, will construct Metro: MMRCL

MMRCL also claimed to have planted 23,846 trees and distributed 25,000 saplings as part of its 'green initiatives'.

07 Oct 2019 7:56 PM

The cutting of trees is being opposed by green activists and local residents. (Photo: File)

'No more trees to be axed,' says Supreme Court on Mumbai's Aarey

A special bench said it will have to examine the entire thing and posted the matter for hearing on October 21 before its forest bench.

07 Oct 2019 11:19 AM

Supreme Court to hear plea against Aarey tree cutting today

The hearing will take place at 10 am today.

07 Oct 2019 9:28 AM

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) started hacking trees late Friday night to make way for the car shed. (Photo: Twitter)

Section 144 imposed in Mumbai's 'green lung', activists arrested

Police have booked 38 protesters under various sections of the IPC since late Friday night, the official said.

05 Oct 2019 8:34 AM

'Aarey not a forest,' says Bombay HC, refuses to stop tree-cutting

More details are awaited.

04 Oct 2019 11:47 AM

Mouni Roy lashes out at Mumbai Metro officials; read why

The actor, who was on her way to work, expressed her disappointment over irresponsibility of Mumbai Metro officials.

19 Sep 2019 3:56 PM

'We have decided to take up 28,000 sqft of land in the Wadala area to build the casting yard for the metro line 6,' an MMRDA official said. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai Metro dumps Aarey land, chooses Wadala for new casting yard

Fadnavis govt had made an application to ministry for exclusion and had already handed over 33 hectares of Aarey land for the car depot.

10 Sep 2019 12:24 PM

The Maharashtra government's decision to allow around 2,700 trees to be cut in Aarey Milk Colony to make way for a carshed of Mumbai Metro is facing a lot of opposition. (Photo: @BearGrylls)

Mumbai: Students seek Bear Grylls' help for 'Save Aarey Trees' campaign

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently featured in the British adventurer's "Man vs Wild" TV show.

07 Sep 2019 8:08 PM

'Have courage like ISRO scientists,' says PM at launch of 3 Mumbai Metro lines

The coach, first in list of 500 to be delivered to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, has been built by Bharat Earth Movers in flat 75 days.

07 Sep 2019 1:24 PM

Modi took a tour of the new coach and the train with Maharashtra Chief Minister Fadnavis and Mumbai Metro officials. (Photo: Twitter)

PM inaugurates first coach of Mumbai Metro built under ‘Make in India’

PM Modi came to Mumbai after meeting the ISRO scientists in Bengaluru.

07 Sep 2019 12:35 PM

Modi will also perform bhoomipujan (ground-breaking) for the controversial Metro Bhavan in Aarey Colony area, considered to be the green lung of the city by the environmental activists. (Photo: ANI)

Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls, PM to inaugrate 3 metro lines in Mumbai

This comes ahead of the state assembly elections, which are due in Maharashtra in October.

07 Sep 2019 12:11 PM

The dabbawalas commute in crowded local trains for delivering tiffins to long distance offices.

Dabbawalas want luggage cabin in metro

The dabbawalas said that the metro and monorail are good mode of transport to reach destinations which are away from railway station.

23 Feb 2019 2:46 AM

Meanwhile, the constructors said that the hindrance in obtaining tree cutting permission is causing the delay.

Metro works behindhand

MMRDA slaps notices to contractors for failing to meet targets.

30 Dec 2018 5:55 AM

The Dahisar-Mira Bhayander route will be 10.41 km long elevated corridor and will have 11 stations, while the extension of Metro 7 Andheri-CSMI airport (Metro 7 A) will be 3.17 km long in which 2.11 km will be underground. (Representational image | PTI)

Maharashtra cabinet approves two Metro rail projects for Mumbai

The Dahisar-Mira Bhayander and Andheri-CSMI airport projects, collectively worth Rs 6,607 crore have been approved.

11 Sep 2018 6:30 PM

The NGT, in its order dated May 14, had restrained the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) from dumping debris, cutting trees and reclaiming land during the pendency of the application. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Police receive 6 complaints against Metro works

Apart from Ms. Bhattacharya, five other complaints have been lodged between August 31 and September 9.

10 Sep 2018 5:15 AM

One of the ill-fated helicopters that had ferried the CM Fadnavis.

Government to buy two helicopters at Rs 160 crore for CM Fadnavis

On May 10, 2017, a helicopter assigned to ferry Mr Fadnavis to Nagpur crashed before reaching the pick-up location in Gadchiroli.

05 Jul 2018 2:46 AM

Maharashtra Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis

Canadian firms to invest in Mumbai Metro

Fadnavis expressed that, it's a new beginning of economic cooperation between the two countries.

14 Jun 2018 6:01 AM

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