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Bullet Train: Construction begins in elevated part of project in Maharashtra

The construction of the bullet train corridor has commenced in the elevated section spanning Palghar and Thane districts in Maharashtra, the Western Railway said on Thursday.  According to an official statement, the Western Railway said that the stretch covers a total length of 135 km, extending from Shilphata, near Mumbai, to Zaroli village on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border. The segment is marked by intricate engineering challenges, including mountain tunnels, river bridges, and elevated stations. The Western Railway also shared some…

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Construction of Navi Mumbai-Kalyan metro link begins

The work on the Navi Mumbai-Kalyan Metro link on Orange Line 12, Kalyan-Taloja, finally began on Sunday at the hands of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The line is an extension of Mumbai Metro Orange Line-5 (Thane–Bhiwandi–Kalyan) up to Taloja (Navi Mumbai Metro), further connecting to Navi Mumbai International Airport. Piling works began immediately after the ceremony. The foundation stone laying ceremony for Metro Line 12 from Kalyan to Taloja was done on Sunday by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, in…

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MMDRA floats tender for construction of Metro Line 12

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Sunday announced that they have floated a tender for the extension of Mumbai Metro Line 12 (Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan) to Navi Mumbai`s Taloja area. “Considering the population growth, development and employment growth in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority completed a comprehensive transport study in the year 2008 after fully studying the required transport network. Also, considering the growing population of Kalyan-Dombivali and surrounding development, the development plan of…

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CM Yogi says Ram Mandir construction happened due to `Bhakti-shakti` confluence

During an event in Alandi, Maharashtra`s Pune district, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that the combination of “bhakti (devotion) and shakti (power)” resulted in the construction of the huge Ram temple in Ayodhya, signifying the end of “500 years of slavery.” Addressing the Geeta Bhakti Amrit Mahotsav, Adityanath praised Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for defying Mughal emperor Aurangzeb`s authority, reported PTI. According to the report, the recent dedication of Ram Lalla`s idol at the Ayodhya temple…

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Solitary mangrove doesn`t require 50m buffer zone, says HC, allows construction

The Bombay High Court has said that a solitary mangrove tree does not require a 50-meter buffer zone around it, while allowing two housing societies in neighbouring Navi Mumbai to construct additional floors. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Kamal Khata on Thursday said it failed to understand how the construction of a few additional floors on existing buildings would pose a grave threat to a single mangrove tree, newswire PTI reported. The two societies had applied…

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Will visit Ayodhya after construction of Ram temple is over: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar said that he would visit Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh to offer prayers to Lord Ram after the completion of the temple construction there, reported the PTI. According to the PTI, in a letter to Champat Rai, general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Sharad Pawar said that he was thankful for the invitation to attend the `Pran Pratistha` ceremony at the temple on January 22 but won`t be a part…

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Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray warns BMC chief of action in road construction `scam`

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday sought to drag Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) chief I S Chahal in the alleged road construction “scam” and said the guilty will go to jail when his party returns to power in Maharashtra, reported news agency PTI. Aaditya Thackeray said injustice was being meted out to Maharashtra by the Centre and the state government, and investments were being taken to Gujarat, reported PTI. “I am firm on the (allegations of) Rs…

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Mumbai: 308 construction sites penalised

Cases of action against construction sites for not following pollution-control norms are continuing unabated in the city, with the civic body having penalised 308 sites in 21 days. On the other hand, cases of debris dumped on public spots reduced significantly in the last three weeks and no penalties have been imposed on dumpers for not covering the garbage and for burning of garbage. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) began its action against polluters in November 2023 amid worsening…

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Gokhale bridge construction: Some Mumbai trains to be affected this week

The Western Railway on Wednesday said that some trains from Mumbai will be affected this week on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday i.e. 03rd and 04th January, 2024 due to the ongoing Gokhale bridge construction. In an official statement, the Western Railway said that in connection with the work of construction of Gokhale Rail Over Bridge (ROB), a major traffic and power block will be taken from 01.40 hrs to 04.40 hrs on up and down harbour…

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