Tag: Mumbai metro

Uddhav orders withdrawal of cases filed against environmentalists during Aarey protests

Earlier on Friday, Thackeray had announced the suspension of work on the upcoming Mumbai Metro car shed at the Aarey Colony.

December 2, 2019

Won’t stop metro shed project in Mumbai’s Aarey, but no tree felling till Nov 15: SC

MMRCL had started hacking trees from October 4 to make way for a car shed, hours after the Bombay HC dismissed four petitions challenging the decision to allow felling of over 2,700 trees in the prime green lung of the city.

October 21, 2019

Javadekar refuses to comment after SC halts felling of trees in Aarey Colony

The Supreme Court earlier today asked the Maharashtra government to not cut more trees in the metro-rail project site in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony till Oct 21.

October 7, 2019

‘No more trees to be axed’ in Aarey Colony: SC order status quo till next hearing on Oct 21

Meanwhile, the 29 activists, who were arrested on Saturday after a huge ruckus by environmentalists protesting tree felling, were released from Thane jail after bail was granted to them on Sunday.

October 7, 2019

Hacking of trees resumes in Aarey Colony as Section 144 imposed; 29 activists arrested

Protests were held late Friday night and continued during the wee hours of Saturday as authorities began cutting down trees at Aarey Colony to build an upcoming metro car shed.

October 5, 2019

Midnight protests in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony as BMC begins hacking trees, over 100 detained

Leaders including Jignesh Mevani, Aaditya Thackeray have shown their protest against the cutting of trees in Aarey Colony and have appealed to the people of Mumbai to resist the 'illegal' action.

October 5, 2019

Heard of Mumbai spirit, saw spirit of ISRO scientists today: PM at inauguration of metro project

PM Modi inaugurated state of the art metro coach, the first manufactured under 'Make in India' programme in Maharashtra's Mumbai.

September 7, 2019

Anupam Kher travels in metro for first time

Veteran actor Anupam Kher travelled in the metro for the first time and described it as a great experience. Anupam on Tuesday took to Twitter, where he shared a few photographs from the metro and captioned it: “Thanks to the horrible traffic at Saki Naka, Mumbai… had a great experience travelling by Metro for the …

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July 19, 2018

Thane to get first Metro, Mumbai to get Metro 6 line

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday accorded approval to the much-debated new metro project for Thane district, besides another Metro corridor to provide an east-west connectivity within Mumbai. The first is the 24-km Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro 5 corridor which would be constructed at a cost of Rs 8,416 crore and would be the first in the Mumbai …

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October 24, 2017

Mumbai Metro notches 300 millionth passenger

Mumbai Metro One notched a significant milestone on Tuesday carrying its 300 millionth passenger since its launch 1,123 days ago, an official said. June 28 also saw the metro train service marking its highest so far weekday ridership of 3.71 lakh passengers after the previous high of 3.68 lakh recorded on September 21, 2016. Mumbai …

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July 4, 2017

Metro needed in Mumbai to ease traffic woes: HC

Declaring the Mumbai Metro Line III project to be crucial to ease the traffic woes, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday said it needs to consider if the lives of trees are more important than those of the human beings. "Primarily and importantly, the Metro has to come to Mumbai. Considering the traffic woes people …

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May 3, 2017

PM to visit Maharashtra for Shivaji memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day's visit to Maharashtra on Saturday, where he will lay foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune. Modi will land in the metropolis at 11.30 AM and leave for MIDC Patalganga in …

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December 24, 2016