Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said that the Maharashtra state government had given its approval for the Churchgate-Virar elevated corridor project, which is meant to decongest the city’s suburban rail traffic.
The CM further said he was expecting Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal to make an announcement in this regard in a few days.
While the railways is implementing the Rs.21,000-crore project, it has sought the state’s help in land acquisition, relief and rehabilitation work, shifting of utilities, maintenance of law and order during construction, development of concourse area and fixing the FSI for commercial development of stations. The signing of a support agreement between the two sides was delayed on account of certain differences between the two sides regarding the FSI to be made available for commercial development, the relief and rehabilitation model, and an arbitration clause.
The railways had sought a global FSI of over 4 for some of its land parcels. The chief minister’s comment indicates that all the differences have now been sorted out.
Chavan said infrastructure projects in Mumbai worth Rs.5,000 crore were entering their final stages and will be operational this year. Pitching for investments in the state, Chavan listed out opportunities and advantages of the state’s new industrial policy.
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