In final stage of approval, Navi Mumbai Metro will undergo safety test on January 17
The railway safety commissioner of the Ministry of Railways will inspect the Navi Mumabi metro on January 17, which officials say will be the final stage of approval for the public transport system.
Although work on the metro began in 2011, it was delayed for various reasons, prompting the City and Industrial Development Corporation, the nodal agency for the construction of the rail system, to appoint Maha Metro to expedite the work . The company is developing four elevated corridors as part of the project.
A trial run on Line 1, stretching 11.1 km with 11 stations between Belapur and Pendhar and a depot at Taloja, was carried out in May last year. After four of these stations, covering a distance of 5.14 km between Pendhar and Central Park stations, received an interim speed certificate from the Research Design and Structured Organization, the company announced that it would open the 5.14 km stretch between Pendhar and Central Park by December 2021. But he missed the deadline.
Officials are now hoping to get approval from the Board of Railways after the safety commissioner’s inspection. “This will be the final stage of approvals before business operations begin,” an official said of the Jan. 17 security inspection.