In a bid to ensure better connectivity, with the proposed international airport at Navi Mumbai and the growth centers in Raigad district, the state government is planning a monorail route on the Mumbai Trans Harbor Link (MTHL).

The first monorail corridor in the country will finally see the light of day, but at a cost higher than what was expected. The executive committee of the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) gave the green signal to the of 19.5km corridor from Jacob Circle to Chembur.

Mumbai, October 15 The highest body of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Wednesday cleared the proposal for a nine km monorail connecting Bandra-Kurla complex and Bandra railway station.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs1,125 crore for the four-km long route

Mumbai, September 7 As Reliance-led consortium frets, Scomi-Larsen & Toubro consortium agrees to pay Rs 50 lakh for every day beyond deadline, says metro development agency

Mumbai, July 24 Mumbai's satellite city Thane is seeking an overhaul with a Rs 8,385 crore

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The technical and financial bids for the first monorail corridor in the city were received on Tuesday by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

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