Overview
- Deputy CM Eknath Shinde confirmed the project remains on track for trial operations next month and commercial service in December.
- Preliminary work has started on Thane’s internal metro network to connect with main lines for end-to-end commuter journeys.
- Collectors, municipal chiefs and police commissioners have been ordered to eliminate traffic congestion in Thane ahead of the metro launch.
- A planned freeway extension to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is set to divert freight traffic away from city roads.
- Jogila Lake’s rejuvenation is complete after removing about 250 encroachments, and the recent Thane Varsha Marathon drew over 25,000 participants.