Owing to red tape, delays and gross misplanning, the cost of city infrastructure projects went through the roof
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Railway projects: MUTP-1
Projects: Manufacturing of EMU, Borivali-Virar quadrupling, 5-6 lines on Kurla-Thane, Virar car shed, 1,500-volt DC to 25,000-volt AC, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of people
Rs 4,175 cr Final cost
Rs 3,125 cr Original cost
Rs 1,050 cr Escalation
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Date of sanction 2003
Deadline 2008-09
Date of completion 2012
Graphic/Amit Bandre and Text: Ranjeet Jadhav, Shashank Rao
MUTP-2
Projects: 5-6 lines CST-Kurla, 6th line Mumbai Central-Borivali, 5-6 lines Thane-Diva, Extension of Andheri-Goregaon Harbour line, 1500-volt DC to 25000-volt AC, EMU procurement, Station improvement and trespass control
Rs 7,007 cr Final cost
Rs 5,300 cr Original cost
Rs 1,707 cr Escalation
Date of sanction 2008
Deadline 2014 end
Revised deadline 2016
Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd metro line-2 (32 km)
Deadlines missed 2013
Work is yet to start Rs 7,660 cr Original cost
Rs 500 cr Estimated escalation in cost
Date of sanction Only soil testing done (Bhoomipujan done in 2008)
Deadline 2013
Deadlines missed 2013
Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro line 1 (11.04 km)
Deadlines missed: July 2010, September 2010, July 2011, March 2012, November 2012, May 2013, September 2013 (Phase 1 – Versova to Airport road metro station), December 2013 (Phase 2 – Airport Road Station to Ghatkopar Metro), March 2014
Rs 4,000 cr Final cost
Rs 2,356 cr Original cost
Rs 1,644 cr Escalation
Date of sanction February 2008
Deadline July 2010
Date of completion June 2014
Sahar Elevated Road (2 km)
Deadlines missed: September 2013 and December 2013
Rs 400 cr Final cost
Rs 287.37 cr Original cost
Rs 112.63 cr Escalation
Date of sanction December 2009
Deadline December 2012
Date of completion January 2014
Milan Road Over Bridge
Deadlines missed: June 2010, March 2011, October 2011, May 2012, October 2012, March 2012.
Rs 84 cr Revised cost
Rs 42 cr Escalation
Date of sanction January 2008
Deadline June 2010
Date of completion May 2014
Wadala-Chembur monorail phase-1
Deadlines missed: December 2010, May 2011, November 2011, May 2012, December 2012, and September 2013.
Rs 1,100 cr Final cost
Rs 1,050 cr Original cost
Rs 50 cr Escalation
Date of sanction 2009
Deadline December 2010
Date of completion February 2014
Eastern Freeway (16.4 km)
Deadlines missed: January 2011, December 2011 and December 2012.
Rs 572 cr Final cost
Rs 531 cr Original cost
Rs 41 cr Escalation
Date of sanction January 2008
Deadline December 2012
Date of completion May 2013 (The 13.59 km from Shivaji chowk to South Mumbai was opened in May 2013. The remaining stretch of Panjarpol, Ghatkopar Link Road (2.8 km) was opened on June 16, 2014).
Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (6.45 km)
Deadlines missed: November 2004, September 2006, December 2008, December 2009, June 2010, June 2011, December 2011, December 2012, March 2013, October 2013, December 2013 and March 2014.
Rs 428 cr Final cost
Rs 114.8 cr Original cost
Rs 313 cr Escalation
Date of sanction 2002 but work started only in 2007
original Deadline November 2004
actual Date of completion April 2014
Info: MMRDA, railways
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