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Maharashtra Maritime Board clears Mumbai Water Metro, Bandstand revamp
The Maharashtra Maritime Board, chaired by minister Nitesh Rane, has approved key steps for the Mumbai Water Metro, a Bandra Bandstand makeover, repairs to the Mandwa passenger jetty, and the Radio Club…
The Story in Brief
The Maharashtra Maritime Board, chaired by minister Nitesh Rane, has approved key steps for the Mumbai Water Metro, a Bandra Bandstand makeover, repairs to the Mandwa passenger jetty, and the Radio Club project. The board directed that the Water Metro tendering process be transparent and competitive. Bandstand will get a garden, amphitheatre, and benches through outsourcing. Mandwa jetty repairs aim to improve safety and capacity for Mumbai, Alibaug traffic. The board also approved a greenfield shipbuilding cluster at Dighi and land acquisition for the Goa Shipyard project at Satkondi. Rane pushed for a plan to raise revenue from MMB-owned land.
The Indian Opinion
The board's approvals list reads like a wish list, but Mumbai has seen many such lists gather dust. The lazy narrative is that a government sign-off equals progress, when the real story is execution. Will the Water Metro tendering avoid the delays that plagued coastal road projects? The key number is not the approvals passed, but the time taken from boardroom to boarding a ferry.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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