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Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
CM Fadanvis inaugurates Santacruz-Chembur Link Road extension and Kalanagar flyover arm in Mumbai
Mumbai: The long-awaited extension of Santacruz-Chembur Link Road (SCLR) — featuring South Asia's first sharp-curve cable-stayed bridge — and the 'D' arm of Kalanagar flyover were inaugurated by chief minister , in the presence of his deputies Ekanth Shinde and Ajit Pawar, on Thursday, promising faster east–west travel and easing key bottlenecks in the city's road network. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The Rs 200-crore SCLR extension connects Mumbai University's Gate No. 2 to the Panbai International School flyover, linking Eastern and Western Express Highways without signals and cutting Chembur-Vile Parle travel time by up to an hour. Its centrepiece is a 100m-radius cable-stayed span with a 215m orthotropic steel deck — a first for South Asia. The Rs 20-crore Kalanagar arm creates a direct Dharavi-Bandra-Worli Sea Link route, allowing signal-free travel from South Mumbai to Dharavi. Also inaugurated were the Rs 70-crore Mumbai Metro Training Institute at Mandale Depot — India's largest simulation-based metro training facility — and the Rs 90-crore Metro staff quarters at Malvani with two 20-storey towers and robotic parking. Fadnavis called the SCLR extension "a proud achievement that will ease travel between the Eastern and Western Express Highways". He added that with most BKC exit routes complete and the Metro network expanding, "Mumbai is moving towards the Prime Minister's 'Mumbai in 59 Minutes' vision". Shinde said the Metro would be Mumbai's "lifeline" and promised "pothole-free roads in one-and-a-half years" through ongoing concretisation works. Pawar said the new infrastructure was "a guarantee of speed, quality, and safety" and would make the city's transport network "more robust and environmentally friendly". Metropolitan commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee said the projects reflected MMRDA's commitment to "cutting-edge technology, sustainable infrastructure, and enhanced connectivity," noting that the SCLR, Kalanagar flyover arm, training institute, and staff housing would together "ease congestion, improve mobility, and raise the quality of life for citizens".
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
91ft-tall Shivaji statue unveiled at Rajkot fort sans pomp & pageantry
Mumbai: Nearly nine months after the at in Sindhudurg district collapsed, a new 91ft-tall statue was unveiled by and his deputy Ekanth Shinde at the same site on Sunday, without much pomp and Dec 4, 2023, PM Narendra Modi had unveiled a 35ft-tall Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue at the fort during Navy Day celebrations, but it collapsed on Aug 25, 2024, leading to a widespread time round, there was no ribbon cutting or a new plaque, instead Fadnavis said he performed a Shiv aarti. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Shinde said: "Today, the PM could not be here, but he is standing firm with the armed forces doing a form of Shiv Karya." Local MP Narayan Rane, fisheries minister Nitesh Rane, PWD minister Shivendra Bhosale, and BJP state executive president Ravindra Chavan were present for the speaking to the media, Fadanvis said the new statue, built at a cost of Rs 20 crore, is far sturdier than the previous one. Experts studied the intensity of winds during cyclones Tauktae and Phyaan and the 91ft tall statue, which includes a 10ft pedestal and a 23ft sword, has been designed to withstand even more extreme winds, he added. "The statue was constructed in record time by the state public works department. It is designed to last at least 100 years in any environment," said Fadnavis, adding: "Sculptor designed and executed the work, and was assisted by engineers from IIT-Bombay and the head of Sir J J School of Arts. Ram Sutar Art Creations will maintain the statue for 10 years."The CM further said that the surrounding fort area will be acquired and developed to give visitors an experience of Chhatrapti Shivaji Maharaj's Swarajya. Fadnavis added that this is probably the tallest Shivaji statue, according to information provided by PWD minister Bhushan Ram Sutar, who is 100 years old, has designed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Statue of Unity, which is the world's tallest statue with a height of 182m, and the 251m-tall statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. He is currently working on the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar statue to be installed at Dadar's Indu Mills. Sutar was recently honoured with Maharashtra Bhushan.
