MMRDA to forward demands of the local corporators to the state government for approval
While the construction of a Metro corridor connecting Mumbai to Mira Road-Bhayandar has not yet started, corporators from Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) have already passed a resolution to name several Metro stations after social leaders like Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Mahavir Swami, and Maharana Pratap among others.
The proposal was put forward by BJP and Shiv Sena corporators, and was tabled in the house last week in the form of a resolution which was subsequently passed. Naresh Gite, Municipal Commissioner, MBMC and Dimple Mehta, BJP corporator and Mayor, MBMC confirmed that the proposal was tabled in the house and passed.
Mehta told DNA, "We will now forward the proposal to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) who is executing the project. The proposal was made after considering local sentiments and discussions with the residents of Mira Road and Bhayandar. There is nothing else to read into it."
A MMRDA official said, "We proposed names of nine Metro stations according to the locality but the MBMC corporators had a few demands. Hence we asked for their suggestions."
UPS Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner, told DNA, "When we get suggestions, we forward them to the state government (urban development department) which takes the final decision."
Earlier this year, Shiv Sena Minister Ravindra Waikar had demanded that the proposed Metro station at Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR) be named Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Centre.
The Mira Road-Bhayandar Metro corridor, also known as Metro-10, is an extension of two Metro corridors planned on Link Road and Western Express Highway, connecting Dahisar and Andheri.
Rohidas Patil, BJP corporator, MBMC, said, "It is a purely local demand taking into consideration the sentiments of the local citizens."
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Route: Dahisar Check Naka to Mira Road-Bhayandar
Length: 9 km
Estimated cost: Rs 3,600 crore
Station name by MMRDA: Jankar Factory
Proposed by MBMC: Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Station name by MMRDA: Sai Baba Nagar
Proposed by MBMC: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Station name by MMRDA: Deepak Hospital
Proposed by MBMC: Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari
Station name by MMRDA: Palika Krida Sankul
Proposed by MBMC: Maharana Pratap
Station name by MMRDA: Shubhash Chandra Bose Garden
Proposed by MBMC: Sadanad Maharaj
Station name by MMRDA: Bhayandar (West)
Proposed by MBMC: Mahavir Swami
Station name by MMRDA: Amar Palace
Proposed by MBMC: Mira Village
Station name by MMRDA: Pandurang Wadi
Proposed by MBMC: Penkarpada
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