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BMC proposes Rs 702-crore underground walkway beneath Mahalaxmi Racecourse
The city of Mumbai wants to build a very long underground walkway for people to walk through.
It would be about 3 kilometers long, which is like walking across many football fields.
The walkway would go under the ground and even pass beneath a big horse racing field called Mahalaxmi Racecourse.
It would connect a train station called Nehru Science Centre Metro station to a nice seaside path at Haji Ali.
The walkway would cost a lot of money, about Rs 702.44 crore.
It would also have underground parking and indoor places for people to play and relax.
The city's government, called the BMC, came up with this idea as a test project.
They want another company, MMRCL, to build it for them.
The plan still needs to be approved by a city committee before work can begin.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed a 3-km underground pedestrian walkway in Mumbai.
The walkway would connect the Nehru Science Centre Metro station to the Coastal Road promenade at Haji Ali.
A section of the walkway would pass beneath the Mahalaxmi Racecourse.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 702.44 crore and is a pilot under the BMC's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) initiative.
The BMC has proposed that the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) execute the project directly and has sought a relaxation of tendering rules.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) proposed as the executing agency
- What
- A 3-km underground pedestrian walkway with parking and indoor recreational spaces, partly beneath Mahalaxmi Racecourse
- Where
- Mumbai, connecting the Nehru Science Centre Metro station to the Coastal Road promenade at Haji Ali
- When
- Not specified in the articles
- Why
- To serve as a pilot under the BMC's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) initiative
Key facts
- Project
- Underground pedestrian walkway
- Length
- 3 km
- Estimated cost
- Rs 702.44 crore
- Route
- Nehru Science Centre Metro station to Coastal Road promenade at Haji Ali
- Features
- Underground parking and indoor recreational spaces
- Initiative
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) pilot
- Proposed executing agency
- Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL)
- Status
- Sent to BMC Standing Committee for approval











