MMRDA’s INR 20,000 crore projects—a tunnel and elevated road—aim to transform Thane’s connectivity and ease traffic in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Nine significant infrastructure projects have been approved for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), enabling transformational development. The MMRDA is leading efforts worth approximately ₹12,546 crore to improve 56 km of roads, bridges, and pedestrian walkways, promoting regional connectivity.

The civil aviation ministry launched the draft regional connectivity programme on Friday in anoffer to make flying suitable and to restore dormant airports. Once the program is enforced travellers will be able to fly an hour’s journey (of about 500km) f