The 12-year wait is officially over, with the safety commissioner giving a go-ahead to the Navi Mumbai Metro’s only line, which now awaits a flag-off. CIDCO officials said all arrangements are in place for the successful operation of the 11.10-km route between Central Park and Belapur.
 
The Navi Mumbai Metro received the safety certificate from the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) to start the operations of Line 1. The project was well initiated in 2010, but was delayed owing to many legal and technical hurdles,” a senior official said.

City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Anil Diggikar thanked his predecessor Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, now the MMRDA chief, for his persistent efforts in executing this remarkable turnaround of the project by appointing MahaMetro for engineering assistance to the project, thus expediting it.