In a significant development giving a push to the Prime Minister's Gati Shakti National Master Plan, the Badlapur-Karjat third and fourth line expansion project was evaluated on Friday at the 89th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG), chaired by the Joint Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The progress of other infrastructure projects in the road, railway, and metro sectors was also evaluated during the meeting.

The 32.460 km-long brownfield project addresses increasing passenger and freight congestion along the Mumbai-Pune-Solapur-Wadi-Chennai corridor. Enhancing connectivity between key commuter hubs and freight transit points, this project will benefit towns including Badlapur, Vangani, Shelu, Neral, Bhivpuri, and Karjat.