The Maharashtra Cabinet took several important decisions on Monday in a bid to give the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) a major infrastructure push. The government has approved interest-free secondary loan assistance for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is set to expedite the Orange Gate to Marine Drive underground road tunnel project. Apart from this, the Urban Development Department of Maharashtra has sanctioned a revised budget of ₹12,200 crore for the Thane ring route metro rail project. Furthermore, ₹15,000 crore will be secured as a loan for the Thane-Borivali underground tunnel.

Orange Gate to Nariman Point underground tunnel project