The Dream Santacruz Chembur Link Road ( SCLR ) project is get Green Signal from CRS

The Dream Santacruz Chembur Link Road ( SCLR ) project is get Green Signal from Commissioner of Railway Safety. MMRDA Additional Commissioner SVR Srinivas Monday Confirm that MMRDA presentation is approved by CRS. Mr Srinivas give reply which raised by journlist about dealy in SCLR project

Athak Seva Sangh a NGO who follow up this issue with MMRDA,MSRDC and Central Railway Department to complete this dream project from last 6 years. MMRDA under MUTP has taken up the work of Santacruz Chembur Link Road in the year of 2003-04. Actual Start in 2004-20005. Except the Railway portion MMRDA has completed 90% work till date and the balanced work will be completed by 31st March 2013. In the Railway portion the MMRDA could not take up the work because of various issues. MMRDA clearly blames that Central Railway has changed the GAD 3 to 4 times as per their requirements. After paying the deposit Railway could not shift their utilities as per program. Railway has taken enormous time to clear the design & drawings. Today Monday  Railway/CRS has approved the launching scheme on Central Railway Main line. For giving permissions to work in the Central Railway land, the Railway Authority has got the benefit of Rs. 146 crores from MMRDA including the construction of Tilak Nagar Terminus arm from SCLR double decker Fly-over. Its cost around Rs 20 crores.  World bank funded MUTP project is very vital Road link joining Santacruz to Chembur where MMRDA is a Nodal agency for the MUTP and Execution of the work is being done by MSRDC. Because of delay in completion of project, world bank suspended the loan since 15th june 2011 and thereafter completing this dream project through their own finance.MMRDA has deposited Rs 16,60,50,000 Being capitalized Maintenance charges at 30% cost of structures in Railway Land. (ie 30% of Rs 53.55 crores) on 26 feb 2007. MMRDA has deposited Rs 4,42,00,000 towards Codal Charges.  A amount of Rs 1,62,25,954 deposited dated 27 May 2005 for the shifting of signaling and Electrical utilities of central Railway due to the construction of viaduct across main line. An amount of Rs 2,02,67,079 deposited dated 20 Sep 2005 towards the modification of OHE structures of Central Railway near kurla station. An amount of Rs 86,35,000 was deposited dated 24 march 2006 towards the relocation of for Central Railway structures near Kurla station. MMRDA put in a great effort in Rehabilitating 250 Families from Central Railway land in Sable Nagar at a cost of 100 crores and dismantled the hutments and in getting the Central Railway land vacated.

This scheme of SCLR may save around Rs. 320 crores per year in terms of less consumption of fuel of MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT which will also increase by about Rs. 50 crores per year. However the Commissioner of Railway Safety is giving green signal to the launching scheme on main line. Anil Galgali says that its really good news foer mumbaikar who are suffer from 10 years to dealy work. Galgali requested to MMRDA and MSRDC to give full attention on this dream project and completed it till 31 oct 2013

After Commissioner of Railway Safety  Clear the file and give Green Signal to the launching scheme on Central Railway Main line, without any further delay, SCLR  may be completed by 31 Oct 2013. Overall 80% Work is completed