The Girders launching of SCLR on main tracks of Central Railway is held up Since 20th OCT 2013.

The SCLR was on way to completion by 31st December 2013. The Railway had promised MMRDA to give launching permission of girders from 1st Oct 2013, and then rescheduled it from 20th Oct 2013.

MMRDA directed contractor to keep all the machineries ready from 20th OCT 2013. Now everything is ready for launching of girders since 20th OCT 2013 and Railway is not confirming the launching date.

It came to know that Railway officers do not want to cancel their DIWALI holidays and do try to post pond the launching permission as long as possible. Because of it there will be hugh National loss by keeping the machineries idle also by post ponding the launching dates and thus completion of SCLR.

The 6.54-km-long SCLR comprises of a double-decker flyover with the top deck catering to traffic between Amar Mahal junction on Eastern Express Highway and Western Express Highway at Vakola junction via Kalina. The lower deck will provide connectivity between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla Diary in Nehru Nagar from Kalina.The double-decker link road project, which is being implemented by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), is part of the World Bank-funded Mumbai Urban Transport Project ( MUTP). Besides providing the crucial east-west connectivity, the SCLR thus save commute time between the eastern and western suburbs. It will also help decongest the existing stretch near Sion-Circle and Kalanagar as vehicles have to take a detour via Sion-Dharavi Link Road to go from Eastern Express Highway to Western Express Highway and vice-versa. A decade after the work began in 2003, the cost of the project has increased from an estimated Rs 115 crore to Rs 435 crore. 

The project has missed several deadlines due to poor execution, relief and rehabilitation-related issues, land acquisition and approval of drawings and designs for bridge from railways.

Because of Central Railway shoody and ant Style, Griders Launching Scheme Sanction ,SCLR is again delay and delayed. Better for Mumbaikar and National Interest,Central Railway should  immediate effect give clearance to Grider launching Scheme and support development work.