Mumbai Metro line 3 project estimated to cost Rs 7,000 crore more

At 33.5 km, the line 3 is the longest corridor of the Mumbai metro

The line 3 of Mumbai Metro is expected to cost Rs 30,000 crore. The earlier estimate, based on a detailed project report (DPR) from 2011, was Rs 23,136 crore.

  

“There is a gap between the approved cost and the actual completion cost. There is a provision to allow for revised costs, and we have already initiated that process. The gap is for the value of time loss and some changes that occur while implementing the project on ground,” said Ashwini Bhide, managing director, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC).

At 33.5 km, line 3 is the longest corridor of the Mumbai metro. The