The final blast for the daylighting of the in-progress left side tunnel of Parsik Hills under the Airoli Katai Naka road project was done in the presence of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Eknath Shinde.
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- Controlled blasting method was used for the tunneling of the LHS of Parsik Hill. The hill is now completed and the tunnel has been opened on both sides.
- A total of three phases make up the Airoli Katai Naka Project. Under Phase-1, the road is Thane Belapur Road to National Highway No.4. This section of the road measures approximately 3.4 kilometers in length.
- The total length of phase 1 is 1.69 kilometers. There are two tunnels along the length, and the rest is a road and an elevated road.
- According to the project, there will be four 4+4 lanes in the tunnel. (Including 1+1 refuge lane)The tunneling work of the said tunnels is being done by New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) controlled blasting technology. Currently, 67% of the tunnel work has been completed and the rest of the project is in progress.
- At present, passengers have to detour from Mahape or Thane. Due to this project, the distance between Kalyan-Dombivali and Navi Mumbai will be reduced by 7 km. Thus resulting in saving time and fuel.
- The project will greatly benefit commuters heading to Kalyan, Dombivli, Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, and Badlapur.
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Eknath Shinde said “Airoli Katai Naka project is a very ambitious project and it will provide relief to lakhs of citizens of Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Mumbra, Kalyan, Dombivli ,Thane and Mumbai. This kind of infrastructure project relieves traffic congestion, provides connectivity and saves time and fuel. We are focusing on developing infrastructure and implementing several projects for the development of cities in the Mumbai metropolitan region.”
MMRDA Commissioner Shri S.V.R. Srinivas IAS, said “Tunneling work in Parsik hill is very crucial. The left side tunnel is now opened on both sides by using the control blast method. So now sunlight can be seen from both sides of the tunnel. The work of tunneling on the other side of this tunnel will also be completed soon. Once both sides’ tunneling work is completed, an important and difficult part of the project will be accomplished. With the completion of this project, the heavy traffic on Shilpata road will be reduced by 30 mins. Travelers going to Kalyan, Ambernath, and Badlapur from Mumbai will benefit.”
Source: MMRDA- Press Release | Images Credit: MMRDA
