Wednesday 14 March 2012

Recent development projects in Kalyan


Skywalks: To ease traffic around the station area, MMRDA has constructed a 1.4 km long Skywalk, at the cost of a whopping Rs.84 Cr, under the Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme (SATIS), making it the third longest skywalk in Mumbai (approx. 1297 metres), after Borivali and Thane. Given the earlier traffic and geographical system, it has been the most challenging skywalk project so far, and is the most expensive skywalk in Mumbai. Another skywalk linking the East-West parts of Kalyan is now under development.

The JNNURM project is being implemented to improve water supply and sewage facilities in Kalyan by putting up pipelines under important highways. This has been done to avoid any situation similar to the Mumbai floods of 2006, which severely affected the suburb.

Proposed Developments

MMRDA has drawn up plans for a monorail link between Thane-Kalyan-New Mumbai over three year duration at the cost of Rs. 3000 Crores. The project is in the planning stage. Developments on revamping Kalyan Junction as another Railway Terminus are planned to ease rail transport in Mumbai. MMRDA has plans for a multi-modal bus rapid transport system (BRTS) and mass rapid transport system (MRTS) which will cover Kalyan as well.

A four-lane expressway will enable people to travel between Virar-Vasai-Diva-Bhiwandi-Kalyan-Panvel to Alibag in a matter of few hours. The four-lane expressway will have wide footpaths, subways, foot-over bridges and service roads linking the major towns on the route.

The project of developing roads in Kalyan is on at a full pace. A sum of Rs 300 crore is being spent on construction of roads, railway over-bridge, bridges, under-passes and subways. There are reports of MMRDA pondering over turning Kalyan-Dombivli as solar cities. Solar power and products may soon be welcomed. More malls, large fashion and retail outlets and convenience stores are being developed. Two monorail corridors from Kalyan are proposed by authorities, one 26 km long, linking Kalyan - Ulhasnagar - Dombivli and another, 30 km long, connecting Kalyan to Mahape. These projects are expected to be completed by soon. 

Kalyan International Airport near Kalyan-Nevali

As a result of the some objections being raised by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests on the current proposed location of the Navi Mumbai International Airport near Kopra Panvel area, because the construction of the airport would involve reclamation of low-lying areas in an ecologically fragile zone as well as destruction of several hectares of mangroves, other locations were being actively being considered, which includes the one off village Nevali near Kalyan-Ambernath 55 km away from the current airport in Mumbai. There exists an old and abandoned air-strip of World War II era and the Union Defence Ministry owns the 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of land on which it is located. The proposal is now centred around those 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of land. 

If the current location at Kopra Panvel does not go through, then the Kalyan-Newali location would be considered for a future Kalyan International Airport which would serve as third International airport for the Mumbai Metropolitan region. But, Minisstry of Forest & Environmental Affairs has given Green Signal to the Navi Mumbai International Airport, after modifications in Plan of Airport. Hence, the possibility of having third airport of Mumbai in Kalyan has ended. There have been talks of the utilisation of the 1500 acre land for recreational purposes, and proposals for the fourth international airport or a world class sports and parking complex have been on the rise recently.

With all these projects Kalyan is set to be another resourcefully, economically and socially developed part of Mumbai.

2 comments:

  1. Kalyan is waiting for the launch of Mohan Altezza.

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  2. We all are aware that from past few months real estate market of Mumbai are noticing the slow growth and to overcome from this problem now real estate developers are focusing on new projects in Kalyan and on the same time they are putting their all effort to clear the existing inventory and for that they are offering lucrative schemes such as; free foreign trip, free car, big discount, free AC, free parking space and more.

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