India, Nov. 4 -- The state government has decided to give the BDD Chawls redevelopment the status of a vital project so that its remaining phases are expedited. It has also set the deadline for Metro 2B between Andheri and Mandale for March 31, 2027, and the metro line between Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli for December 2026.

In a meeting of the war room for infrastructure projects chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, a review was taken of the progress of 36 projects in Mumbai, Pune and Thane. Fadnavis asked the agencies to plan the projects in such a way that they were completed in two and a half years or earlier. The projects that were reviewed included the Metro lines, the Atal Setu connector between Worli and Sewri, the Tha...