India, Oct. 7 -- Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the urban development department, on Monday asked MMRDA to examine the feasibility of connecting Navi Mumbai International Airport to Mumbai through a tunnel and to submit a detailed report on the proposal. The minister held a meeting of senior officers of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), where MMRDA chief Sanjay Mukherjee and other senior officers were present.

At present, connectivity with the new airport-Phase 1 of which will be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday-is a major issue. The City Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) is in charge of executing the Sahar Airport-to-NMIA metro.

The airport will be developed in four phases,...