India, July 20 -- The work on the Maharashtra government's ambitious Radio Club Jetty project, which was stalled for more than three months, will restart soon. After terminating the earlier contractor for delays, the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has finalised Modern Engineering and Projects Ltd, which made a Rs.204-crore bid, and expects to expedite the work.

At present, 3 million to 3.5 million passengers travel to JNPT, Mandva, Elephanta Caves and other places from five jetties at the Gateway Of India. The Maharashtra government decided that this was inadequate for the rising traffic and decided to build a new jetty with modern facilities at Radio Club. The Rs.229-crore project involves the construction of a 6,400-square-metre term...