MUMBAI, Oct. 28 -- The Maharashtra government has set a three-and-a-half-year deadline for the 18.40-km elevated Metro Line 12A, connecting Manpada-Katai Naka to Taloja via Kalyan Phata at an estimated cost of Rs.13,856.37 crore. Approved by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, the project aims to speed up regional transport amid previous MMRDA project delays. Fadnavis directed officials to complete the corridor within the stipulated period and target 2027 as the 'Year of Metro'. Featuring 12 elevated stations, the corridor connects Kalyan-Dombivli with Navi Mumbai, cutting travel times by 40-50% for an expected 474,000 daily passengers. It incorporates two integrated flyovers (four-lane and six-lane) to ease road congestion. Key interchanges will link with Metro Line 12, Line 14, Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1, and a bullet train link, supported by feeder buses. The infrastructure committee also approved the appointment of the MMRDA as the Special Planning Authority for implementing the metro corridor and integrated flyovers. It cleared the transfer of government land within the project's influence area to the authority for project development and fund mobilisation....