The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will undertake projects worth Rs 76,299 crore in the next two years. With MMRDA wanting to open the Metro Line 2A (Dahisar-DN Nagar) and Line 7 (Dahisar East - Andheri East) by the end of 2020, over five metro lines are expected to be completed in the next two years, with Line 2B (DN Nagar-Mandale), Line 4 (Wadala-Kasarvadavali) and Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar-Vikhroli) following suit. Once completed, these lines are expected to serve more than 50 lakh commuters at 98 stations across the city.

MMRDA said over Rs 44,869 crore will be spent on Metro projects for which over 550 engineers, 8,500 skilled workers and 9,500 unskilled labourers are at work. It said this has also given a boost to job creation in the metropolitan region and various industries such as steel, cement, technology, electronics and ancillary.