If all goes according to plans, Mumbaikars will be able to take the Metro between Andheri and Dahisar by next Diwali. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioner R A Rajeev told mid-day that the civil work on the Dahisar-Andheri (E) Metro Line 7 and the Dahisar-D N Nagar Metro Line 2A is 90 per cent complete, and that trial runs on both lines will begin by July 2020.

"The civil work of Metro Lines 2A and 7 is 90 per cent complete. We plan to do the trial runs by July-August 2020 and inaugurate them by October 2020." The construction of the two lines is going on in full swing. Travelling along both lines, one can see that at a majority of places pillars have been put and the launching of girders is progressing. According to MMRDA, the remaining work includes technical tasks such as resettlement and rehabilitation of displaced persons. Rajeev also said that the Metro corridors will be environment-friendly. "The Metro corridors will work on green technology. A feature in the trains' braking system will reduce energy consumption by 30 per cent," he said.