Locked in a state-centre land dispute for its car depot, the Colaba-Seepz Metro III underground corridor will conduct prototype trial runs in the new year. CM Uddhav Thackeray  said this amid projections that the project would be delayed by two years over delay in acquiring an alternative site for the car depot. A stretch between Marol and Maroshi has been chosen for the trial runs.

The CM’s office said Thackeray has instructed the Metro agency to not disturb trees in the Aarey area, which has been scrapped as the car shed site, and instead construct a ramp outside the disputed land for trial runs.