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Mumbai is soon to witness less congested local trains and fast moving vehicular traffic. Thanks to MMRDA’s plan to bring the far end suburb’s close to the heart of the city. Apart from the ongoing metro construction work, MMRDA also plans to start construction work on five Metro corridors in Mumbai by December 2017.

According to a report in Times of India, MMRDA plans to start construction work in the following areas- DN Nagar-Mankhurd; WadalaGhatkopar-Mulund-Kasarvadavli; Thane-BhiwandiKalyan; Swami Samarthnagar-Jogeshwari-Kanjurmarg-Vikhroli, and Dahisar East-Mira Road-Bhayander. Presently, these areas rely on local trains and road transportation. Introduction of metro corridor is expected to boost connectivity across these rapidly expanding Mumbai suburbs.