Work on the Kalwa-Airoli rail link that has been planned to connect Navi Mumbai’s trans-harbour line with the main line at Kalwa has been stranded due to a number of encroachments along the promised stretch.

“Work is happening wherever land is available, including the construction of a new railway station at Digha. There are about 1,067 project affected households that need to make way for the rail link, of which 924 tenements have been reserved by MMRDA for relief and rehab. Due to Covid-19 pandemic and obstruction by local people, collection of details has been stopped holding up the rehab process,” said a railway official.