Three crucial Mumbai projects- the fast corridor for harbour line, a separate suburban corridor for Virar-Panvel and 19 AC local trains required for that -- have been dropped for review with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approving the Phase-III A of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project worth Rs 30,849 crore with completion cost of Rs.33690 crore, instead of the original cost of Rs 54,777. The project is likely to be completed in five years with a token amount of Rs 50 crore already allocated in the budget last month.

"There are numerous projects that are being simultaneously planned and approved which will have a massive impact on Mumbai. Also, various changes like Mumbai's new Development Plan 2034, the changing traffic patterns with numerous Metro lines criss-crossing each other, the Alibaug Multi-Modal Corridor along with the Dedicated Freight Corridor all put together will have a significant impact on the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The two mega lines of CSMT-Panvel fast corridor and Panvel-Virar new corridor need more extensive traffic planning studies and intersection plannings," an official said.