Title - CM reviews elevated railway proposal

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has decided to push for the Oval Maidan (Chiurchgate) to Virar elevated railway project with the Prime Minister and the Planning Commission. A presentation on the proposed 60 km long railway route estimated to cost Rs 17,836 crore was made before Chavan at the Sahyadri state guest house on Friday. The presentation was made by Western Railway general manager Mahesh Kumar. The proposed railway corridor will have 26 stations of which five will be underground, 11 elevated and two will be overground. The railways plan to run 15-coach trains on this route. Along with the Western Railway, other authorities involved in the planning of the route include BEST, MTNL, Tata Power, Reliance, the State Electricity Board, BMC, Mahanagar Gas Limited and GAIL.