Title - State panel hotfoots elevated rail project

Sandeep Ashar TNN

Mumbai: The Centres intervention to push the Churchgate-Virar elevated rail corridor project appears to have had a desired effect.
While Western Railway will execute the Rs 21,000-crore project,the state government will need to assist it in acquisition of land,relief and rehabilitation of the plan-hit people,temporary diversion of roads and deciding on the extent of commercial utilization of stations and certain other railway-owned land parcels to raise funds for the project.
Making its dissatisfaction over the delay in the signing the agreement,the PMO has reportedly asked the state to resolve the differences and ink the deal on or before November 15.
On Friday a five-member panel appointed by the government to finalize the agreement draft held deliberations.Sources said the panel hopes to finalize the draft on Saturday.