Centre Clears Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Project

23 January, New Delhi

Centre Saturday cleared the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project. The 22-km sea link, will connect the island city at Sewri to Chirle, Nhavasheva, on the mainland in Raigad district.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed thankfulness to Prime Minister . Narendra Modi and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar for issuing forest and environmental clearance.

In a tweet today, Fadnavis said the BJP government has cleared the the project proposal in just few months which the previous governments could not even do for decades..

Fadnavis informed that besides Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project, the Union Environment Ministry also cleared Eco sensitive zone proposals for Karnala Sanctuary and Sanjay Gandhi National Park.