The Mumbai Metropolitan territory Development Authority (MMRDA) was established in 1975 with the goal of providing planned development to the whole territory of Mumbai and its surrounding suburbs. Planning and directing the development efforts across the whole area has been delegated to the MMRDA authority. The Maharashtra minister for urban development is in charge of the MMRDA. The MMRDA is also in charge of the development of new urban centres, the implementation and completion of important projects, and attempts to portray the MMR as an economically developed area by offering people access to top-notch facilities and a high standard of living.

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MMRDA: Responsibilities and Roles

·         Regional development plans, such as MMRDA, being created Thane examines Thane's growth goals.

·         Provide financial support for important local projects.

·         Assisting the local government with infrastructural initiatives.

·         Coordinating and carrying out plans or initiatives inside the MMR.

·         Restricting any activity that can impair the MMR's proper growth.

·         In areas including transportation, housing, water supply, and the environment, keeping an eye on critical projects and making suggestions for improvement.

Jurisdiction of MMRDA

The MMRDA has jurisdiction over 4,355 sq km of area, which consists of:

Nine municipal councils:

·         Ambernath

·         Kulgaon-Badlapur

·         Matheran

·         Karjat

·         Panvel

·         Khopoli

·         Pen

·         Uran

·         Alibaug

Eight municipal corporations:

·         Greater Mumbai

·         Thane

·         Kalyan-Dombivali

·         Navi Mumbai

·         Ulhasnagar

·         Bhiwandi-Nizampur

·         Vasai-Virar

·         Mira-Bhayandar

More than 1,000 villages in Thane and Raigad districts.

Major projects: MMRDA

Six growth centres will be built by MMRDA in MMR.

The establishment of six growth hubs in the districts of Alibaug, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, and Thane has been planned by the MMRDA in order to reinforce the socioeconomic structure of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The authorities stated that this project will be finished in 25 years in a release.

The development of the growth hubs will take place at Kharbav, Poynad, Angaon, Sape, Amba, and Kalyan.

MMRDA to extend eastern freeway till Thane

According to a report in the Indian Express, the MMRDA has decided to expand the Eastern Motorway from Chheda Nagar junction to Thane through elevated roads in Kamraj Nagar, Ramabai Colony and Ghatkopar. This would make it simpler for South Mumbai residents to go to Thane. The Eastern Motorway now runs from P D'mello Road in South Mumbai to Shivaji Nagar in Chembur and has two lanes going north and two going south. The Eastern Motorway was supposed to be extended till Ghatkopar in accordance with the original design, but it was postponed due to the destruction of mangroves and a slum pocket that got in the way of the project. But this issue is now rectified.

Mumbai Metro :

In its budget for 2022–2023, Mumbai Metro MMRDA set out Rs. 6,250 crore for Metro projects in the MMR.

Nine metro routes are now being built as part of MMRDA, which will improve traffic congestion between the region's western and eastern suburbs and shorten travel times between some of the key centres. These are the MMRDA Mumbai Metro Lines:

·         Line 1: Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar

·         Line 2A: Dahisar-DN Nagar

·         Line 2B: DN Nagar-Mandale

·         Line 4: Wadala-Kasarvadavali

·         Line 5: Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan

·         Line 6: Lokhandwala-Jogeshwari-Vikhroli-Kanjurmarg

·         Line 7: Andheri East-Dahisar East

·         Line 9: Extension of Line 7, i.e., from Andheri to Mumbai Airport and Dahisar to Mira Bhayandar

Monorail in Mumbai

India's first monorail system, the Mumbai Monorail, connects Chembur in the east with Jacob Circle in the south. It was constructed as a feeder service to the current Mumbai suburban railway line at a cost of Rs 3,000 crores. The line's official opening took place in February 2014. The idea of extending the Mumbai monorail to Worli is currently being considered.

Trans-Harbour Link in Mumbai

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link is currently being built, and the MMRDA has allocated Rs 3,270 crore for it in accordance with the budget for 2022–2023. The Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link Road, also known as the Nhava-Shewa Link Road, which was intended to improve communication between south Mumbai and Navi Mumbai and relieve congestion in the island metropolis, has not yet been completed. The project's inauguration is expected to take place in 2022 while development is still going on. This will be the longest sea bridge in India.

Alibaug to Virar multimodal corridor

This route will provide the much-needed connectivity to link the seven growth corridors of the MMR, which include Virar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Dombivali, Panvel, Taloja, and Uran. The route is planned as a 126-km corridor to link the NH-8, the Bhiwandi bypass, the NH-3, the NH-4 and NH-4B, the Mumbai-Pune Motorway, the NH-17, etc.

 Elevated Road in Sahar

This route, which was finished in 2014, connects the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport immediately to the Western Express Highway. This route was designed as a result of the international airport's lack of direct access and the steady growth in traffic heading there.

Eastern Freeway

It was intended for the motorway project to enable seamless connection between south Mumbai, Thane-Nashik, and Panvel-Pune. This route eliminates traffic signals and shortens the distance between the island metropolis and the suburbs. It was made available to the general public in 2013 and is 16.9 kilometres long.