A campaign to demand an Underground Metro from Charkop to Mankhurd instead of the Elevated Metro currently being built.

1. Movement for
Underground Metro
A Citizen’s Initiative
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2. Our Basis
• The IIT Report – Comparative
Evaluation between Elevated &
Underground Metro
• Our practical experience of living with
the VAG Elevated Metro
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3. Question asked to Suburban Respondents
in IIT’s Social Perception Survey
Does Mumbai need a
Metrorail ?
Yes, yes, yes (90%)
– but ……..
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5. Why does Mumbai need a Metro?
To DECONGEST the city
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6. Will Elevated Metro DECONGEST the city
?
Consider …
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7. Santacruz to Andheri (approx 3 kms)
takes about 45 minutes !
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8. With
Elevated
Metro
6-lane
will
become
4-lane &
4-lane
will be
2-lane
How long will it take?
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9. Impact of Elevated Metro
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10. Each station proposes 45000 sq.ft. commercial

11. 27 such stations have been planned on Elevated
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13. Actual photograph of Andheri -Chakala Station touching existing building.
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14. VAG traffic scene to be replicated across from CBM
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15. MMRDA has scrapped
9 flyovers en route
No scope for
future traffic decongestion
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16. Elevated Metro flouts legal
norms:
• Built under Tramways Act
1886
• Fire Brigade refuses NOC
for stations
• CRZ violations
• No AAI approval
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18. 7000 sq mts of footpaths will be occupied by stairs, lifts and escalators !
9/11/2010 Do we have the pavements ?

19. 12.5 lakh additional pedestrians will spill on
to streets with 30-50% less space
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20. 32 km of sewer lines, 12.5 km of water lines and 11
km of gas lines will have to be relaid
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21. MMRDA needs about 1045 acres of lands for
Elevated Metro / mono rail projects
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22. 54% of the alignment
is on curves
• Will greatly reduce speed
• Increase the length of the line
9/11/2010 • Make it accident-prone

23. Potential fire
hazard, no
access to fire
tenders
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24. 948 of the existing 1950 trees will be destroyed en route
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25. 41.3 hectares of mangroves to be destroyed
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26. Expected sound level of
Metrorail – 85 to 90 db
Limits set by High
Court Day/Night –
55/45 db
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27. What are the advantages
of an Underground Metro?
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28. • Expansion Potential
• Singapore began in 1988 and they are still
expanding the network underground
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29. Creation of Additional Urban Space
- Delhi Metro Mall
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30. Lower Maintenance Costs
Year 20 km City 32 km Elevated
Underground
2021 ` 80.89 cr `188.00 cr
(`4.04 cr/km) (`5.875 cr/km)
2031 `131.76 cr `307.00 cr
(`6.60 cr/km) (`9.60 cr/km)
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31. Why does MMRDA
want Elevated Metro?
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32. MMRDA Argument 1:
All over the world
densely populated city areas
have underground metro and
suburbs have elevated metro
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33. Andheri-Bandra is one of the most
congested land masseshttp://www.citymayors.com/statistics*
in the world !!
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34. MMRDA Argument 2:
Underground (`531 cr/km) costs more than
Elevated (`260 cr/km)
1.Why underground in city, when suburbs
is more densely populated?
2.What about costs of land
acquisition, re-laying utilities, increased
length, project delay, environmental
costs, social costs etc?
3.Cost of relocation of Andheri Pumping
Station, Santacruz Police Station and
rehabilitating project affected persons?
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35. IIT Mumbai Report
Govt. must invest in underground
Reasons:
• Existing urban fabric not disturbed
• Arterial roads not choked
• No violation of civil laws
• Vast saving in marginal cost
• Scope for future expansion
underground
• Scope for integration with buses, taxi
etc
• Creation of additional urban space
• Total Decongestion of city
• Minimal environmental impact
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36. The Cost Factor
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37. Hyderabad Metro (71 km) Cost Mumbai Metro (32.5 km) Cost
`12,132 Cr = `171 Cr/km `11,500 Cr = `354 Cr/km
Our BIG Question
Where has `5950 Cr Gone ?!!!
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38. Metro Rail Cost Comparison
City Stations Kms Cost Elevated Cost Total Cost Diff with
per km Underground Mumbai
per km
Chennai 32 45.1 `100 cr* `300 cr** `14600 cr `7440 cr
Bangalore 32 42.3 `80 cr* `250 cr** `8100 cr `8090 cr
Hyderabad 39 71 `171 cr*** - `12132 cr `5950 cr
* Estimated cost of construction of elevated station `30 cr.
** Estimated cost of construction of underground station `100 cr.
*** Includes construction cost of stations
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39. Kolkata Mumbai’s
& Delhi’s Shame !
Pride !
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40. …the only option
Mumbai Metro Rail
must
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