Mumbai: The state urban development department (UDD) on Wednesday authorised Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) to undertake heavy engineering, infrastructure, consultancy and turnkey works within India and abroad. Such work cannot have any monetary or scope limitation.In a govt resolution (GR), UDD said it considers it expedient to leverage MMRC’s technical expertise, institutional capability and experience in the field of complex infrastructure development.“MMRC is authorised to undertake and execute, either directly or through appropriate contractual arrangements: heavy civil and infrastructure works, including but not limited to construction of tunnels, caverns, underground structures, stations, depots, bridges, viaducts and other major infrastructure works; consultancy assignments, including but not limited to Metro rail, urban transport and infrastructure projects; turnkey/EPC/D&B projects and other allied and complementary works in the fields of infrastructure development and urban transport,” the GR said. It said the work will not impose any financial burden on govt.MMRC has successfully completed the design, construction, testing and commissioning of Metro 3, a 33.5km fully underground corridor comprising 26 underground stations, one at-grade station and a car depot. It has been entrusted with the implementation of another underground Metro corridor—the 17.5km line 11—and is executing various construction projects, including rehabilitation of project-affected persons. It will undertake construction of long underground public vestibules totalling 43km.
