Rajendra B. Aklekar rajendra. aklekar@ mid- day. com Through a token allocation of R 1,000 the railwaysu2019 budget pink book has managed to keep alive Railway Minister Piyush Goyalu2019s pet project of converting the UNESCO- listed Mumbai CSMT building into a world- class museum.
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Apart from this, R 550 crore has been earmarked for Mumbai upgrade projects, R 28 crore less than last year.
Not just conservationists, even heritage enthusiasts, railway employees and their trade unions and the descendents of the buildingu2019s architect, F W Stevens, had opposed the CSMT building conversion project. Later, the ministry had said they would reconsider the project.
Requesting anonymity, a CRMS officer said, u201c We will not let it happen even if they try to revive it in anyway.u201d Meanwhile, speaking about the Mumbai Urban Transport Projects 2, 3 and 3A, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation Managing Director R S Khurana said, u201c There is no shortfall of money and the pace of the projects has increased.u201d Other major allocations include R 5,000 crore for the bullet train and funds for increasing the speed of trains on the Mumbai- Ahemadabd route and also achieving a travel time of 12 hours between Delhi- Mumbai. Funds have also been allocated for developing a second terminal at Jogeshwari station and extending suburban platforms to run 15- car trains on the slow Andheri- Virar corridor.
A certain portion has been earmarked for reconstruction of bridges and footbridges on both the Central and Western Railway sections.
Goyalu2019s pet CSMT building project gets token R 1,000 Railwaysu2019 budget pink book earmarks R 550 crore for Mumbai upgrade projects, R 28 crore less than last year Not just conservationists, even heritage enthusiasts, railway employees and their trade unions, and the descendents of the buildingu2019s architect, F W Stevens, had opposed the CSMT building conversion project. FILE PIC
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