CIDCO Invites Bids For Statutory Clearances Of Mumbai-Navi Mumbai Airport Metro Line 8

CIDCO Invites Bids For Statutory Clearances Of Mumbai-Navi Mumbai Airport Metro Line 8

CIDCO has invited bids to appoint a consultant for securing statutory and environmental clearances for the proposed 35-km Metro Line 8 linking Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports. The consultant will handle approvals related to CRZ, forests, wildlife, mangroves and flamingo habitats, besides preparing environmental impact and restoration plans.

Sweety BhagwatUpdated: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 01:29 AM IST
CIDCO Invites Bids For Statutory Clearances Of Mumbai-Navi Mumbai Airport Metro Line 8
CIDCO has floated a consultancy tender to obtain environmental and statutory clearances for the proposed Metro Line 8 corridor | AI Generated Image

Mumbai, June 22: CIDCO has invited bids to appoint a consultant for securing statutory clearances for the proposed 35-km Metro Line 8 linking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with Navi Mumbai International Airport.

The 15-month consultancy, carrying an earnest money deposit of Rs 2.68 lakh, will cover Coastal Regulation Zone, forest, wildlife, mangrove, flamingo sanctuary and Salt Pan Authority approvals, besides a High Court no-objection certificate wherever mangrove removal is required.

Consultant To Secure Key Approvals

The consultant will prepare the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan, undertake tree enumeration and develop a mangrove restoration plan.

Planned under a public-private partnership model, the corridor will have 9.5 km of underground alignment with six stations and 25.5 km of elevated alignment with 14 stations.

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It will pass through Kurla, LTT, Ghatkopar, Vashi, Nerul, Seawoods and Targhar, and include a new Thane Creek bridge.

A 27.2-hectare depot is proposed on salt pan land at Mandale near the planned Mankhurd Inter-State Bus Terminus.

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