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During the ongoing construction of Metro Line 2B in BKC, a 400-ton mobile crane lifting a prefabricated beam overturned near the Asian Heart Hospital junction due to a mechanical failure. The accident occurred during overnight work by contractor J. Kumar Infraprojects Limited. No injuries or casualties have been reported.

Mumbai Metro One Private Limited has launched a new mobile application called RapidCash, which aims to convert everyday online purchases into savings on metro travel. The app enables Mumbai Metro Line 1 commuters to earn instant cashback on purchases made through leading e-commerce platforms, thereby helping them reduce their daily travel expenses.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is set to inaugurate the first section of Metro Line 9, the first phase of the Dahisar-Mira Bhayander corridor, on April 7. The project, which has faced multiple delays, will finally open its initial section to the public. Senior MMRDA officials confirmed the revised date on Sunday (April 5, 2026), clarifying that the inauguration will take place on Tuesday (April 7, 2026). This announcement follows an earlier statement by State Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, who had stated that the corridor would be inaugurated on April 6. Metro Line 9 will serve as an extension of the existing Red Line (Line 7), which currently runs from Gundavali to Ovaripada. Passengers traveling on Line 9 will have to change trains at Dahisar East station to reach Line 7.

Metro Line 9 and Line 2B will be inaugurated on April 3, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and Sunetra Pawar presiding over the ceremony. The ceremony will also mark the beginning of tunnel construction work for the Thane-Borivali twin tunnel project and the foundation stone laying ceremony for the long-pending pod taxi project in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). The 13.5-kilometer-long Line 9 connects Dahisar to Mira Bhayandar. The first phase of this line, a 4.5-kilometer stretch, includes four stations at Dahisar, Pandurang Wadi, Mira Village, and Kashigaon, providing connectivity between Mira Road and Dahisar. This first phase will connect with Metro Line 7, which runs from Dahisar to Andheri East.

The BMC has proposed a detailed planning exercise to prepare a Local Area Plan (LAP) for the areas surrounding stations on the Mumbai Metro Line 3 corridor, including comprehensive land use, traffic, and infrastructure studies. In the first phase, planning work will be initiated for four stations under the provisions of Development Control and Promotion Regulation 33(23) – Transit Oriented Development, for which administrative approval has already been obtained. The estimated expenditure for this phase is ₹1.37 crore (₹34.4 lakh for each of the four stations) and will be exempt from GST. Subsequently, the same station-wise cost of ₹34.4 lakh will be applied to the remaining stations, with an additional provision of 10% in the estimate.