About 35.29 per cent of monetary progress out of total project price of worth Rs 17,843 crore in Mumbai Trans Harbor Sealink (MTHL) also named as Sewri Navha Seva has been attained till November 2020, informed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The total project price involves building price, cost escalation, price of land, acquisition, consultancy charge, administrative price, taxes and so forth.
The total length of the sealink is 22 km (about 16.5 km Sea Bridge + about 5.5 km viaduct on land) comprising 3+3 lane + emergency lane on each and every carriageway. The sealink will have 3 interchanges One at Sewri on Mumbai side, second at Shivaji Nagar & third at Chirle on Navi Mumbai side.
The MMRDA is the nodal agency appointed to take care of project connected performs by the Maharashtra Government. This project is becoming implemented with official improvement help (ODA) loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Tranche-I of the loan amounting to JPY 144,795 million was signed among JICA and MMRDA on March 31, 2017 with MMRDA as the direct borrower of the loan. While Tranche-II of the loan amounting to JPY 66,909 million was signed among JICA and MMRDA on March 27, 2020 with MMRDA as the direct borrower of the loan.
The basic consultant for the project is AECOM-PADECO-DAR-T.Y.LIN (Consortium). The project was began on March 23, 2018 and the anticipated date of completion of the project is September 2022, as per the MMRDA.
To meet the set timeline of the project it has been divided the project function into distinct packages. Package 1 is with L&T – IHI consortium and the contract worth is of Rs 7637 crore, it involves 10.380 km of civil function. Similarly, the Package 2 is with DAEWOO E&C – TATA Projects JV and the contract worth is of Rs 5612 crore, it involves 10.380 km to 18.187km of civil bridge function. And Package 3 is with L&T and the contract worth is of Rs 1013 crore and the civil function involves 18.187 km to 21.800 km of sealink function. While Package 4 is for Intelligent Transport System (ITS).
Furthermore, according to the progress report with the MMRDA as on November 2020, 1,292 pile foundation function, 281 pier, 1,355 pre-cast segment, 198 pier cap function has been accomplished amongst other project building performs. The building of this bridge is creating employment of 1,15,419 man-months, informed the MMRDA.