6 New Public Facilities Launched in Kalyan-Dombivali

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday, March 3, inaugurated six new public facilities in the Kalyan-Dombivli area.

These include a modern maternity home, a cancer hospital, a fish market, the Dr Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Hall, the autopsy section of Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Hospital and the Metro 12 line from Kalyan to Taloja.

After the foundation stone ceremony for the metro line, done in the presence of deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Shinde wrapped up the line-up with a ‘Government at your Doorstep’ programme.

The piling work for the metro construction was initiated shortly after the ceremony.

The 22.173-km Metro 12, which will have 19 elevated stations, is being constructed at a cost of ₹5,865 crores. Approximately 2.62 lakh commuters will be the beneficiaries of the project, whose estimated completion date is December 30, 2027.

According to officials, as per the recommendations in the Comprehensive Transportation Study (CTS), 2008, of MMR, and considering the development plan of 27 villages, the Kalyan Growth Centre and the NAINA area, there was a need for better public transport to cater to the rapid urbanisation in Kalyan-Dombivli, and Taloja/Navi Mumbai.

After inauguration, Shinde addressed the citizens and assured them of several such new development projects in the city. He extolled projects like the Samruddhi Expressway, the Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) and the various Metros which, he said, had brought Maharashtra to the first rank in development.

#डोंबिवली | मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांच्या हस्ते मॉडर्न मॅटर्निटी होम आणि कॅन्सर हॉस्पिटलचे भूमिपूजन आज करण्यात आले. कल्याण डोंबिवली महानगरपालिका आणि आपुलकी हेल्थकेअर प्रा.लि. यांचेमार्फत सार्वजनिक-खाजगी-भागीदारी तत्वावर हे रुग्णालय विकसित करण्यात येणार आहे.

दत्तनगर येथे… pic.twitter.com/nL4xkseSgW

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) March 3, 2024

Shinde also claimed that the state “got the number one award in cleanliness” and that his deep clean drive had “reduced pollution rapidly”.

In pre-election mode, he praised his coalition government, saying it delivered benefits directly to “needy beneficiaries”.