Shinde, sitting in the front seat, with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar in the back seat, boarded the roofless vintage steely-grey beauty in their official bullet-proof vehicles to traverse the length of Phase 2 of the MCR. Get down. ,
A highly priced, well-maintained, and 94-year-old wonder, the Rolls-Royce-20/25 was loaned by its proud owner, Raymond Group Chairman Gautam Singhania, from his personal collection for the grand celebration of the modern marvel . The MCR and three dignitaries drove the entire length during the inauguration, an official source said.
Shinde has opened the South-North branch of the MCR for traffic where permitted, reducing the travel time from Marine Lines to Haji Ali to barely 8 minutes from the current one hour.
Approximately 10.5 km long, the first phase of this section, the north-south branch from Worli to Marine Lines, with twin tunnels, was inaugurated on March 11 and has proved extremely popular among motorists.
Shinde said the new section inaugurated today is equipped with all modern facilities and will prove to be a boon as it will reduce commuting traffic from South Mumbai to the northern parts of the city.
The Chief Minister said that the MCR, named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, will be completely completed (southern phase) by October and will lead to huge savings of time, fuel and pollution, besides reducing traffic congestion in both directions, among other benefits. Will also happen.
A highly priced, well-maintained, and 94-year-old wonder, the Rolls-Royce-20/25 was loaned by its proud owner, Raymond Group Chairman Gautam Singhania, from his personal collection for the grand celebration of the modern marvel . The MCR and three dignitaries drove the entire length during the inauguration, an official source said.
Shinde has opened the South-North branch of the MCR for traffic where permitted, reducing the travel time from Marine Lines to Haji Ali to barely 8 minutes from the current one hour.
Approximately 10.5 km long, the first phase of this section, the north-south branch from Worli to Marine Lines, with twin tunnels, was inaugurated on March 11 and has proved extremely popular among motorists.
Shinde said the new section inaugurated today is equipped with all modern facilities and will prove to be a boon as it will reduce commuting traffic from South Mumbai to the northern parts of the city.
The Chief Minister said that the MCR, named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, will be completely completed (southern phase) by October and will lead to huge savings of time, fuel and pollution, besides reducing traffic congestion in both directions, among other benefits. Will also happen.