ThePrint CutTheClutter: Mumbai gets new airport & critical 33-km metro: A look at infra revolution in Mumbai & Maharashtra
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Oct 8, 2025 Explore Mumbai's infrastructure revolution with insights on the new Navi Mumbai airport and transformative metro lines. Discover how these projects will significantly cut travel times and enhance regional connectivity. Delve into the political will that facilitated rapid progress, overcoming past objections and legal hurdles. Learn how extensive expressways and tunnels are reshaping the travel landscape, while addressing the impact of geography on development. The podcast illustrates Mumbai's shift towards balanced growth across its diverse regions.
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Metro And Airport Act As City Lungs
- The new Metro Line 3 and the Navi Mumbai airport together will cut north-south travel time dramatically in Mumbai.
- These projects act like a new lung and airway for the city's busiest business districts, easing chronic congestion.
Political Will Trumps Delay
- Three factors determine whether big infrastructure moves: money, state capacity, and political will.
- Political will is decisive because it clears legal and administrative clutter to speed projects.
Local Leader Shaped The Airport
- Shekhar Gupta recounts how local leader D.B. Patil negotiated land deals and pushed for the airport's creation.
- Local political activism and leadership shaped the airport's name and made acquisition smoother.