CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project on 24 December 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is the implementing authority, and the project is financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). MTHL is a six-lane, 22-km Bridge, which is touted as the “longest sea bridge in India”.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the presence of chief minister Shinde, MMRDA successfully launched the first longest Orthotropic Steel Deck (OSD) in package-2 of Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) on Wednesday, the authority said in a press release.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q. What is the completion date of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link? A. The road surfacing for Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link will begin in February 2023 and will be completed by September 2023.

Detailed explanation-5: -On November 9, 2017, MMRDA appointed EPC contractors for the three packages under the project: For Package I, a consortium of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) and IHI Infrastructure System has been appointed as the contractor. The bid cost for the package is Rs 76, 370 million.