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- Work on all three elevated stations i.e. Thane, Virar and Boisar are progressing rapidly. First slab for Virar & Boisar station has been cast recently.
- Pier foundations and pier work is progressing at multiple locations along the alignment. Approx 44 km piers have been cast so far Viaduct construction through full span box girder launching has recently commenced from Dahanu area in Palghar district.
- Work on excavation of 7 mountain tunnels is under progress in Palghar district.
- Construction work started on Vaitarna, Ulhas and Jagani river bridges.
- A 21 km long India’s first underground/undersea tunnel is under construction between Mumbai Bullet Train underground station at Bandra-Kurla Complex and Shilphata in the state of Maharashtra. Out of 21 km of tunnelling works, 16 km is through Tunnel Boring Machines and remaining 5 km is through NATM. This also includes 7 km of undersea tunnel at Thane creek.
- Approx. 4.1 km tunnel heading has been achieved cumulatively from Shilphata and two concurrent faces from ADIT portal through the New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).
- Casting of Base Slab at both Vikhroli (at a depth of 56 meters) and Sawli shaft (at a depth of 39 meters) is complete.
- Sludge treatment plant is being installed at shaft locations and Mahape tunnel lining casting yard is producing tunnel lining segments.
- At under construction Mumbai Bullet Train station at Bandra Kurla Complex, 80% excavation work has been achieved. Base slab casting at 100 ft below ground level has already started at both ends of the station site.
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