Thane: The wait of the citizens of Kalwa East and West is finally about to end. And risking your life, you will not have to cross the railway track. Because keeping in mind the problems of the public, the work of a new Flying Bridge has been completed at the place of Kharegaon Railway Gate. The bridge, built by the Central Railway and Thane Municipal Corporation, is going to be inaugurated within the next 10 days.
With the commissioning of this bridge, accidents occurring while crossing the Kharegaon gate will be curbed and the Kharegaon gate, which is considered to be the gate of death, will be completely closed. Both Thane Municipal Corporation and Central Railway were working together on Kharegaon Bridge. The Central Railway has completed 63 meters of this bridge in its limits, while the remaining 640 meters of the bridge has been completed by Thane Municipal Corporation.
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For the work of this Kharegaon bridge, which is considered necessary for the residents of Kalwa, both the Municipal Corporation and the Railways together have contributed significantly. For the said project, both have spent a total of Rs 23 crore 34 lakh 8 thousand for the purchase of necessary materials and land.
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To go from Kalwa East to Kalwa West, most of the Kalwa residents cross the Kharegaon gate. These same people, while crossing the gate, fall prey to the speeding locals of the Central Railway. With the commissioning of the bridge, the gate will be completely closed and citizens will be able to move from east to west only through the bridge.
For the construction of this bridge, he and the then Anand Paranjpe had first demanded from the Railway Administration and Municipal Commissioner. The then commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, Asim Gupta had approved this bridge. The construction of this bridge will benefit the citizens of East and West of Kalwa in traffic.
-Jitendra Awhad, Local MLA and Minister for Housing, Maharashtra
In the last election of Thane Municipal Corporation, Shivsena had promised to build this Kharegaon bridge. In this way, Shiv Sena did what it had said, almost the work of the project has been completed. Soon the bridge will be started and the service will be made available to the citizens.
-Mayor Naresh Mhaske, Thane Municipal Corporation
Keeping in mind the problem of Kalwa citizens, the construction of Kharegaon bridge was started. Both Central Railway and Municipal Corporation have completed their work. With the commissioning of the bridge, the problem of Kalwa citizens is sure to end.
-Arjun Ahire, Additional Municipal Engineer, Thane Municipal Corporation
The Kharegaon gate was used to move the citizens of Kalwa from east to west. Now the bridge work has been completed. Soon with the commissioning of the bridge, it will be easier to go from east to west.
– BP Sharma, local resident, Kalwa