FPJ Dialogue: MMRC's Chief Director (Planning) R Ramana On Designing Mumbai's First Fully Underground Metro Aqua Line 3
Published on: Jan. 22, 2026, 9:35 a.m. | Source: Free Press Journal
R Ramana, chief director (planning) at MMRC, recounts the planning and execution of Mumbai’s first fully underground Metro Aqua Line 3. He discusses funding shifts, complex tunnelling under heritage areas, Aarey depot concerns, ridership expectations, and the ongoing standoff with telecom operators delaying mobile network services inside the metro.
