MP Manoj Kotak has taken the lead to speed up works on the crucial east-west connectors in the eastern suburbs and met with BMC and railway officials on Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, he met with Central Railway Divisional Manager Rajnish Goyal. “We discussed the pending work on Vidyavihar and Vikhroli bridges and the widening work of Nahur road overbridge,” said Kotak. The MP had on November 30 visited the spot of the Vikhroli bridge after mid-day on November 21 highlighted the delay in the construction of the bridges.

The MP held back-to-back meetings with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and Central Railway. “Some issues are related to the railway and BMC, so we need to sort them out with coordination between the authorities. I met civic chief I S Chahal on Monday regarding various issues including bridge works and another infrastructure project. We have discussed speeding up the project,” Kotak added.