The Maharashtra government on Monday cleared the decks for all projects under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3A, by committing a sum of Rs 100 crore—its first contribution. This will help cover all aspects, including procurement of AC local trains, the largest component of the project.

“The Maharashtra government has till March 31 extended an amount of Rs 778 crore in one year for various MUTP projects. On Monday, an additional amount of Rs 100 crore was committed to the railways, this time for MUTP3A. This is the state government’s first instalment for the Rs 33,690 crore MUTP3A project. Though the project has been going on with the funds provided by railways, the state’s first contribution not only means endorsement of the project, but also sustained flow for it,” an official said.