Work on a new platform at Badlapur station is all set to begin as the local municipal body has demolished shops and encroachments along the site of the proposed project, which had been in limbo. The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is handling the work.

“Things progressed well along the 185-metre stretch where land was available. But work on an 85-metre strip had been stranded as it was government land belonging to the Kulgaon Badlapur Municipal Corporation (KBMC). Land acquisition had to be done and there were shops and an auto stand on the stretch. With the acquisition process now complete, the corporation has now begun the demolition process. Once it is complete and the land is handed over to us, work can be completed in six months,” said MRVC Chief Public Relations Officer Sunil Udasi.