Mumbai, Jan. 27 -- In a cabinet meeting chaired by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, approval was granted on Tuesday for the 35-kilometre Metro Line-8, connecting two airports, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) and Navi Mumbai International Airport.

The meeting also approved the implementation of the 66-kilometre Nashik City Ring Road through the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) and the revised alignment of a four-lane cement concrete highway from Navegaon Mor to Surjagad in Gadchiroli district for mineral transportation.

According to a release issued by the Directorate General of Information and Public Relations (DGIPR), Chief Minister Fadnavis directed that land acquisition and...