India, May 1 -- In the wake of the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, several long-awaited infrastructure and transport projects in Mumbai will not be inaugurated during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to the city on May 1.

The postponement includes the partial opening of the much-anticipated Mumbai Metro Line 3 between Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Acharya Atre Chowk, the Igatpuri-to-Thane stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway, the Mumbai-bound carriageway of the new Thane Creek Bridge, and the handover of redeveloped residential buildings at the BDD Chawl in Worli.

While these projects are largely complete or in the final stages of clearance, their inauguration has been deferred in light of security concerns a...