India, April 4 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has come down heavily on Indian Railways for the inordinate delay in Central Railway's ongoing construction of the 5th and 6th rail lines between CSMT and Kurla. The project, which was launched 17 years ago in 2008, is still incomplete. It has now been divided into two phases: Kurla to Parel under Phase 1, where the work is currently underway, and Parel to CSMT as Phase 2.

The CAG in its observation that was made public through a press release states: 'Baseline Socio-Economic (BSE) survey for Phase I work was not completed even after a lapse of more than 11 years from September 2012. Further, Project Affected Persons (PAPs) were not rehabilitated (January 2024) as Mumba...