India, Nov. 5 -- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has shelved its plan to set up a car depot for Metro 9 at Uttan-Dongri following resistance from local residents, officials said on Tuesday. The authority is now redrawing its car depot plans for the 11.38-km corridor linking Dahisar East with Mira-Bhayandar.

According to MMRDA officials, under the redrawn plan, Metro 9's rakes will instead be stationed at the Charkop car depot, which currently services lines 2A (Dahisar East to Andheri West) and 7 (Dahisar East to Gundavali). Once the entire Metro 2 corridor (Dahisar East to Mandale via Bandra Kurla Complex) becomes operational, it will have a dedicated depot at Mandale, which is ready.

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