India, Jan. 28 -- The state government has approved a 35-km-long metro line that will connect the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports. The proposed metro corridor, Line 8, will include a 9.25-km-long underground stretch; the remaining 24.64 km will be elevated. It will have 20 stations.

The project, estimated to cost Rs.22,862 crore and requiring 30.7 hectares of land acquisition, has been cleared by the cabinet committee on infrastructure, said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday.

In Mumbai, the first stretch will be an underground corridor from Terminal 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) to Ghatkopar east. This 9.25-km-long stretch will include six stations, while the remaining 24.64-km-long stretch...