India, Sept. 19 -- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has penalised Daewoo, the joint venture of Tata Projects, Rs.1 crore for "minor surface distress" on the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu.

At a meeting chaired by MMRDA's Additional Metropolitan Commissioner Vikram Kumar, the contractor was directed to rectify the problem within the next five days, failing which further action will be taken.

The defect liability period of the joint venture, which was to expire in January 2026, has now been extended to January 2027.

The 21.8 km long Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) project, worth Rs.17,840 crore, was inaugurated on January 12, 2024.

A video of the MTHL road damaged with potholes was circulat...