MUMBAI, Sept. 30 -- A few pillars of Metro 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli) are being demolished and construction has halted on the eastern part of the line. This is being done after the route was redesigned as the Kanjurmarg depot was shifted from the earlier plot to the new car depot site towards north of the plot. The 15.31-km Pink line has had a few setbacks in the past, with the latest being the demolition of the pillars. The project is being implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) at a cost of around Rs.6,700 crore. "Earlier, the Metro 6 car depot was planned at Kanjurmarg adjoining the Eastern Express Highway," said sources within MMRDA. "For connecting the metro viaduct to the depot, the cantilever and portal piers were designed as per the alignment to accommodate track entry to the depot." With the car depot moved to the adjacent plot on the northern side, a redesign and reconstruction has become necessary. In 2023, the state government had initiated the process to transfer a new 15-hectare plot to MMRDA. As per the revised car depot layout and depot entry location, the viaduct alignment has been modified....