India, Dec. 4 -- In yet another significant step forward towards easing traffic congestion in the country's commercial capital, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday kicked off the work on the ambitious 9.96 km Orange Gate to Marine Drive Urban Tunnel Project, with the formal launch of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM).

Estimated to cost '8,056 crore, the country's first urban tunnel project aims to ease Mumbai's traffic congestion and enhance connectivity, particularly for citizens travelling from South Mumbai to the Navi Mumbai International Airport.

Terming the launch of the Orange Gate-Marine Drive tunnel as an "engineering marvel", Fadnavis said the upcoming tunnel would "revolutionise commuting in Mumbai" - as th...