Mumbai Trans Harbour Link & challenges faced by big-ticket infra projects in India’s richest city

Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), or Atal Setu, is now open to the public. In Episode 1383 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the big-ticket infra project being hailed as India’s longest sea bridge & what this means for Mumbaikars’ daily commute.
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1:25 - 16.5 km of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link is over water
6:00 - Mumbai-Pune Expressway was 1st big-ticket project undertaken by MSRDC
11:40 - IL&FS made bid to build Mumbai Trans Harbour Link in 2004
14:20 - JICA agreed to loan Rs 15,000 cr for construction of Mumbai Trans Harbour Link in 2016
19:00 - Ratnakar Gaikwad served as MMRDA chief from 2007 till 2010
23:45 - MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority)
28:10 - Mumbai Coastal Road project is expected to be complete by May
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[@sandipadhvaryu2100]

Sir please help Indian football ,by covering some news it's my request, ,this is the 5th time when we are going to play AFC Asian Cup,,

[@richardv9648]

If this was under congress, we would be hear, listening to him talk about Mumbai Trans harbour Scam. [MTH Scam]. Thank you Modi Ji for providing corruption free government.

[@narayanadevangaramappasett8427]

Not visiting somanath/ramanath right from birth by 5 peeli of nehru clan even after 77 years of post freedom time..what gandhian philosophy..vah

[@SwapnilPatil-jf1nj]

Shekhar is wrong as far as Tarapur power plant is concerned. It isn’t in Mumbai - it’s far away 100km in north

[@knower_Savvy]

Why you are calling Mumbai as Bombay?

[@ad67804]

1972 - First proposed 1981 - Recommendation by JRD Tata 1984 - Approved by PMO 2004 - Project revived 2008 - RInfra “won” the contract but later cancelled 2015 - Project revived 2016 - PM Modi Laid Foundation Stone 2017 - Contract awarded 2024 - PM Modi inaugurates the bridge I hope the message is clear

[@daddashikamani]

Lesson: Modi is the only man to get things done.

[@surajsubedi4425]

Yes congress promise 😂😂 faku congress . Modi deliver.

[@ravishankar35333]

Not only this there are so many projects where congress laid foundation stone and could not complete on time , all those projects were completed by Modi government time.

[@contactpjoshi123]

Same for the 14 lane expressway (now part of Meerut Expressway) from Delhi to Dasna. It was a 2 lane road arlt some points and 4 lane at others and unauthorised colonies all around it. The road was proposed by Atal Bihari govt during the end of its tenure. It remained on paper for the next 10 years of UPA before being revived by Mr Gadkari and now it's such a relief to use that road.

[@vedangbelgaumkar9607]

becoz of past khangress regime , it took 50 years to conceptualise and build just one bridge . In china , the same wouldve been completed in no time . Thats why democracy sucks sometimes .

[@hiteshkumar3268]

I am 35 years old from Telengana seen so many politicians laying foundation stones for infrastructure projects but never seen any politician inaugurating in the same tenure , credit should be given to the Government of India 🇮🇳.

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@richardv9648]

If this was under congress, we would be hearing about Mumbai Trans harbour Scam. [MTH Scam]. Thank you Modi for providing currption free government.

[@krishnaprasadsankar2028]

That was a good one 😆

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@Subhash1977-v8x]

From the last 10 years of our honourable prime Minister, Sri Modi's good leadership and vision under BJP government brought the huge infrastructure development through out nation such as roads, railways, waterways, aerospace, and technology. Jai Hind ❤ Best wishes from🎉, Thrissur, Kerala state ❤

[@srinisbir8781]

But who will develop Kerala? Do people of Kerala not desire development any more?

[@rd3499]

@@srinisbir8781 TUM KERALA KI JANTA VOTE KARTA HO COMMUNIST +P.F.I + CONGRESS KABHI B.J.P KO VOTE DIYA MAI JAMMU KASHMIR SE HU B.J.P NAI A.I.M.S I.I.T I.I.M EXPRESS WAY FLY OVER TUNNELS RAILWAY SAB KUSH BANAYA

[@rishavkumar1250]

​@@srinisbir8781 kerala is already the most developed state in India in terms of Social development

[@srinisbir8781]

@rishavkumar1250 oh my god. Have you driven on the highways their? Social development my a$$, what do you do in Kerala for a living? The same story goes for West Bengal.

[@prasantapandaprasanta8824]

​@@rishavkumar1250😂😂😂😂😂😂lauda ka development

[@vkshettyutube]

The big infra projects in mumbai started taking off during Devendra Phadnvis tenure as CM, lot of credit must go to him for fighting all odds and ensuring these projects are delivered

[@chiranjivg2605]

Same goes with Metro he had guts to start work on 8 lines together and thats bearing fruit now

[@darshilmashru8479]

All credit goes to Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde. When Fadnavis was the CM, Eknath Shinde was his PWD minister, and both of them managed to get this project going against all odds. The only reason why the project didn't stop during the dark days of the MVA, was that Shinde became the urban development minister.

[@mohit99205]

Gupta ji doesn't take his name even once in all of 30 mins. It isn't coincidental

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@Dipanajan]

Guys high time we all realise that we do not want an alliance at anh cost. This project was delayed for ages and started in 2017, completed now. Vote for modi, just do it.

[@jitkr1489]

chutyo ko religion se jyada kuch dikhta nahi

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@WarriorDeb]

Within 6 years 1:29 this project has been done, wow, remarkable achievement. Thank you Modiji.

[@shanthize]

Only Modi and his Team know infra development is back bone of economy

[@pushpindersingh1819]

At what environmental cost? Our children will pay the price.

[@ytskt]

​@@pushpindersingh1819Gandi family duing it's 60 years rule barely built anything and we are paying the price.

[@Hrushikesh_T]

@@pushpindersingh1819 go live in village.

[@atreyabanerjee5300]

@@pushpindersingh1819 Like we are paying the price of railways , airports cars. How I long for 1800 life in villages.

[@vidjuy]

​@@pushpindersingh1819 producing children is the reason we came to a place where Environment has become polluted. More people need more housing, more land for agriculture. How about you give up your farms and plant trees in place, because agriculture is literally the leading cause of deforestation throughout history. The reason Haryana and Punjab have around 3-4% forest area. Building Infra solves the problem by making sure cities become viable and livable. So, that housing can be solved vertically, instead of taking up more space spatially.

[@shadow_prince_rex]

India needs infrastructure v v badly. Only then can we compete with the Chinese and the Vietnamese... Kudos to the Modi government 👍🏽👌

[@harshalgawai746]

Vietnamese? Who is competing with Vietnam 🤔?

[@PiyushKumar-no8rc]

​@@harshalgawai746bhai Vietnam ka infrastructure dekh la pehla fir bol . Mostly company china sa Vietnam shift ho rahi ha .

[@QuantumNinja1]

​@@harshalgawai746 see the infrastructure, MNCs and exports of Vietnam u will get out of your comfort zone.

[@narayansingh9407]

Manufacturing won't generate that many jobs in India as it did in China, robots will manufacture on a scale never before in factories

[@Nasrallah_the_Smoked_allah]

@@harshalgawai746 So u don’t know Vietnam !

[@girishktyagi]

Delhi meerut expressway was there in news since 1994. It takes Modi to come and deliver in 3 years by 2021

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@jaijagan1656]

Where there is a will, there is a way. BJP has will, congress doesnt. Thats what it is.

[@6732VK]

A pity they don't have the will to educate India

[@suraj-ws1mb]

@@6732VK New Educaton policy 22 New IIT 15 New Aims Lots of medical and engineering college what you want more ?

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@mrperfectionist88]

Credit where it's due. Imagine the pace of development in Maharashtra if BJP could form govt with full majority in the state.

[@Kang.31]

That's never gonna happen..... Becoz most of the people here don't vote for party but for the candidate irrespective of party...

[@sankalp6872]

@@Kang.31 It's true that people vote for the candidate, but now the BJP has built an army of very strong candidates. BJP will sweep Konkan. Mumbai will be mostly given to Shinde.

[@tigerking2742]

​@@Kang.31slowly India is heading presidency election 👍many peoples votes for leader sometimes they ignored candidate's credentials

[@Kang.31]

@@sankalp6872 Army of Strong candidates or bootlickers of Delhi in Maharashtra ?? BJP will sweep konkan & mumbai by whom ?? Nitish rane & eknath shinde ?? Lol 🤣

[@Kang.31]

@@tigerking2742 that's never gonna happen down .... In the western & southern India becoz its cultural part of Indian politics....

[@sankalp6872]

These projects should have been completed ages ago. While Indira Gandhi often escapes criticism, it is important to acknowledge her role in hindering India's development. Nehru actually had a 4% growth rate. Nehruvian Socialism turned into Government overreach in the Indira era. To secure her son's future, Sonia Gandhi fed the UPA 2 to the dogs. Congress has missed its chance.

[@betaalsbuddy1655]

Kejri and scamgress's nehruvian socialism is bad for India's growth.

[@urvideshpande1798]

Congress never again until Gandhis are not out!!

[@squarecutatul6834]

Congress did not allow the work to be started from 1962 to 2014 ( 52 years). That is more than half a century wasted.

[@Sachin-hi3sc]

Congress killed India for 50 years to benefit the Gandhi/nehru dynasty

[@bijoypillai8696]

Very easy to turn back and criticise.. Ages you say did not have technology itself.. it is MMS who brought the Land acquisition act

[@vivekshukla05]

Modi hai toh mumkin hai. Don't be shy, vote for him in 2024

[@okaygaurav]

We will, 300+ atleast

[@hrishabhhh]

​@@BigMoose0901miya ka vote chaiye bhi nahi 😅

[@repanh1979]

​@@BigMoose0901 ya we will only vote for deeply radicalized mullah whonis a expert in interpreting what I halal abd what is haram and we r not ashamed of making use of all scinetific inventions of kafir😂

[@Sharma_Ji_Nik]

Yes this time 400+

[@sankalp6872]

Please, it's only fair to call it Atal Setu. Mandir+Development has been the hallmark of the Modi decade. Congress had this project stuck in the "Jayanti tax". Truth be told, Congress had its CHANCE. It was poor in delivery and even poorer in marketing. UPA 2 really had nothing to show and under Rahul, it has NO dreams to sell.

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@ulhaskarkhanis4674]

Shekhar's reporting is deep, factual and vivid. Problem of this 'Lutyenian' is in his narrative, a desparate attempt to credit & save grace for his masters - the Congress. He credits many concepts of these projects to Congress but admits they never took off during their long regime. He also avoids direct blame on the erstwhile Shiv Sena's role in creating hurdles to achieve their corrupt means. By that you lose credibility, Shekhar The true credit goes to Devendra Fadnavis government, which you don't even mention!!!

[@ShyamTarun]

Shekar is very biased

[@abhinashkumar3161]

Ir

[@mohit99205]

It is factual. It is also deliberately malicious by omitting Devendra Fadnavis in any kind of credit

[@narsimhasaireddygari2943]

Spot on

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@Kannadiga321-r4n]

BJP should continue at least in next 15 years with majority. Infrastructure is being delivered by BJP in full speed

[@manh9105]

Yes, after all infra is developed in 15 years , we will throw BJP out and bring our Rahulji back as PM

[@nikhilpandey1338]

🤔👉😀😀😂​@@manh9105

[@mayurkhamele1310]

​@@manh9105 bringing raga will be the worst choice

[@Lakshmidasaa]

To be frank , if Nehru was a charismatic leader like Modi, we already have been in a developed country now.

[@ravishingravi]

He had charisma. But he spent it all on his women.

[@arunsar7893]

He was charismatic. Modi is good in it's own way and that's what India reads right now but Nehru did a lot of right things in his time. Nehru's unchallenged mandate allowed him to lay the foundations of Nation Building. Without that, India wouldn't have survived the separatism and insurgencies it faced in 1960s. Both Pakistan and Bangladesh, much smaller nations than India and way less diverse fell for military dictatorships. Pakistanis are still confused with their identities. Those are basic problems. Without solving those we couldn't have thought of building infra. Same goes for Indira. Infact, Indira was very similar to Modi in many ways.

[@Lakshmidasaa]

@@arunsar7893 Nehru lost the only war in Indian history, still sit in his chair enjoying life. Pakistan GDP was far better compared to India during Nehru's tenure. Nation building - he build a poor Nation. I think he wanted the nation to be poor , so that he can enjoy elitism.

[@arunsar7893]

​@@Lakshmidasaa "Nehru lost the only war in Indian history, still sit in his chair enjoying life." - He actually died a year after the war. And hindsight is 20/20. 70 years from now there will be people sitting on judgement and second guessing every decision Modi is taking now and having known how history turned out the will act as if they are experts and that they would have known exactly what should have been done. These guys usually aren't very smart. "Pakistan GDP was far better compared to India during Nehru's tenure." - In 1960, India's GDP was 10 times that of Pakistan and GDP per capita was eactly the same. So I don't know what you are talking about. Pakistan's economy did better than India during Indira's time but that was primarily because US aid. Pakistan got similar aid as South Korea. Something to compare. "I think he wanted the nation to be poor , so that he can enjoy elitism." - You clearly have no clue what you are talking about.

[@manisherande4568]

Yeah you are just what app university student..Nehru despite as issues was very charismatic and made very big strides..else you won't a proper economy and institution by now..look at pakistan

[@rahulitrc]

Mandir bhi aur development bhi. Yahi hai Modi model

[@KundanBhumi]

Mandir increase tourism wait for some more yrs then you will see change in Ayodhya

[@nareshpullakandam7543]

Finally 60 years pending project completed in 6 years 👆🙏

[@essm4179]

Indians do NOT need ideas, all Indians are smart intelligent. India's problem is EXECUTION due to bureaucracy, politics, corruption, infighting due to jealousy or who gets the credit, lack of organization & long-term foresight etc. More Credit & Congratulations should be given in India to people who get stuff done/ executed - which in this case was the BJP & how it drives the Bureaucracy & these 4 letter State departments. But of course Mr. Gupta talks about everything & credits everybody except BJP due to his bias. Sad. Some things never change in India.

[@ToastRusk]

He did give credit. Stop crying.

[@essm4179]

@@ToastRusk No he did not. I am laughing at the jealousy of the leftists and the liberals

[@Victor-y9g1w]

see all this was envisioned by congress in 1970 and in 2004. that is where the credit goes. congress gave the work to BJP and it got completed.

[@ToastRusk]

If dick riding is the only thing what makes you happy so be it.

[@sagarpaul7934]

Here another leftist getting burns, stupid ass if it would have been congress project then it would have under construction before 2014 , modi gov. Lays the foundation stone of all these projects after 2014 and now inaugurating it one by one. Now, you lal slam cock suckers can also claim , i have an idea on a paper but somebody else implemented on it ground, so then it becomes your idea. 😅😅😅😅😅 again your abbu modi will come and you parasites will seethe again.😅​@user-pz6sx7ir1p

[@12345614489]

Please vote for BJP

[@30suds]

You never had one word of appreciation for fadnavis for all these projects but had amazingly clarity to say who started this project on paper and kept it in paper

[@libshastra]

The irony of Environmentalists crying about falmingos on the Mumbai side of MTHL is that the area sits right at the mouth of HPCL refinery. That is one of the most polluted areas of Mumbai. None of these Environmentalists opposed the expansion of that refinery and extension of oil pipeline further into the wetlands. But if it's a project that benefits everyone, environmentalists have all the objections of the world.

[@Hey1234Hey]

Exactly. These jobless ignorant so called environmentalists part of the bourgeoisie even delayed the the aqualine metro for years over arrey shed. Even though the project will not only replace the cut tress but plant even more.

[@sumedhsingh731]

This comment is what-aboutism at its best! 😂

[@libshastra]

⁠@@sumedhsingh731except the reality is anything but whataboutism. You've clearly never been to the Kohli villages downstream from the refinery. It is one of few places in India where children are born with deformed limbs, oversized heads (classic sign of heavy metal poisoning) and cancers rates are 2x above global average.

[@Mira-pm3ni]

​@@sumedhsingh731stop being a woke .

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@ankushyadav6814]

Length of Rajiv Gandhi sea link 5.6km toll for one way car Rs85 so for every km toll on sea link is Rs 15, Length of Atal setu 22km toll for one way car Rs250 so for every km toll on Atal setu is Rs 11, Now we should decide which bridge is costlier.

[@shubhudabak]

The REAL HERO of the transformation of Mumbai underway is Devendra Fadnavis! He does not get enough credit. Mumbai MMR lagged behind Delhi NCR for 20 years (1995-2015) till he came. As many as 12 metro lines all at once, finally navi mumbai airport, new Vashi bridge, MTHL, new coastal road, SRA & MHADA buildings. Maharashtra n its people do not value the contribution the man has done in JUST 5 years of Govt. which previous 20 years could not achieve. The modus operandi of other parties is to get votes of rural Maharashtra n then sit in Mumbai n fill their coffers with the money she has, nothing else. FADNAVIS FTW!

[@manh9105]

Fadnavis's biggest contribution is jal shibir which ensured that water scarcity and draught in central Maharashtra and associated farmer suicides became history but stupid janta still votes for Congress , NCP

[@sanjaybarve8278]

Forget credit, the poor guy gets all the gaalis from you know who just because he happens to have been born as a Brahmin..wah re secular Maharashtra...😢

[@abhinashkumar3161]

​@@sanjaybarve8278😮

[@chanakyabharat756]

Hope Mumbai region shows support by giving MP seats in upcoming elections

[@paddysubramaniam1481]

Metro system in Mumbai...projects that earlier govts ...NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena used it as a way to loot. They have made the size of the roads even smaller, caused decades of struggle and distress for travellers to go from one place to another..simply horrible !! Surely not the way infra investment should be spent !!! The toll collection for the Mumbai-Pune should have been automated long ago...India is known for IT services and yet automation has not been introduced. The reason : manual operation allows parties like Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena to siphon the funds collected at the toll gate !! Have to give credit to Modi ji, Nitin Gadkari and other silent achievers who are working hard to build massive infrastructure and deploy projects across India to improve connectivity.

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@Osiris6282]

Only those who live in mumbai or navi-mumbai or need to visit it for business or personal reasons will appreciate this infrastructural marvel under our present govt. It can not be understood heartily by a retired journalist sitting in Lutyens who does not suffer the daily struggle. That journo has made this video.

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@ShubhamTiwari-mu8do]

Say whatever about BJP but in both Vajpayee and this govt infra has been pushed. Both physical and digital. Both Modi and Gadkari deserve praise for this. Govt has done its part of public capex in infra. Now we need private capex to support this. Youth needs to get away from reels to increase productivity and draw in more private capex

[@ajaysharma-170]

He smartly does not take modi name but action speaks louder than words....modi hai to mumkin hai... Congress was never intended to make india powerful in any field.,,

[@adityavikram3164]

There was no disruption during COVID. They worked even during COVID while we were locked indoor. 2:14

[@shivamji1234]

No bro due to COVID 15% cost increased and the reason is inflation, petrol prices , also work was stopped for some time and other many reasons .

[@sunny57jo]

You are right. It was Uddhav and gang’s putting all running projects to halt , was the root cause.

[@RamaswamiSundar-vm1ly]

Hope Mumbai votes to show gratitude for all the infra being built - roads, expressways, metro etc.....

[@mrperfectionist88]

If it was named 'Rajiv Setu', Shekhu wouldn't still be calling it "Mumbai Trans Harbour Link" lol

[@realhumphreyappleby]

I live in Mumbai, everyone calls it the mthl or trans harbour link. Stop crying for pointless things

[@mrperfectionist88]

@@realhumphreyapplebyofc NCP and Uddhav Sena ppl wouldn't call it Atal Setu.

[@pushpenderrana6190]

I remember the first expressway in gujrat was the mumai Ahmedabad expressway during atal's time in 1999.nothing after congress came to ppwer but mega scams .Now were moving ahead again in modi's tenure. The difference between bjp and congress is clear

[@clickbait405]

Why many bjp supporters thought process is: If you aren't with us, you are against us. Seriously how many Arnav, Navika, Aman you need? We need reporters who aren't sided to anyone and will call spade a spade and tell us both side of the story. For God's sake, we don't need any more bhajans of how great modi or bjp is. If you like those sort of news, please watch those guys and be happy in your own echo chamber.

[@singhhirdesh]

This is the difference between a secular govt and a nationalist and so called "communal", "non-democratic govt" as per lieberals.

[@auind]

Gupta Ji Strutting , as the praise is difficult to come by .

[@imSandeepRaj]

Sir, of the four old metropolises of India i.e. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, it seems Kolkata is lagging behind, evident in the latest Swachhata ranking- Kolkata among the least clean cities of India. Why Kolkata has declined as it was once the forerunner in development.

[@srinisbir8781]

Easy! Mamata Banerjee and uncontrollable Muslim populace.

[@meeramishra8983]

Courtesy :- TMC and CPIM

[@AnakinSkywalker-cx1xy]

Always had bad cms after Bidhan Chandra Roy

[@easyanalytics5219]

WoW! The level of entitlement that few important people opposed the western sea link because it would affect their view of the sea from their homes. No wonder the Aarey forest issue was raised by Bollywood celebs because that would affect their comfort.

[@nirajsaraf5377]

Credit to Modi & Team

[@adityabatman26]

Giving credit to Congress - NCP governments just because they mooted an idea is the most comical thing to say. Thing is who walked the hard yards to manage and build the infra - it's the BJP and they should get credit. Let's not try to be equivocal here. Congress squandered away all the largesse from the record economic growth in the 2003-08 era.

[@ShyamTarun]

Credit should go to BJP/eknath shinde

[@manojparashar8291]

Shekhar you can never be honest in praising the Modi government. You just dismiss it in one or two sentences hurriedly. And try to defend your darling congress government with great details by hypothetical excuses without mentioning the main factors that the corruption and lack of will power and commitment.

[@vinod1147]

Dah!...One should come to his posts with filters applied to listen...

[@rugmani1342]

Taklu is sad

[@abhijeetkulkarni983]

@manojparashar - in Mr Gupta’s own words ‘Media is Biased’

[@vinod1147]

@@abhijeetkulkarni983 😂😂😂

[@nagbalkur1365]

this is the best government ever as far as building infrastructure is concerned on time and focus on building great infrastructure. Had previous governments maintained same focus on infrastructure, India would have been a 10 trillion dollar economy by now

[@BharaniAar]

This shameless congi crook is a well known false propagandist and a fake narrator. The congis & their gangsters are known for such characterless activities.

[@craumm]

One more: Dharavi Redevelopment 😅 It’s too ambitious as well. 🤞🏻

[@cowboy-p3c]

At the end of the day you take everyone name apart from dev fadnavis. He whipped these Jhonny to shape and got it done.

[@spasarma]

Don't expect anything from darbari

[@prakashanthaivalappil3591]

Public transport (buses) should be allowed in dedicated lines on Atal Sethu. Then only common public can avail the benefit.

[@CrazzzyGhost]

Congress: We will make India great again! BJP : We are presenting U the great Bharat again! Print : credit goes to Congress as they thought earlier about it!

[@chiranjivg2605]

Exactly this shows the biased view of the page …they now know they cannot criticise but the cowardly try to shift the credit from BJP who actually did it to congress but people are smart I guess these channels funding must be scrutinised

[@AB-tx5zm]

By the time Modi Govt completes its 4th term that is by 2034, India’s infrastructure will be as good as China’s if not better.. Jai Hind

[@Vivek_gr8lastname]

Just goes to show the Drawback of UPA Govt... They also has planners and visionaries.... Just could not get anything done... Now Modi Govt with do at any cost attitude is getting the fruits of labour..

[@PrathameshMone]

Modi hai to mumkin hai…

[@KaushalKumar-zx8ls]

All major works in india are being completed within the time frame. Huge amount of money is being saved on time over run and cost overrun. This is the hall mark of the honest govt at centre.😊

[@abhijitguha494]

One wonders the massive scale of infrastructure India can build by selling PSUs aggressively and using the sale proceeds for executing such projects. Privatization can transform India but sadly the political will is simply not there.

[@sunny57jo]

Privatising Air India was hard enough! In fact, there were no takers because of the huge accumulated losses till Tata decided to bite the bullet.

[@revanthreddy2319]

Damn! The print has finally changed its advertisement😂😂😂. I’m fed up with the mutual fund ad anyways.

[@PalashBagchi]

I left Mumbai frustrated that nothing used to move there, everywhere it was just dug up, no infra development, just nothing. That was 8 years back. Now i am regretting.

[@DJosh20]

same with me😂😂

[@parichaytyagi5471]

Credit is given where Credit is due.

[@maheshbabu-fj3tx]

Sir, Id like to quote Mr Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, on his advice to the then PM of India Manmohan Singh Why don't you make Mumbai an autonomous and self governing city financially ? If that was done Mumbai could have been like Singapore. Cities need to grow but unfortunately politician who are city builders are punished during immediate elections only to be later glorified and remembered. CBN and KCR are case in point man there are many more.

[@indian9632]

KCR is stupid and corrupt. He came to power thanks to stupid people who thought they could get gov jobs

[@mutluruvasudevan193]

Time has come to make Mumbai ( Bombay ) like Delhi with independent Assembly & delink from Maharastra State. 2. Reminds me of Konkan Railways, conceived longtime ago & completed by George Fernandous after 50 years delay.

[@prathameshkadam7805]

Guy living in delusion

[@nitinpatel1039]

Biggest problem, revadi politics, traitors like Medha pathkar and other commie lobbies, one of them we already seen in Array metro line, Modi govt too couldn't be proactive in reform like land acquisition bill, land acquisition is big challenge still, one big protest and they got cold feat, in China, US now veitnam as well all three factor of infrastructure, land, labour, investment is well controlled by state and that differentiate US and them

[@QuantumNinja1]

Yeah, Vietnam is going at great pace with communists. Our communists in Kerala and bengal only know protests.

[@sureshbhave9992]

All credit goes to impartial and no-nonsense approach of the BJP government.

[@an26526]

Please do a video per week on any city construction

[@Suryanarayana-mx8mh]

The Congress dithered but Modi Ji acted and completed. Which should you choose?

[@Divineenergy551]

Big cities development, Railways and highways infrastructure is the drivers of growth, these projects should not be prolonging, Bangalore suburban railway conceived during 90s and started during 2023, though revived during 2017, but due to state governments apathy and negligence it was delayed, Same with Metro, slow progress.

[@supdasaaf]

Thanks to the Print for highlighting the entire story and not just brag about the bridge. The question is to be asked why NDA is winning everywhere? Especially the so called COW BELT? Or Hindi heartland?? Well looking at the construction and infrastructure projects by current government, be it Trans Harbor line, Mumbai Metro, Coastal road, Missing link on Mumbai Pune Highway, to Ram Mandir, to Kashi Corridor, To Mahakal Corridor, To Samruddhi Marg, Mumbai Delhi Highway, Bangalore to Mysore expressway, Delhi Dehradun, western and eastern freight corridor, Raipur Vijaywada Highway, Statue of unity, Shivaji Maharaj statue in Mumbai and thousands of such projects.... Do we have any doubt about the previous governments intentions?? Especially looking at the infrastructure projects nearing our borders like roads on the eastern front with China, India to thiland highway or on Western front the Jamnagar Amritsar Highway... It is very clear that UPA and earlier Congress government was rather working under contract with China or something else to be what we are today.... Thanks for having a bright and powerful NDA government and we are sure we will have them for a couple of more decades to reach a place we deserve...

[@mohandevidas]

In the 1970 MTHL was stalled because the erstwhile CM Vasantrao Naik had his fingers stuck in the South Mumbai - Backbay Reclaimation - pie. Development of Navi Mumbai would cause that pie to crumble.

[@aK-dd2kb]

You said "In 70s it was proposed and rejected because we were not so advanced, so it was wise decision😂😂" But My dear Gupta Sir, why it was not initiated upto 2014?😅 No doubt you always try very hard to save congess etc., but Sir viewers have their own brain to analyse things in unbiased manner. This is the only reason congress is no where 😊

[@rightalways7701]

Thank you for changing the starting add, got fed up with last one

[@bhalchandraupadhyay3092]

Oh my God!! What a details dug up. Thank you

[@SJ00889]

Through out Human history India was the largest GDP last 2 centuries are anomaly. India is getting its stride back thanks to Modi.

[@created1991]

Sir....i also planned a billion dollar company in my mind but i could not execute it... should i be called a billionaire????

[@barungupta601]

Many thanks to Shekhar Gupta for this wonderful exposition of recent infrastructure projects in Mumbai.

[@rd3499]

Shekhar gupta congressi puppet

[@barungupta601]

@@rd3499 I agree with you, but in this video he has not spoken against Modi-ji.

[@rugmani1342]

With most projects near ending we Mumbaikars will b backnto No 1 soon

[@bharatbahte1496]

Pending Projects as of 2014 and Completed since 2014..... 60yr: NE Rail connectivity ✅ 50yr: Atal Setu ✅ 56yr: Sardar Sarovar Dam ✅ 40yr: Bansagar Canal Project ✅ 23yr: Bogibeel Bridge ✅ 21yr: Dhola Sadiya Bridge ✅ 11yr: Kota Chambal Bridge ✅

[@ravindra7791]

Re Metro including the Economist article. The issue is with the last mile infra and policies. Take London as an example, the mayors role was finally given power about 20 years ago. It has implemented congestion charging, dedicated bus lanes etc which have made it worth living without a car. Till Indian cities have empowered local government that incentivises public transport things will not improve. In London in most cases it's faster and cheaper to use public transport. So most people either don't have cars or use it for weekend stuff but not for office commutes. It's also no surprise that Delhi being a city state is the closest India has to a local government and therefore has the best infrastructure.

[@abhinavchikate1657]

After Bandra - Worli sea link this one another feather in Mumbai's crown

[@ExploreIndia_ByRajeev]

God saves this country if BJP doesnt get majority. This country badly needs BJP in full majority at center and also in major states( Devendra Fadanavis is the real hero of Mumbai reconstruction)then only india will be able to be competitive in infra sector and economy wise with the best of world . What has been done in last 10 years is not been done from several years. Atal ji s government had done several infra projects but it lost and lost the opportunity of india becoming a world class infrastructure and big economy .

[@atullondhe5436]

It's important to actually develop and make it happen then only to declare...

[@Sunnypad]

Nehru first proposed this to Edwina. She then proposed to Ahmed who whispered into Sonia's whatever. That's how Shekhar gets another Ratna award.

[@shivamji1234]

No body is forcing anybody to use this bridge if anyone wants to waste his time on regular roads then they are welcome but there should be option to those who can afford the toll tax and wants to save his precious time . Everything in the country shouldnt be for poor , there are many projects and policies for them . I am also from lower middle class family and i support this bridge and its toll tax .

[@indian9632]

Exactly. Taxpayers demands should be fulfilled too

[@shubhshukla]

Big ticket infra.. and big toll vasooli. Almost 11-12 rupee/km and for oversized vehicle upto 75-78 rupee/km. This is 22 km bridge which is reducing point to point distance by 20 km and traffic snarls. But this cost is huge in long run and daily commuters.

[@PS-ug7nm]

This is chump change for most people who will be traveling "Regularly or daily" as they prioritise time over money

[@abhinashkumar3161]

Man these people's attitude😡

[@pathaksahab]

Seems whole intention of this episode was to give credit to UPA-Congress leaders. No mention of how Fadnavis was instrumental. SG mentioned Chavan but not Devendra. No doubt on payroll of Congress. Why to ask for funding. I dont understand may be just to eye wash.

[@narendramarkale7908]

In Congress & NCP govt there was infighting & so infrastructure projects were delayed & derailed is simplification of the problem. The infighting for funds was the real cause besides the electorate of both the parties is mostly rural Maharashtra & therefore both the parties were not interested in development of cities specially Mumbai, Pune , Nasik were their candidates rarely won election.

[@rajatmahi4801]

Thank you very much Grandpaa for indepth analysis about insights of things..#Jai Hind ❤

[@shaunakdesai5152]

Please talk about Khushwant Singh, if you have had any association with him. Your take on him would be interesting, as he was our most prominent and influential commentator on the politics of 20th century.

[@mohammedroshankhan7912]

Well done India , keep going

[@gurupadmatolli9469]

Not surprising. No word about NDA how they could overcome delays that UPA faced.

[@thelungilife6057]

Chek Lap Kok airport was planned and built by the British in Hong Kong.

[@mvkudva]

Why was there so little infrastructure built during the Congress and UPA era? Their leaders were only good at increasing their Swiss accounts rather than developing the country

[@Prasad_S_Joshi]

I think the understanding is wrong. All concepts are by Nitin Gadkari. Congress-NCP state government didn’t build a single inch of road in their 15 years of rule.

[@bhargavvenn]

You say you will link articles but where the hell are they? So many times you mention them - I want to read Mansi Phadke's article in IE, but cannot find it.

[@architachaudhury340]

Quite enlightening. thank you sir

[@amp6094]

All this development is only possible only if bjp keep winning n all of us should only vote for bjp

[@khiresameer]

very good elaborate analysis of Mumbai's trans harbour links.(based on Manasi Phadke's reeport). It was good to read that finally your mind is allowing you to report and call 'spade a spade' in crediting H'ble Modiji's government in developing and delivering comp;ex infrastructral projects that'll take the state of M'tra and subsequently our great nation to the desired height of progress. Like you've correctly said that earlier govts.did promote these ideas of developments BUT they remained on paper for want of the WILL to plan and execute. Difference between the govts.has been 'NAA KHA UNGAA NAA KHAA NEY DOONGAA' WITH ONLY NATIONAL INTERESTS AT THE HELM, BACKED UP BY AND POWERED BY GOALS TO ACHIEVE IN TIME POLCIES.( HOPE UR CONSCIENTOUS AGREES) VANDE MATARAM.

[@Ashish-sm8do]

@20:50 i could not find the link of the economist article's link about metro ridership

[@ramanathanviswanathan5640]

YOU SHOULD HAVE EXPRESSED IT MUCH BEFORE INAGURATION

[@Siddharth_Rao]

Informative video as usual. Cant wait for your video on Lt. Gen . Jacob, that should be a real good one.

[@thecustompropper1279]

I remember going to Hiranandani in Powai from Kharghar in Navi Mumbai in 2018, man it used to take 1 and a half hour on best of the days, during rains I have been stuck in traffic for over 4 hours too

[@adityavikram3164]

You'll still be stuck on the same route. This time even longer. God forsaken area, awful traffic, Powai.

[@mohanindap2]

Praise comes with a clause in your channel.

[@SHASHANKBAJPAI]

Did he mention Tarapur Power Plant? That like more than 130 kms away from this bridge.

[@jaikrishnank428]

Good one. Not concise but has all the data. Great Job.