Maharashtra approves Metro Line 8 linking Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports, and Nashik City Ring Road
A Maharashtra government meeting chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis on 27 January 2026 approved Metro Line 8 connecting Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with Navi Mumbai International Airport, and the 66.15-km Nashik City Ring Road costing ₹3,954 crore.
Summary
On 27 January 2026 the Maharashtra government, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved Metro Line 8 linking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai with Navi Mumbai International Airport. Fadnavis said the project, scheduled for five years, is targeted for completion within three and a half years, and directed that land acquisition be completed within six months. The 66.15-km Nashik City Ring Road, costing ₹3,954 crore and planned with the upcoming Kumbh Mela in view, was also cleared, along with a revised four-lane highway in Gadchiroli for mineral transport.
Key facts
- Date
- 27 January 2026
- Chaired by
- CM Devendra Fadnavis
- Metro Line 8
- Links CSMIA (Mumbai) and Navi Mumbai International Airport
- Metro timeline
- Target 3.5 years (scheduled 5); land acquisition in 6 months
- Nashik City Ring Road
- 66.15 km, ₹3,954 crore, with Kumbh Mela in view
- Also
- Revised four-lane highway in Gadchiroli for mineral transport
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Mumbai Metro Line 8, approved by the Maharashtra government on 27 January 2026, will connect:
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Correct answer: B — Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and Navi Mumbai International Airport
Deccan Chronicle: the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved Metro Line 8 connecting the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports.
The Nashik City Ring Road approved by Maharashtra in January 2026 has a length of about 66 km. In view of which upcoming event was it planned?
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Correct answer: B — Kumbh Mela
Deccan Chronicle and Free Press Journal: the 66.15-km, ₹3,954-crore ring road was approved in view of the upcoming Kumbh Mela.