PHASE 2 COST INCREASED

Phase 2 of the project was to begin in Oct 2018, but the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai Shopkeepers Association had objected to the renovation work. However, the association now does not have any objection to the renovation work, said Ratnakar Karale, president of the association Delay in starting the second phase has escalated the cost to ₹300 crore from the initial estimate of ₹210cr.