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The Maharashtra government is fast-tracking the project as part of its airport commercialization strategy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Navi Mumbai International Airport and inaugurated the final stretch of the underground metro-3 (Aqua Line) corridor on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister also launched a unified common mobility application that brings together multiple public transport operators (PTOs) under one digital platform.

The Prime Minister arrived in Navi Mumbai at 3 am, where he went through the process of the newly constructed airport before the first phase. Built at a cost of Rs 19,650 crore, the initial phase of the airport consists of a single runway and a single runway and is capable of handling 20 million passengers annually.

Commercial flight operations are expected to begin in December, finally bringing relief to the major pipeline hub and fulfilling a decade-long demand for a second aviation hub to serve the metropolitan area.

It will also complete the last phase of metro-3 corridor between Acharya Atre Chowk and Cuffe Parade, a 33.5 km fully underground route connecting Aarey-JVLR to Cuffe parade. It operates at 5.55 AM and 10.30 PM for linemen from October 9.

The app will allow commuters to digitally purchase tickets, plan multimodal journeys and get real-time travel updates on routes and timetables. With this initiative, the authority aims to promote convenience, paperless and integrated public transport, convenient and integrated public transport across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

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