Overview
- The Thane Municipal Corporation unanimously passed a resolution supporting the name of late Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe for the upcoming Central Railway station between Thane and Mulund.
- Officials said the Railways plan the station to ease heavy commuter congestion and reduce pressure on the existing Thane hub on the suburban corridor.
- Initial costs were estimated at over Rs 250 crore under a Smart City arrangement with TMC funding and the Railways executing the build, but delays drove cost escalation.
- MPs Shrikant Shinde and Naresh Mhaske lobbied for Railways funding, with Mhaske formally requesting the Anand Dighe name in Parliament.
- The TMC also passed a separate resolution commending national and state leaders for facilitating relief to the civic body as Railways’ funding awaits formal Board clearance.