Mumbai: The final shipment of the first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the twin tunnels under the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project has arrived at Film City, Goregaon East. The second TBM is expected to arrive by December. In the meantime, the BMC has begun excavation of the launching shaft, with digging work currently reaching a depth of 3.5 meters.

Assembly and Launching Shaft Details

According to senior civic officials, "Several containers carrying parts of the first TBM have already been delivered, with the final shipment arriving on Tuesday. The equipment, shipped from Japan, is being unloaded at the JNPT port and transported to the project site via trailers. With all components now on-site, assembly of the TBM will begin and is expected to take around four months. Tunnelin

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