Maharashtra Cabinet decided to rename 8 Mumbai railway stations.

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Maharashtra Cabinet decided to rename 8 Mumbai railway stations that bear names dating back to the British colonial era. Following the approval, Curry Road will be renamed to Lalbaug, Sandhurst Road will now be known as Dongri, and Marine Lines will be rechristened as Mumbadevi. Cotton Green will be renamed to Kalachowki, Charni Road to Girgaon, Dockyard Road to Mazgaon, and King Circle to Tirthakar Parshivnath. The cabinet has also decided to rename Ahmednagar district as Ahilya Nagar.


      The cabinet has also decided to rename Mumbai Central Station as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth Station for which a proposal has been sent to the Railways Ministry.

      The Maharashtra Cabinet has also approved the purchase of 2.5 acres of land in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, to construct a Maharashtra Bhavan there.

      Also, the cabinet has approved the construction of a sea link between Uttan (Bhayander) and Virar (Palghar).

 

     


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