Anil Mascarenhas

Humbled and thankful to Kaustubh Dhavse, (@kdhavse ), Chief Advisor (Investments & Strategy) to Chief Minister of Maharashtra, for giving my daughter Kyra Bhagat the opportunity to present her research on Mumbai's infrastructure in the War Room, and for agreeing to hear her out. Her findings: the Coastal Road, Metro Line 3 and NMIA have already put in place much of the capacity Mumbai needs to grow, and as they are used more and more, they can help take the MMR towards a US$1 trillion economy by 2040. She shared four ideas to build on this: 1️⃣ Making the most of the capacity already built, including NMIA's growing role for airlines and logistics 2️⃣ Strengthening last-mile links with feeder buses, safe walkways and rail connections 3️⃣ Keeping the network affordable through integrated fares across metro, bus and rail 4️⃣ Planning the region as one connected system, with homes, offices and logistics on the network Deeply grateful to Mr. Dhavse’s team for giving her their time, for encouraging her and correcting her where needed, and for agreeing to consider some of her inputs in policymaking. They also explained the constraints the state must plan within and the role of public–private partnerships in the policy framework. @MHCMWarRoom @shilpakbhagat11, Neelkabir Varsha Kapil @CMOMaharashtra