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Eastern Freeway named after former Maharashtra CM late Vilasrao Deshmukh

Mid-day | 27/05/2022 10:12 AM | Click to read full article

Eastern Freeway, a 16.8 km highway that connects south Mumbai with eastern suburbs, was on May 26 named after former Maharashtra chief minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh.

The freeway was built by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and funded by the central government under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM).

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