Mumbai metro rail lines 2A and 7 between Andheri and Dahisar in north-western Mumbai will be operated till 12:20 am instead of the current closing time of 10:30 pm in view of Navratri.
On Monday, the panel was told the survival rate of transplanted trees had deteriorated over the years and the rate which was 63 per cent has now gone down to 35 per cent.
To speed up the process, contractors manufacturing Metro rakes will be sent a checklist of criteria and remarks already given by the certifying agencies for operational ones.