Mumbai Urban Transport Project - A multi dimensional approach to improve urban transport

MUTP was implemented under very difficult urban environment in the city of Mumbai (India) and involved resettlement of about 100,000 people. It also required coordination among several government agencies that were responsible for different components of the project. This project was partly financed by the World Bank and the loan has closed on June 15, 2011. The main focus of the paper is to bring out the challenges faced and the lessons learnt.