Fri, 16 Oct, 2026, 05:58 pm
Reported by The Times of India
Navi Mumbai: Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s Rs 236 crore Science Park at Nerul is expected to open partially in May 2027, after missing another deadline, city engineer Shirish Aradwad said. The project, which had earlier been scheduled for completion by March 2026, has faced unprecedented delays.
NMMC said construction of the structure at Sector 19, Nerul, had been completed. The structural work, costing Rs 109 crore, was expected to be ready by Dec 2025 but was further delayed to Oct 2026. Interiors and exhibits are projected to cost another Rs 127 crore, taking the total project cost to Rs 236 crore. Experts said further delays could increase costs.
Tenders for interiors were floated recently, and installation of the first phase of exhibits is expected to take another six to seven months.
Officials remain uncertain about the timeline for the second phase, which will include exhibits brought from abroad.
The original plan divided the project into structural construction and exhibit installation. It has now been split into three parts: the structure, partial installation of exhibits in phase one, and imported exhibits in phase two. NMMC plans to open the park after completing phase one in May next year, while no deadline has been set for phase two.
