3 min readMumbaiApr 21, 2026 10:03 PM IST Citing nearly 80 per cent completion of work on Metro Line 4 and the risk of delay if a new consultant were appointed, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Tuesday justified its decision to retain the general consultant it had threatened to sack following the fatal Mulund slab collapse, calling it a move taken “strictly in the larger public interest”. The clarification came a day after The Indian Express reported about MMRDA going back on its earlier stance and deciding to continue with DB Hill–LBG consortium as the general consultant (of GC) for Metro Line 4. The agency had earlier announced its intention to terminate the contract in the aftermath of the February 14 incident in Mulund, when a parapet slab fell onto LBS Road, killing one person and injuring three others. “Given that the project has already achieved nearly 80% physical progress, and that appointing a new general consultant at this stage would require approximately 3–4 months, potentially delaying the project and impacting public …