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(Express Photo/Amit Chakravarty/File)After the state wildlife committee asked the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to consider an alternative alignment for the Virar Alibaug Metro Corridor, it will not construct an elevated corridor through the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Speaking about the opposition to the elevated corridor, Andheria said, “It is an eco-sensitive area and we have to stop somewhere. “We are considering an alternative alignment where the elevated part of the corridor does not go through the National Park. (Express Photo/Amit Chakravarty/File) The corridor, expected to halve the travel time between Virar and Alibaug, will be constructed in two phases. The Wildlife Committee suggested that the elevated portion not be constructed inside,” said Sanjay Khandare, Additional Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA..