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This was the last of the 17 TBMs, which will be used to complete the 33.5 km Metro 3 corridor, to be lowered. more-inThe Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) reached a major milestone on Monday as it lowered the tunnel boring machine (TBM) Tansa 2 at the Science Museum station. “Tunnelling work is progressing satisfactorily, and with the last of the 17 TBMs in the underbelly of the city, we will work with more enthusiasm,” S.K. The TBM will begin its initial drive in the second week of November and dig 2.1 km from the Science Museum to Worli. The first TBM, lowered nearly a year ago at Naya Nagar in Mahim, has since dug a little over 2 km..