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THANE: The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday cleared Thane's intracity metro project. Fares will range from Rs 17 to Rs 104, officials said.The metro would run between New Thane metro station and old city area. It will connect Wadala to Kasarvadavli Metro at two places at the New Thane station and Dongripada. Of the 29 km, 2.2 km will be underground and the rest will be elevated.The proposed 29km metro with 22 stations is projected to have a daily ridership of 5.76 lakh. Thane Guardian minister Eknath Shinde said that the cabinet has approved the proposal that aims at decongesting densely populated areas.The project will take four years to be completed, estimated to cost Rs 13095 crore..