{
  "id": 2197237,
  "title": "State Seeks JICA Funding For Uttan-Virar Sea Link",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/state-seeks-jica-funding-for-uttan-virar-sea-link",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:57:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/state-seeks-jica-funding-for-uttan-virar-sea-link"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sought the Union Finance Ministry’s approval for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funding for the Mumbai-Vadhavan Expressway Connectivity Project, which includes the proposed Uttan-Virar Sea Link. Fadnavis met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi a few days ago and requested support for securing JICA funding…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}