Ashwini Bhide: The Bureaucrat Behind Mumbai Metro Aqua Line’s Success Story
As Mumbai celebrated the grand opening of its fully underground Metro Line-3—popularly known as the Aqua Line—on October 9, 2025, one name echoed across social media, newsrooms, and civic forums: Ashwini Bhide. The senior IAS officer, currently Principal Secretary to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and former Managing Director of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC),…