Metro rail for 2 mn-plus cities: Kamal Nath
November 17th, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The environment- and commuter-friendly metro rail will soon run in Indian cities having a population of more than 2 million with the government approving the ambitious project, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath announced Thursday.
“We will be looking at the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for metro rails in the cities which have a population of more than 2 million,” Kamal Nath said at a press conference here.
The DPRs are prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and submitted to the other states.
“While respective DPRs have been prepared for Pune, Ludhiana, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, the preparation of reports for Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh is in process,” Kamal Nath told reporters.
The minister also said that the ministry is in talks with the Maharashtra government for getting a DPR for metro in Nagpur.
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