MAHARASHTRA (Metro Rail News): On 5 April 2023, the Maharashtra cabinet approved the revised project of Nagpur Metro Phase II to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) in the state meeting chaired by the chief minister, Eknath Shinde.
The project is a joint venture by the central and state governments at 50% of each share.
Earlier, the project was worth Rs. 10,500 crores at the 2018 price, which is revised at the cost of Rs. 6,708 crores for 43.8 kilometres project that consist of 4 extensions having 32 stations as per the detailed project report (DPR) of the Nagpur Phase II project prepared by RITES Ltd.
Under phase II the first stretch will be from Automotive Square to Kanhan River, with a length of 13 km having 12 stations. Similarly, the second stretch will connect Lokmanya Nagar to Hingna and contains 7 stations with a length of 6.7 kilometres; the third stretch will cover Prajapati Nagar to Transport Nagar with a length of 5.6 kilometres, having three stations. The final stretch is considered the longest stretch, which is from Mihan to Butibori MIDC ESR having a length of 18.5 kilometres consisting of 10 stations.
The decision taken by the Maharashtra government will increase the connectivity in the city’s Semi-urban areas and also benefit the people in the industrial areas.
