INDORE (Metro Rail News): Manish Singh, the managing director of Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, announced that the Priority Corridor of the Indore Metro Railway trial run would start in August or September 2023.
“The Metro Rail project is work considered to be the highest priority by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Our aim is that, by next August-September, its trial run can be carried out at the Super-Priority Corridor of 5.9 km,” Singh said during his visit to Indore, especially to inspect the Gandhi Nagar depot of the Metro Railway and resolve the problems faced by the construction agency in the development of the depot.
While reviewing the construction activities, Singh gave the order to prioritise work on the depot to finish the Super-Priority Corridor by September 2023.
During the inspection, Singh also observed the work at the Gandhi Nagar depot. He was made aware of the difficulties the Metro Rail Corporation’s local officials had with the project. Singh instructed everyone to work together to find solutions to the issues to expedite development.
Collector Ilaya Raja T, also present during the inspection, said, “The administration will do all kinds of coordination, and every possible effort will be made to complete the Metro project quickly.”
The Metro Rail Corporation is moving quickly through the work. However, the construction won’t stop even when the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan and the Global Investors’ Summit, 2023, are hosted in the city in January, it was determined at a review meeting.
Singh inquired about the diverted detour route that might be made appealing so that it will project a wonderful image of Indore city from the Metro construction site.
Singh gave the order to finish the technical aspects by establishing connections with the Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) and other technical organisations while speaking to representatives of the Metro Rail Corporation.
