We aim to complete Bhopal and Indore Metro Projects in next 3-4 years: CM Shivraj Chouhan

The total cost of the Bhopal and Indore Metro Rail Project is Rs 14,442 crore 20 lakh, that include the cost of Rs 6941 crore 40 lakh of Bhopal Metro and Rs 7500 crore 80 lakh of Indore Metro.

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday (August 20) chaired meeting with ministers and officials to review the work-related to Metro project in the state. He said that Bhopal and Indore Metro Project is an ambitious plan of the state government and we have set up the target to complete the project within the next 3-4 years.

"In this regard, prompt action should be taken for the formation of Joint Venture Board, to notify Bhopal and Indore as metropolitan area and acquisition of land etc to accelerate the speed. The work of the project should be carried out speedily with quality," Chouhan said.

The meeting was also attended by Minister for Urban Development and Housing Bhupendra Singh, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Manoj Govil, Principal Secretary Nitesh Vyas.

Taking to Twitter the Madhya Pradesh CM shared pictures of the meeting saying, ''Today, a review meeting was held with senior officials in the Ministry regarding the Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Project.''

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— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 20, 2020

Chouhan has said that the work of Nagpur Metro was carried out speedily. "Study, work carried out in Nagpur and accelerates the speed of the construction works of Metro in Madhya Pradesh," he said. 

The total cost of the Bhopal and Indore Metro Rail Project is Rs 14,442 crore 20 lakh, that includes the cost of Rs 6941 crore 40 lakh of Bhopal Metro and Rs 7500 crore 80 lakh of Indore Metro.

"Rs 138 crore 58 lakh spent till now. Till now, finance of Rs. 248 crore 96 lakh and Rs. 245 crore 23 lakh has been received by the Metro Company for metro works from the State Government and Government of India respectively. Out of this amount, Rs. 138 crore 58 lakh has already been spent on metro works till date," read an official release.

Under the Bhopal Metro, a target has been set to complete the works from AIIMS to Subhash Nagar by August 2023, from Subhash Nagar to Karond square by December 2024 and from Bhadbhada square to Ratnagiri Tiraha by May 2024.

Similarly, under the Indore Metro, the target has been set to complete the work from Gandhi Nagar to Mumtaz Bagh by August 2023, from Mumtaz Bagh to Railway Station by July 2024 and Gandhi Nagar to Railway Station by December 2024.

Principal Secretary Nitesh Vyas has informed that tender has been issued to construct Priority Corridors under the Metro of both Bhopal and Indore cities."Five to 6 stations will fall on the priority corridors. A 6.3 km long priority corridor in Bhopal and 5.2 km long priority corridor in Indore have to be constructed, read the release. 

(With ANI input)