Metro To Run From Nigdi To Katraj: DPR Process Under Way

The MAHA-Metro is planning to extend the Metro line from Pimpri to Nigdi, in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) jurisdiction, and Swargate to Katraj in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) jurisdiction. Process of preparing a Detailed Project Report in this regard has started, said officials. Brijesh Dixit, managing director of MAHA-Metro, said on Sunday that PCMC Commissioner Shravan Hardikar sought a project report to extend the Metro line from Nigdi to Pimpri. “We have started the process for preparing the DPR,” he said. The DPR will cost about Rs 50-60 lakh, which the PCMC has agreed to pay.

Dixit added that the DPR will be ready in at least four months. “It will take time because it involves technical survey, traffic study, ridership, environmental impact, and will require clearing of trees… Once the DPR is ready, it will be submitted to the central government for approval,” he said. Similarly, he said, PMC Commissioner Kunal Kumar had sought preparation of the DPR on extending the Metro line from Swargate to Katraj. “We have started the DPR process for that too…,” he added. Read More…

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