KOLKATA: The Centre is likely to release the Pink Book on Wednesday, detailing the budgetary allotment for railway projects, including that for Metro.
“Only after the Pink Book is published can we find out how much funds have been allotted project-wise. Today’s Budget announcement broadly wrapped up the Metro allocations under the ‘infrastructure’ head. The breakup will be shown in the Pink Book,” said Manoj Joshi, general manager, Metro Railway.
Kolkata is the only city, where Metro is run by the railways.
“From the Pink Book, each zonal railway gets to know whether the work is in progress or a new work has been included in the current-year Budget,” a Metro official said.
Officials expect the budget to give a thrust to the ongoing Metro projects in Kolkata, at least, four of which are headed for completion by 2021-22.