Gujarat pushing Rs12,000-crore Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail link: report
21 Sep 2011
The Gujarat government is going ahead with the Rs12,000-crore metro rail project linking Ahmedabad with the capital Gandhinagar. First phase of the project will begin by the year-end, reports quoting official source at the state government said today.
The metro rail project covering a 70-km route will be an elevated line, rising up to five metres from the ground. The first phase of the project, covering a length of 24 km, will involve investment of around Rs3,400 crore, sources said.
Metro-link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Ltd, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up by the state government, will undertake implementation of the project.
Sanjay Gupta, a former bureaucrat, has been appointed as its chairman and four other bureaucrats as directors.
A high-level committee headed by chief secretary AK Joti would consider proposals submitted by MEGA soon.
The metro, when completed, will link Old and New Ahmedabad, its airport and the state capital. The project is expected to link some industrial hubs, including Sanand, reports said.
