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VJA Metro works from June
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The Andhra Pradesh Governmetn on Sunday said work on the proposed Vijayawada Metro Rail project with an initial estimated cost of Rs 6,823-crore would begin in June this year. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) principal adviser E Sreedharan, who met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in this regard, has submitted the detailed project report (DPR) in the presence of Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
The Andhra Pradesh Governmetn on Sunday said work on the proposed Vijayawada Metro Rail project with an initial estimated cost of Rs 6,823-crore would begin in June this year. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) principal adviser E Sreedharan, who met Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in this regard, has submitted the detailed project report (DPR) in the presence of Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
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The Metro is coming up in two corridors covering a total distance of 26.03 km where the cost per each kilometer comes up to Rs. 209 crore. Corridor-I would be linked to the capital city Amaravati and the other to the Gannavaram airport.
Corridor-I extends between Pandit Nehru Bus Terminal-Penamaluru extending 12.76 km, and corridor-II covering Pandit Nehru Bus Terminal - Nidamanuru for 13.27 km. The DPR estimated the total cost of the project only till 2019.
“Whether it is going to be elevated or will only be decided during the capital development stage,” Sreedharan said, adding that underground project per kilometer would cost Rs 500-600 crore against Rs 209 crore per kilometer if it is elevated.
Giving a break-up of fares for transportation, the DPR said that the cost of the ticket per person is Rs10 between 0-5km, Rs 20 between 5-10km and Rs 30 if it is above 10km. The project requires 31.029 hectares of both government and private lands, and the Metro Rail Dept requires 11.34 hectares of land.
The DPR proposes government lands along the route may be reserved for property development to fund the project. Sreedharan informed the Chief Minister that the first phase of the project will begin by June.
By January 1st 2019, one section of the Metro Rail project should be commissioned, the Chief Minister said. While the DMRC team predicted that the traffic demand forecast could be 2.91 lakh trips in 2019-2020 and will rise to 9.99 lakh trip in 2051-52.
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