A team of experts comprising Germany’s lRTC (GmbH) and Mumbai-based Rohit Associates Architects & Engineers Pvt ltd, which has joint contract for preparing a detailed project report (DPR) for metro train service in Indore and Bhopal, arrived here on Thursday to initiate survey works for the feasibility of running metro train and other modes of transport in the city.
The team members comprising Rohit Gupta of the Rohit Associates, metro train experts Custom Simoni and Oles soon after their arrival inspected proposed metro train routes of the city, prominently the whole of BRTS corridor, Bada Ganpati area, Jawahar Marg, Subhash Marg, Mhow Naka, Annapurna area, Regal square, MG Road and R&T Marg to study the feasibility of running metro train in the city.
After inspection, the team members met Mayor Krishna Murari Moghe, IMC Commissioner Rakesh Singh and Padma Bhoje, member of the Mayor-in-council of the Indore Municipal Corporation and briefed them about their survey.
Mayor asked the team members to carry out their feasibility survey keeping in view of the outer ring road of the city which has comparatively lesser obstructions and where works of the metro train can be carried out more smoothly as compared to other localities of the city. Mayor assured the members of all possible helps from the corporation related to data base and other relevant information.
Urban Administration and Development department of Madhya Pradesh Government had signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the JV firm on May 5 for preparation of DPR.
Initially, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was supposed to prepare DPR for metro but it did not work out and the State had decided to issue global tender for DPR. The State Government will pay around `10.50 lakh per kilometre for preparation of DPR. The firm will carry out techno-commercial and economic viability survey of metro, mono and light rail models. They will do the feasibility study for all three modes and analyse before preparation of DPR.