Chief Minister Kamal Nath here on Saturday laid the foundation for Metro rail project in the city.
Speaking on the occasion Nath said that cities should be expanded and for doing so transport resources should be made available in the extended city limits.
The Chief Minister cited examples of cities including Noida and Gurgaon, where big institutions were removed from the city limits to shift a chunk of population on the outskirts. Indore city needs to do the same, said Nath, claiming that big institutions as magnets which attract population. Once population migrates to these areas, metro rail would offer a viable transport option, added Nath.
In a bid to credit Congress Party for the metro rail projects in Indore and Bhopal, the Chief Minister claimed that A decade ago when he served as Union Minister of Urban Development, he had sanctioned metro rail projects for are the two cities. He had asked the then Government to prepare detailed project report and Foundation is being laid today, claimed the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister. On the occasion he said that attempts are made to develop Indore as a Metropolitan region.
The project in its current form would start from Bengali Square area pass through Nainod, Bhanwarsala square and Radisson square.
The project shall have underground section of 7.11 km and there would be 29 stations. Elevated section from Gandhinagar to Indore railway station is expected to be completed by the end of year 2022.
The underground section from Indore Railway Station to Gandhinagar is scheduled to be completed by July 2023. Depot line deleted by February 2023 while the system line is expected be completed by August in the same year.
The Indore metro rail project is expected to cost Rs 7500.80 crore. To add metro rail project is also underway in the state capital.