Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar approved Patna Metro Rail project

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar approved the Patna Metro Rail project’s proposal. The state government will now send the proposal for the union government’s clearance.

• The Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) last year submitted the DPR on the project to the Bihar government, reducing the project estimates to Rs 14,000 crore from Rs 17,000 crore earlier.

Key Highlights:

• The Metro proposal aims at two corridors in the first phase covering a total distance of 31km.
• The first corridor will run east to west over 5 Kilometres from Mithapur bus stand to Saguna Mor via Bailey Road and Patna Junction.
• The second north-south corridor will run from Patna Junction to the proposed bus stand at Bairiya on Patna-Gaya road via Ashok Rajpath, Gandhi Maidan and Rajendra Nagar Terminal over 16.5km.
• A corporation on the lines of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will be formed for monitoring the construction of the project in Patna.