Land acquisition still a major hurdle for Patna metro rail project

rawan239

2 years ago

Only 5% of overall work onPatna metro railproject has so far been completed in the state. Officials of thePatnaMetro Rail Corporation (PMRC) have cited various reasons for slow pace of work, including delay in land acquisition, non-availability of funds and the Covid-19 pandemic.

The construction work on the first phase of the project was initiated in September last year. The 6.6-km long elevated metro line (priority corridor) will have

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five stations from Malahi Pakri to Patliputra ISBT via Khemni Chak and Zero Mile. It also includes a viaduct leading to the ISBT metro rail depot, as well as a small rake-interchange viaduct at Khemni Chak to connect Corridor I.

The Corridor I will be 17.9-km-long from Danapur to Khemnichack via Meethapur 7.3km elevated and 10.5km underground.