Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs20-February, 2009 19:7 IST
Proposals for Metro Rail Projects

 The proposal from  some of the State Governments for setting up of Metro Rail Projects has been  received by  the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. The details of the proposals received from some of the states and action taken thereon is as follows:-

 

Sl.No.

State

Project

Length (in km)

Cost (Rs . in crore)

Present Status

(I) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, DELHI

 

1.

 

 Delhi

 

Delhi MRTS

 Phase I

 

 

Shahdara-Rithala

 

Vishwavidyalaya-Central Secretariat

 

 

Indraprastha-Dwarka

 

 

Dwarka sub-city (Dwarka- Dwarka VI)

 

 

65.05

 

 

 

22.06

 

10.84

 

 

 

25.65

 

 

6.5

 

 

10571

 

Project was sanctioned on 12.11.1996 and has been fully commissioned and made operational.

 

 

 

 

2.

 

Delhi

 

 

Delhi MRTS

 Phase II

 

 

 

 

 

Vishva VidyalayaJahangir Puri        

 

Central Secretariat – Qutub Minar           

 

ShahdaraDilshad Garden 

 

Indraprastha – New Ashok Nagar                          

 

Yamuna Bank – Anand Vihar ISBT                          

 

Kirti NagarMundka

(along with operational link to Inderlok)

 

54.675

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.36

 

 

 

12.525

 

3.09

 

 

8.07

 

 

6.16

 

 

18.47        

 

8605.36

 

Project was initially sanctioned on 30.3.2006 and revised sanction order issued on 7.3.2008 and work started.

 

 

 

Target/Completion date

Commissioned on 3.2.2009

(9 months ahead of schedule)

 

 

30.6.2010

 

Commissioned on 30.6.2008

(6 months ahead of schedule)

 

30.6.2009

 

 

31.12.2009

 

 

31.3.2010

 

 

3.

 

Delhi

 

Extension of Delhi Metro from Ambedkar Nagar in Delhi to Sushantlok (Gurgaon)

 

14.47

 

1581

 

The project was sanctioned on 4.12.2006. It is targeted for completion by 31.7.2010.

 

4.

 

 Delhi

 

Extension of Delhi Metro from New Ashok Nagar in Delhi to NOIDA Sector-32

 

7.0

 

827

 

The project was sanctioned on 19.3.2008.  It is targeted for completion by 30.6.2009.

 

5.

 

Delhi

 

High Speed Express Link from New Delhi Railway Station to IGI Airport

 

19.2

 

3076

 

The project was sanctioned on 17.5.2007 and is under implementation.  It is targeted for completion in June, 2010. 

 

6.

 

 Delhi

 

Central Secretariat to Badarpur

 

20.16

 

4012

 

The project was sanctioned on 17.5.2007.   It is targeted for completion in June, 2010.

 

7.

 

 Delhi

 

Express link from IGI Airport to Dwarka Sector-21

 

3.50

 

793

 

Project has been sanctioned on 29.1.2009 and is targeted for completion by 30.9.2010.

 

8.

 

 Delhi

 

Extension of Delhi Metro to Faridabad

 

13.875

 

2028

 

The approval  of Government of National Capital Territory, Delhi (GNCTD) being 50% owner of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is awaited. Government of Haryana has also been requested to submit Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP), improvement of city bus service, setting up of special purpose vehicle, etc.

 

9.

 

Delhi

 

Metro link from Jahangirpuri to Badli

 

3.425

 

520

 

Project proposal has been received from  Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) only on 16.2.2009. 

 

(II) OTHER THAN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

 

10.

 

Karnataka

 

Bangalore Metro Rail Project

 

 

Extension of North- South Corridor of Bangalore Metro Rail Phase-I .

 

 

33

 

 

 

9.3

 

 

 

6395

 

 

 

1763

 

Project was sanctioned on 11.5.2006. Work has been started and targetted for  completion by 30.9.2012.

 

The project was approved by  Empowered Group of Ministers on  30.1.2009.

 

11.

 

West Bengal

 

East-West Metro corridor, Kolkata

 

13.77

 

4676

 

Project was sanctioned on 30.7.2008.  Work has been started and targeted for completion  2014-15.

 

12.

 

Tamil Nadu

 

Chennai Metro Rail Project, Tamil Nadu

 

50

 

14600

 

Project was sanctioned on 18.2.2009. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2014-15.

 

13.

 

Kerala

 

Kochi Metro Rail Project, Kerala

 

25.3

 

2991.5

 

The  Planning Commission  after detailed examination decided that in the absence of specific funding and low population of Kochi, it is not in a position to support the project from GOI funds presently. As and when policy and funds are in place, Planning Commission would relook the proposal.

 

14.

 

Andhra Pradesh

 

Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, Andhra Pradesh

 

71.29

 

 

 

 

11814

 

The Empowered Committee has accorded 'in principle' approval on VGF of Rs 2362 .88 crore i.e. 20% of the total cost. 

 

15.

 

Maharashtra

 

Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro Corridor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for Charkop Bandra Mankurd Metro Corridor.

 

11.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7660

 

The proposal could not be taken up under Scheme for Financial Support to PPP in Infrastructure (popularly known as Viability Gap Funding Scheme (VGF) of Ministry of Finance as the tendering process has been started by State Government before the guidelines for  VGF Scheme were issued.

 

 

The Empowered Committee has accorded 'in principle' approval for VGF of Rs. 1532 crore i.e. 20% of the total cost of Rs. 7660 crore.

 

This  information was given  by  the Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development,  Shri Ajay Maken   in Lok Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by  Shri S. Ajaya Kumar and Shri Pannian Ravindran.

 

TFK/AS


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