Bhubaneswar: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday submitted the Detailed Project Report (DPR) on Bhubaneswar metro rail to Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena.
As per the DPR, the Phase-I of Bhubaneswar Metro Rail will cover Biju Patnaik Airport, Capital Hospital, Sishu Bhawan, Bapujinagar, Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Ram Mandir Square, Vani Vihar, Acharya Vihar Square, Jaydev Vihar Square, Xavier Square, Rail Sadan, District Centre, Damana Square, Patia Square, KIIT Square, Nandan Vihar, Raghunathpur, Nandankanan Zoological Pak, Phulapokhari and Trisulia Square, Cuttack covering a total length of 26 km with 20 stations.
During a meeting of Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation here, DMRC officials handed the document to the Chief Secretary in the presence of senior Odisha Government officials.
DMRC after conducting traffic survey, geo-technical investigation, topo-graphic survey, environmental & social impact assessments has completed the report.
Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has been notified on August 3 and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & General Manager (Administration) have been appointed. On April 1, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had sanctioned Metro Rail Project under 5T mandate connecting Bhubaneswar Airport to Trishulia in Cuttack which will be subsequently extended to Khurda, Puri and other areas of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack city.
