Live
- Karnataka bypolls: NDA leads on 2 seats, Cong on 1 as counting of votes begins
- Cong to cancel all Adani contracts if allegations are proved: TPCC chief
- Heavy rainfall likely in north TN, MeT department issues yellow alert
- India may roll out scheme worth billions of dollars to boost local electronics production
- TGPSC likely to announce Group-1 Exam Results by February 19
- Confident of victory in Maha, J'khand polls, says BJP leader on trends
- Will win all nine seats in UP: BJP MLA Dayashankar Singh
- Delhi pollution: Air quality again deteriorates to 'severe' category
- Pawan Kalyan urges for strict action against land encroachments in AP
- LG praises Atishi
PM likely to lay foundation of Patna Metro rail
Prime Minister Narendar Modi is likely to lay the foundation of the muchawaited Patna Metro Rail next month
Patna:Prime Minister Narendar Modi is likely to lay the foundation of the much-awaited Patna Metro Rail next month.
"While it is not confirmed by the PMO yet, Modiji is likely to lay the foundation of Patna Metro Rail on March 3," Bihar Urban Development Minister Suresh Sharma told the media here on Tuesday.
Sharma, a senior BJP leader, said that Modi will address an NDA rally here on March 3 and lay the foundation of the Patna Metro Rail project.
Last year, the Bihar cabinet approved a fresh detailed project report (DPR) for the Patna Metro Rail and sanctioned Rs 17,887.56 crore for the same.
The Union government approved the DPR in November.
According to the DPR, in the first phase, a 33.1-km-long track having two corridors -- east-west and north-south -- will be set up in Patna.
The west-east corridor would run between Danapur and Patna railway station via Dakbungalow Square while the south-north corridor would run between the Inter-State Bus Terminal and Gandhi Maidan via Rajendra Nagar and Ashok Rajpath.
The project is expected to be completed in five years from the date of its commencement.
