Nod to Ludhiana Metro project

 

Corridor I: Ayali Chowk to BBMB Power House Length: 15.798 km Stations: Ayali Chowk, Rajguru Nagar, Aggar Nagar, Verka Milk Plant, PAU, Aarti Chowk, Bharat Nagar Chowk, Guru Nanak Stadium, Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib, Civil Hospital, Samrala Chowk, Vardhman Mills, Jamalpur, BBMB Power House Corridor II: Gill village to Rahon octroi post Length: 13.035 km Stations: Gill village, GNE College, Shimlapuri, ATI Chowk, Kartar Singh Sarabha Market, Gill Road, Gill Chowk, bus stand, railway station, Daresi Ground, Guru Nanak Nagar, Basti Jodhewal, Rahon octroi post

Chandigarh, July 17
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today approved the Rs 10,300 crore Ludhiana Metro project, which will be completed in five years.

A detailed presentation on the project was made by the Local Government Department and Punjab Infrastructure Development Board in a meeting here, an official release said. It was decided that the land required for execution of the project would be provided by the state government with minimum displacement of people.

Emphasis would be on to execute the underground Metro corridor, especially in densely populated areas, though it was capital intensive as compared to fully or partly elevated corridor. But, the prime objective was to avoid undue harassment of people on account of dislocation, officials said.

Badal approved the proposal of the Local Government Department for setting up of Special Purpose Vehicle for the smooth and effective implementation of the project.

He said Metro would be the only viable solution to provide fast, safe and economic transport system for the public.

It was informed in the meeting that two corridors of the Metro will be covering the entire city — one from Ayali Chowk to BBMB Power House and another from Gill village to Rahon Road Chungi — in a total length of about 29 km.

The meeting also deliberated upon legal provisions in the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978, Metro Railways (Amendment) Act, 2009 and Delhi Metro