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Sreedharan presents DPR on Vijayawada Metro to Andhra CM
Hyderabad, April 26
Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation's (DMRC) principal advisor E. Sreedharan on Sunday presented
the detailed project report (DPR) on Vijayawada Metro to Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu was also present at the occasion.
Sreedharan said that the total estimated cost of the project (till 2019) is Rs.6,823 crore.
The
project comprises two corridors -- corridor 1 (Pandit Nehru Bus
Terminal-Penamaluru) for 12.76 km and corridor 2 (Pandit Nehru Bus
Terminal-Nidamanuru) for 13.27 km.
While corridor 1 will be
linked to the upcoming capital city of Amaravathi, corridor 2 will be
connected to Gannavaram airport, Sreedharan said.
The total length of this project is 26.03 km where the cost per kilometer comes up to Rs.209 crore, the DPR states.
"Whether
it is going to be elevated or underground will only be decided during
the capital development stage," Sreedharan said, adding underground
project per kilometer would cost Rs.500-600 crore against Rs.209 crore
per kilometer if it is elevated.
Giving a break-up of fares for
transportation, the DPR said that the cost of the ticker per person is
Rs.10 between 0-5 km, Rs.20 for between 5-10 km and Rs.30 if it is above
10 km.
Explaining the land requirements, the DPR mentions that
31.029 hectares of land (both government and private) will be required
for the project. For the construction of Metro Rail Depot, 11. 34
hectares of land will be required, the DPR states.
"Government lands along the route may be reserved for property development to fund the project," the report says.
Sreedharan informed the chief minister that the first phase of the project will begin by June.
By January 1st 2019, one section of the Metro Rail project should be commissioned, said Chandrababu Naidu.
The
DMRC team predicted that the traffic demand forecast could be 2.91 lakh
trips in 2019-2020 and will rise to 9.99 lakh trips in 2051-52.
Meanwhile, Sreedharan said that the DPR for the Visakhapatnam Metro would be presented by June 15.
Naidu
was informed that a Rapid Rail Transit System for Vijayawada, Guntur,
Tenali and Mangalagiri (VGTM) could be planned as a metro will not be
feasible on this route.