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Metro Projects In Several Cities Inculded Kolkata To Start Within 2 Years: Government


By siddharth22, Section Kolkata Metro
Posted on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 02:48:16 AM EST

With proposals for metro rail projects in several cities lined up, the government on Thursday said it is making efforts to expedite the process and begin work within two years.

Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy said the Government was in favour of metro rail system to strengthen public transport facilities and to reduce traffic problem.

"Whereever the state government has come forward, we are lending substantial assistance" to metro and Bus Rapid Transit System, he said while replying to questions in Rajya Sabha.

Metro projects for Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Kochi are in different stages of approval.

As far as metro projects are concerned, Reddy said the government's effort was to expedite the process and in two years timeframe "we will be able to lay the foundation stones and start working."

BRTS projects have been approved for Ahmebadad, Rajkot, Surat, Indore, Bhopal, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Vijayawada, Bhopal and Jaipur under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, he added.

He said the government has urged the state governments to construct separate tracks for cycles and pedestrians while implementing BRTS.

To a separate question, Reddy said the number of vehicles in metro cities, particularly cars and two wheelers, has shown a substantial increase in recent years.

Realising the seriousness of the situation, he said, the government has formulated the National Urban Transport Policy which seeks to promote integrated land use and transport planning, greater use of public transport and non-motorised modes of travel.

Source:The Economic Times,17-04-08

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