Two weeks after Punjab paid its share of ₹1.37 crore for preparation of Tricity Metro’s detailed project report (DPR), the Haryana government also released an equal share on Saturday, taking the ambitious project a step closer to reality.
“Now, Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) will submit its inception report to the UT administration, following which they will first prepare the alternative analysis report (AAR) and then draft the DPR, which is expected to be ready by March next year,” said a senior official of the UT administration, familiar with the matter.
The overall tentative cost of the Metro project is around ₹10,570 crore, of which 20% will be paid by the two states, 20% by the Centre and remaining 60% by the lending agency.
