The Punjab and Haryana governments, along with representatives of the Chandigarh administration, on Tuesday held a meeting and approved the Tricity Metro Project’s first phase. The 23-member Unified Metro Transportation Authority (UMTA) also decided to extend the scope of the project for the first phase from 66 to 77 km.
According to the new plan, the first phase of Tricity Metro Project will begin from Parol in New Chandigarh (Mohali) and end at Panchkula Extension in Sector 20. Under Phase 1 of the project – Chandigarh will see 35 kilometres of network, Panchkula will have 11 km, and Mohali/New Chandigarh will have 31 kms.
