CM Yogi
Adityanath has said that Metro will start in Lucknow till June 15. In a joint
press conference with Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, Yogi
said on Friday that the previous government flagged, without preparation. There
is still a lot of work left.
CM Yogi said
that to start the metro, at least four racks should be required. Three have
come in existence. Attempts are made to get the remaining one soon. Apart from
this, security checks and railway boards have to fulfill certain formalities.
In such a case, it will take about one and a half months to begin the Metro in
Lucknow.
Yogi also
said that we have started work on the metro faster. DPR of Kanpur and Varanasi
metro is ready. The DPR of Meerut, Agra and Allahabad is going on. We are also
making DPRs for Jhansi and Gorakhpur metro. Apart from this, the RRTS (Rapid
Rail Transport) scheme of 32 thousand crore rupees will be started till the
Center's cooperation. This will allow the distance from Delhi to Meerut to be
covered in just one hour.
446 Crores for Metro
On this
occasion, Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu released the next
installment of Rs 446 crore for the Lucknow Metro. Apart from this, he also has
a handover of Rs 300 crore installment for other Urban Transport schemes.
10 Rupees will be the Minimum Ticket
The exercise
of fixing the fares of the metro has also increased. Assuming the sources, LMRC
has decided ticket of 10 rupees for a distance of three and a half km in his
proposal. This will be the minimum fare . The rent of 8.5 km (Transport Nagar
from Charbagh) will be between 18-20 rupees. In the proposal sent to the Metro
Board for approval, the price of go-smart card has been kept at Rs. 200. This
card will also be available from a private bank besides the station. It can
also be recharged from the Bhim and the UPI App.
---Ashish Jha
