Bihar Urban Development Min meets Naidu on Patna Metro project

Bihar Urban Development Minister Maheshwar Hazari today met Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu here and took up the issue of the implementation of the proposed Patna Rail Metro project, which is to be completed in five years at an estimated cost of Rs 16,960 crore.
Bihar government had engaged RITES Ltd for preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Patna Metro. RITES had submitted the final report in August last year.
The state cabinet has already accorded an in-principle approval of the DPR of the project, according to which it will have two corridors for implementation in its first phase.

The Bihar government had in March written to the Urban Develpment Ministry seeking its approval for the metro project's DPR.
Patna has a population of 20.32 lakh according to 2011 census, which is projected to be 36.39 lakh in 2031 as per Patna Master Plan 2031.
Overall road network in Patna is only about 4.5 per cent of the planned area. Total vehicles plying in the city have seen a rapid rise and at present more than 8.3 lakh vehicles are registered in the state capital.
In his meeting with the Union Urban Devolopment minister at his residence, Hazari called for quick approal to the DPR.