Yogi to flag off civil work on Rs 18,000 crore Kanpur Metro on Friday

Adityanath govt had approved three metro rail projects in Agra, Kanpur and Meerut last Jan, at an investment of Rs 47,000 cr; all three likely to be operational by 2024

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the civil work on Kanpur Metro Rail project on Friday, which is estimated to cost Rs 18,000 crore when fully completed.

According to UP Metro Rail Corporation limited (UPMRC) officials, the contract to build the ‘viaduct’ of the 8.73 km elevated section of the priority corridor of Kanpur Metro was awarded to Afcons Infrastructure on September 13, 2019.

On January 17, 2018, the Adityanath cabinet had approved three proposed metro rail projects in Agra, Kanpur and Meerut at an investment of almost Rs 47,000 crore. The required funds would be raised through share equity,