Rs 3-trillion metro rail projects proposed for the next five years

The projects also include the 90-km RRTS line between Meerut and Delhi

Metro rail networks stretching over 1,500 km, including rapid rail transit system (RRTS) projects, are being proposed to be laid over the next 5 years across various cities, a senior Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry official said in Lucknow on Thursday. 

The proposed Rs 3-trillion expenditure on these projects comprised central and state government equity, apart from funding by other agencies, said Sanjay Murthy, joint secretary in the ministry.

He informed these projects also includedd the 90-km RRTS line between Meerut and Delhi, which was estimated to entail an investment of Rs 30,000 crore, and would cut the travel time