To develop a comprehensive plan for the proposed metro rail project in Bhubaneswar, a technical committee will be formed by the Odisha government, announced a minister on Thursday. The previous metro project plan prepared by the previous BJD government has been completely scrapped, and the rapid rail transportation project will be designed fresh and will be executed with support from the Centre, said Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra.
The minister added, saying, "We will form a technical committee including the department secretary, other officers, and experts to chalk out the metro route plan, parking space, etc, after making field visits to cities, where the metro train project is functional." On the report of the technical committee, a fresh detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared, he said, adding, "We will also seek support from the Government of India for execution of the project."
Earlier, BJD government had proposed to take up the phase-I metro project of the 26-km-long stretch between Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar to Trisulia in Cuttack at an investment of Rs 6,225 crore.
The then government also initiated soil testing and other ground work.
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