Tricity Metro: RITES submits inception report; first phase expanded to about 77 km
The ₹10,570-crore project would connect Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula over three routes.
- Estimated cost ₹10,570 crore
- Phase 1 expanded from 66 km to about 77 km over three routes
- Funding: Centre 20%, two states 20%, lenders 60%
- Development planned between 2027 and 2037
RITES submitted its inception report for the Tricity Metro to the Chandigarh administration in September 2023, a step towards the detailed project report.
The project, estimated at ₹10,570 crore, would connect Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula. Its first phase was expanded from 66 km to about 77 km across three routes, to be developed between 2027 and 2037.
Funding was proposed as 20% from the Centre, 20% from the two states, and 60% from lending agencies. Punjab and Haryana released ₹1.37 crore and ₹60 lakh respectively after Union Ministry approval in June 2023.
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