Pune: PMRDA will soon appoint a consultant for the extension of the elevated Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro line up to Hadapsar-Loni Kalbhor, connecting the city’s two IT hubs.
A senior official of the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) said the consultant would conduct a study for the 19km Metro stretch from Shivajinagar to Loni Kalbhor.The Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro strech is 23km-long.
“The consultant will check the feasibility of Metro extension under the PPP (public-private partnership) model. The current Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro stretch is being executed under the same model,” said the senior PMRDA official.
The Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (Pumta) had recently directed PMRDA to appoint a consultant to check the feasibility of Metro extension, connecting the two IT hubs, under the fourth phase.
Officials also decided in the Pumta meeting that MahaMetro and PMRDA would share the cost of appointing the consultant.
The firm appointed would prepare the feasibility report for another 25-kilometer long extension of the Metro service from Swargate to Khadakwasla also.
It would eventually connect to the main line in Hadapsar, connecting south Pune to the third Metro line, another PMRDA official said.
The consultant would be expected to submit the feasibility report for both the stretches within two months of its appointment. The report, expected by January, would be submitted to the state government for the project implementation.
Construction work is under way for the 23km elevated Metro line from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar. Tata Group is executing the project under the PPP model.
The stretch is expected to be operational in April 2025.
An PMRDA Metro official on Friday said they would soon start laying the tracks for the third Metro line. He said the preliminary trial of laying the tracks had commenced near the depot at Maan village.
The tracks would be out for installation for the third Metro line after testing.
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A senior official of the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) said the consultant would conduct a study for the 19km Metro stretch from Shivajinagar to Loni Kalbhor.The Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro strech is 23km-long.
“The consultant will check the feasibility of Metro extension under the PPP (public-private partnership) model. The current Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro stretch is being executed under the same model,” said the senior PMRDA official.
The Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (Pumta) had recently directed PMRDA to appoint a consultant to check the feasibility of Metro extension, connecting the two IT hubs, under the fourth phase.
Officials also decided in the Pumta meeting that MahaMetro and PMRDA would share the cost of appointing the consultant.
The firm appointed would prepare the feasibility report for another 25-kilometer long extension of the Metro service from Swargate to Khadakwasla also.
It would eventually connect to the main line in Hadapsar, connecting south Pune to the third Metro line, another PMRDA official said.
The consultant would be expected to submit the feasibility report for both the stretches within two months of its appointment. The report, expected by January, would be submitted to the state government for the project implementation.
Construction work is under way for the 23km elevated Metro line from Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar. Tata Group is executing the project under the PPP model.
The stretch is expected to be operational in April 2025.
An PMRDA Metro official on Friday said they would soon start laying the tracks for the third Metro line. He said the preliminary trial of laying the tracks had commenced near the depot at Maan village.
The tracks would be out for installation for the third Metro line after testing.
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