The Madhya Pradesh state budget allocated 1600 crore rupees for the metro rail projects in Bhopal and Indore. This allocation will expedite the projects. The Indore Metro Rail project is scheduled to start commercial operations on the 5.9 km priority corridor along the Super Corridor by December. The project's funding comes...
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from a combination of state and central government contributions, loans from the Asian Development Bank and the New Development Bank, and bank loans. The state budget allocated 1160 crore rupees for the Indore and Bhopal metros, which will be used for infrastructure development, staff recruitment, and other necessary preparations for the commencement of train operations. The Indore Metro Rail project has a total cost of 7500 crore rupees, with 2150 crore rupees each from the state and central governments, and 1600 crore rupees each from the Asian Development Bank and the New Development Bank.