Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corp Signs Pact Worth Rs 6255 Cr With DMRC
Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) on Monday signed a pact worth Rs 6255 crores with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the state's first metro rail project; Phase-I from Bhubaneswar airport to Trishulia in Cuttack. Speaking on the occasion, Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, of Odisha, said, "My Cabinet has approved the First Phase of Metro Project from Bhubaneswar Airport to Trisulia Square at a cost of Rs. Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Five Crore. This is the single largest investment made in any infrastructure project in the history of Odisha. The entire cost of the project will be borne by the State Government.”
He also stressed that such a project would bring a new epoch in the transportation history of the state. He further said that we are now poised to transform the transportation landscape in the capital region.
This is a flagship programme under the 5T Initiative of my Government that will also symbolize the emergence of a New Odisha, he added.
DMRC also informed on social media platform X that said, "The Delhi Metro has been roped in as a turn-key consultant for the construction of the Bhubaneswar Metro’s first phase, from the airport to Trishulia Square in Cuttack."
