The Indore Metro is a

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system which is under construction for the city of

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is the only city to ...

, India. The total system consists of 11 corridors (lines) covering a distance of . This project will cost approximately . The cost per km will be 182 crores and total cost is 15,000 crores. The metro system will be elevated, underground and on ground. The Indore Metro project has been subject to serious contestation due to the inappropriate shifting of Seismic zone-II to Seismic zone-IV category which has led to increase in budgetary cost for the entire project.

Plan

Six corridors have been proposed by DMRC. The main corridors are: * Annapurna to Sukhliya * Super Corridor MR 10 to Ring Road * Niranjanpur to Bhawarkuwa The planned Metro in Indore is Metro system which is designed by Rohit Associates Cities & Rails Private Limited, headed by architect Rohit Gupta. This system consists of a Network of 100–107 km and with lines overlapping and branching. In May 2013, Rohit Associates was appointed to prepare a detailed project report for the MRTS including the selection of the system for the city. Based on the multi-criteria analysis and recommendations of consultant Rohit Associates, The Government of Madhya Pradesh approved the inception report prepared by the consultant on 30 June 2014. , Geotechnical surveys and formation of the company is being carried on for the implementation of the project. The project is projected to be completed by 2024. On 9 October 2015, the then Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister

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had claimed to have received consent from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for Rs 12,000 crore loan at 0.3 percent interest rate for

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and Indore Metro rail projects. However, during an update on 7 March 2017 it was revealed by state’s Urban Administration and Development Minister Maya Singh that JICA has refused to fund the metro projects of Bhopal and Indore. After the JICA’s refusal to fund the metro projects of Bhopal and Indore, the state government has sent a proposal to the Centre to get the funding from the bilateral/multilateral financial institutions. On 1 May 2019, the

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(ADB) gave in-principle approval to fund the Indore Metro project. The Union Government will stand as guarantor for the loan.

Route Network

In Phase 1, Yellow Line consists of 29 stations.

(Bhawarsala Square - Super Corridor 1)

Length: 33.53 km Alignment: Elevated & Underground Indore_route_map

No. of Stations: 29 Stations: *Bhawarsala Square *MR 10 Road *ISBT/MR10 Flyover *Chandragupta Square *Hira Nagar *Bapat Square *Meghdoot Square *Vijay Nagar Square *Radisson Square *Mumtaj Bag Colony *Khajrana Square *Bengali Square *Patrakar Colony *Palasia Square *Hight Court *Indore Railway Station *Rajwada *Chota Ganapathi *Bada Ganapathi *Ramchandra Nagar *BSF/Kalani Nagar *Airport *Gandhi Nagar *Super Corridor 6 *Super Corridor 5 *Super Corridor 4 *Super Corridor 3 *Super Corridor 2 *Super Corridor 1

Status updates

* Oct 2018: DPR prepared by Rohit Associates Cities & Rails Pvt. Ltd. is approved by central government. * Aug 2019: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between central and state governments for Bhopal and Indore metro. State and central governments will bear 20% of the project cost each and remaining 60% will be funded by international banks. Indore metro to be operational by 2023. Construction work is ongoing as of 21 August 2019. * Aug 2020: Minister of Madhya Pradesh Government pushes to start the tendering and civil engineering work for Indore Metro so that it can be inaugurated before August 2023. *Mar 2021: Construction of Elevated Viaduct Between ISBT/MR10 And Mumtaj Bagh Colony Construction facing issues and delays due to disputes between GC and Dilip Buildcon. Tenders for construction of 9 Elevated Metro Stations and Elevated Viaduct on Line 3 (Yellow Line) from MR10 Road Station to Gandhi Nagar Station (10.9 km) and 7 Elevated Metro Stations and Elevated Viaduct on Line 3 (Yellow Line) from ISBT to Radisson Square are released and bids are invited. Soil testing for underground metro from Airport to Gandhi Hall begins. *Dec 2021: Foundation stone for construction of 11 km viaduct of Phase I ring-line (total 31 kms) laid again, along with proposed construction of 16 metro stations which are cumulatively worth Rs. 1,417 crores. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has been awarded both the contracts. 16 firms submit bids for construction of Metro Depot at Gandhinagar. Contentions over shifting of Indore metro project in Seismic zone-IV category with allegations of benefiting certain business houses, continue to reflect fault lines and the future loss of revenue which government might suffer.

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Bhopal, Indore to have Metro Rail soon

Metro rail facility soon in Bhopal
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