Aurangabad: Aurangabad Smart City has invited Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation) to prepare a comprehensive mobility plan for the city and a combined DPR for Metro Rail and Flyover from Shendra DMIC to Waluj. Metro Rail Corporation Limited) (Maha Metro).
Country’s Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Karad on Tuesday held discussions with officials of Aurangabad Smart City, MahaMetro and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and directed them to prepare a Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) for Aurangabad Smart City . The city and Shendra also directed DMIC to prepare a joint DPR of Waluj flyover and metro rail.
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After the draft is ready, Dr. Karad, Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Housing and Civil Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, State Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde and State Industries Minister Subhash Will meet with Desai. Aurangabad MP Imtiaz Jalil had written a letter to the Union Transport Minister to build a flyover on Jalna Road with him, he will also be discussed.
Brief information on the model
Today Maha Metro officials gave a presentation on Metro Rail to the Union Minister of State for Finance, Dr Bhagwat Karad. Maha Metro is a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra, which operates metro rail projects in Nagpur, Pune and Nashik. The presentation provided brief information on the projects being implemented in different cities, various models of Metro Rail, funding requirements and funding models.
Commissioner and Administrator of Aurangabad Municipal Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of Aurangabad Smart City Astik Kumar Pandey, Municipal Engineer Sakharam Panjde, Deputy Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Aparna Thete, Additional Chief Executive Officer of Aurangabad Smart City Arun Shinde, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Pushkal Shivam, Assistant Project Manager Sneha Bakshi, Senior Additional General Manager Vikas Nagulkar and Assistant Manager Saket Kelkar were present in the presentation. Dr. Karad spoke to BD Theng Superintendent Engineer (NHAI) and Maha Metro Project (Director) Mahesh Kumar Agrawal over phone.
Work order issued for preparation of DPR
Astik Kumar Pandey, CEO, Aurangabad Smart City said that Aurangabad Smart City will issue work orders to Maha Metro for preparation of consolidated DPR for CMP and Metro Rail and Flyover from Shendra DMIC to Waluj. “It will take 8 to 9 months to prepare the CMP and DPR, which will set clear milestones for the implementation of this ambitious project. Funding options will be proposed to various ministries of the central and state governments, which will decide the way forward.