AP speeds up 79-km long metro rail project

In order to fast track the metro rail project in Andhra Pradesh, the Urban Mass Transit Company Limited (UMTC) has been awarded the work of preparing a detailed project report for the 79.91 km long first phase Vizag metro rail project. UMTC emerged as the successful bidder by quoting a price of ₹5.33 crore, the lowest among bidders. The company has also been bestowed with the responsibility of updating the existing DPR earlier prepared for the proposed 42.5 km metro rail project, including the 3.85 km new section from Gajuwaka to Vizag Steel Plant. A new DPR will be prepared for nearly 33.5km of the project, including the alternative analysis report and UMTC will also offer transaction advisory consultancy services for the bidding process management. The state government has authorized the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation to enter into an agreement with UMTC, said AMRC managing director NP Ramakrishna Reddy and informed that UMTC would prepare the DPR in six months following which, AMRC will initiate bidding process for the mega metro rail project.