Decks cleared for MEGA metro project

Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar And Ahmedabad
Indian Railways has recently given its approval to Metrolink Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) to begin work on the North-South corridor, connecting APMC Vasna to Motera and also along the Shahpur-Thaltej East-West corridor, said official sources, adding that the work on the underground stretch - from Shahpur to Apparel Park in Maninagar - will also start very shortly and the work on the stretch from Apparel Park to Vastral has already begun. Around 600 metres of this 6-km stretch is complete, Managing Director of MEGA, I P Gautam, said elaborating that the 600-metre stretch, near Nirant Crossroads is complete and tracks will now be laid on war footing.