The Gorakhpur metro lite project is awaiting central cabinet approval, while the state cabinet and Public Investment Board (PIB) chaired by the Union finance secretary and expenditure in New Delhi had already approved the first phase of the project. The project will have 14 elevated stations on a 15.14 km stretch in the first phase metrolite, which covers Gorakhnath Mandir, Gorakhpur Railway Station, Gorakhpur University and the newly commissioned AIIMS. The project is estimated to be complete by 2024 and would cater to 15.75 lakh estimated population.
