DPR for ₹7,942-cr Jammu-Srinagar Metrolite is ready

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri has informed that the DPR for Jammu-Srinagar Metrolite rail is ready and the ₹7,942 crore project will soon be approved. The work for metrolite will begin in twin capital cities Jammu and Srinagar of the Union Territory. The metro rail was supposed to run earlier on the road having so many tunnels and other obstructions, which was not found feasible, so a fresh DPR was prepared. Based upon the conditions of the city and the master plan, now instead of metro rail, metrolite will chug in Jammu and Srinagar cities for which a rail line is to be laid on flyovers, which are under construction on the identified routes of the transport. In Jammu, 23-km line will be laid involving ₹3,593 crore investments and in Srinagar, 25-kms will cost ₹4,352 crore. Jammu Light Rail System will have a 23-kilometer length with 22 stations between Bantalab and Bari Brahmana; whereas Srinagar Light Rail System will have a 25-kilometer length which included 12.5-kilometer length from Indira Nagar to HMT Junction and 12.5-km length from Hazuri Bagh to Osmanabad with 24 stations (12 stations on each corridor). The elevated Metro Rail System will not only facilitate the people but also have a positive impact on the economy and quality of life and the Metro Project for the two cities will be cost effective and a leap towards sustainable public transport. The deadline fixed for the completion of both the projects is by the end of 2023.