Pimpri-Nigdi metro line extension to cost Rs 1500 crore

Maha-Metro submitted its DPR for the extension of the Pimpri-Nigdi metro route on October 3 and as per the DPR will run parallel to the old Pune-Mumbai highway, till Nigdi.

Contents of the detailed project report (DPR) concerning the extension of the Pimpri-Nigdi metro route reveal a cost of Rs 1,500 crore for this line extension, Rs 200 crore of which will come from the Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation (PCMC), according to PCMC commissioner Shravan Hardikar.

Residents had formed a human chain to extend the metro route till Nigdi earlier. (HT PHOTO)

Maha-Metro submitted its DPR for the extension of the Pimpri-Nigdi metro route on October 3 and as per the DPR will run parallel to the old Pune-Mumbai highway, till Nigdi. “We have received the DPR to extend the metro from Pimpri to Bhakti Shakti chowk, Nigdi; a total of 7 km,” Hardikar said.

The balance funds for the extension are to be raised from the central and state government, civic officials who requested anonymity, said.

The Metro DPR proposes three stations - Chinchwad, Akurdi and Nigdi - on the line extension, apart from a multi-modal hub at Nigdi chowk.

The extension of the metro till Nigdi comes after local residents conducted a signature campaign to demand for the same, backed by several social organisations and activists.

Maha-Metro conducted a technical survey, apart from traffic and ridership studies and environmental impact while preparing the DPR for the route extension.

Maha-Metro officials also claim they will not miss the 2021 deadline to complete project, irrespective of the line extension.

Metro line extension: Pimpri to Bhakti Shakti chowk, Nigdi

Length - 7 km

Number of stations - 3 (Chinchwad, Akurdi and Nigdi)

Projected cost - Rs 1500 crore

PCMC’s share - Rs 200 crore