Earlier, as per Meerut Metro Detailed Project Report (DPR), the original estimated cost for Corridor I from Partapur to Modipuram was Rs 8,388 crore.
"Under the new plan, since this Metro line is parallel to RRTS network of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor, UP government has accepted the proposal of NCRTC, and asked it to run this metro line on RRTS ( Regional Rail Transit System) network itself by doing necessary modifications," NCRTC said in a release today.
It will not only help the government save over Rs 6,300 crore but also decongest the heavy road traffic on the 90-km stretch between Delhi and Meerut, it said.
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