Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the civil work on Kanpur Metro Rail project on Friday, which is estimated to cost Rs 18,000 crore when fully completed.
According to UP Metro Rail Corporation limited (UPMRC) officials, the contract to build the ‘viaduct’ of the 8.73 km elevated section of the priority corridor of Kanpur Metro was awarded to Afcons Infrastructure on September 13, 2019.
On January 17, 2018, the Adityanath cabinet had approved three proposed metro rail projects in Agra, Kanpur and Meerut at an investment of almost Rs 47,000 crore. The required funds would be raised through share equity,