MEGA
After a decade, the Ahmedabad metro rail project is finally on track. Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) has agreed to a long-term soft loan worth Rs 5,900 crore. This will take care of funding for the first phase of construction. JICA officials concluded the final assessment of the project in July-end on various technical and [...] Continue Reading »
In the capital of Gujarat, over 60 vendors associated with the Ahmedabad metro project are sitting on a ‘dharna’ in Gandhinagar for protesting against non-payment of dues of about Rs 70 crore.These vendors state that their dues are pending since last six months. Jatin Bhayani, chairman of MEGA Vendor Welfare Association which was formed recently [...] Continue Reading »
Recently Chief minister Siddaramaiah presented the budget and announced that projects worth Rs 9,477 crore, to be implemented through the BBMP and the BDA, up from Rs 5,540 crore last year. The roads in Bangalore have been in miserable condition, adding to traffic woes in the city. City roads have been allocated Rs. 500 crore, [...] Continue Reading »
Metro project in Gujarat continues to face delays. Initial discussions were started in the year 2005. While the state government has approved the project, it is learnt that the detailed project report (DPR) is yet to receive centre’s approval. The project is handled by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) Metrolink Express between Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad [...] Continue Reading »
Gandhinagar – The nodal agency for the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail project, MEGA (Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad) has still not utilized the budget provided last year. The nodal agency was provided an amount of Rs 500 crore. It has been ten months of the allocation and the rail project is facing extreme delays and [...] Continue Reading »
