Vijayawada Metro | State opts Light Metro Rail for Amaravati & Vijayawada cities
Vijayawada: Leaving behind its controversies and delays, as well as questions about its viability, the government of Andhra Pradesh has put the Vijayawada Metro project on the fast track, in accordance with its ambition to build Amaravati, its new capital, as a smart city – Vijayawada and Amaravati, 12 km away, are developing as twin cities. With the German development bank KfW chosen for its preparation, a detailed project report (DPR) is expected to be ready for the 46 km Light Rail (LRT) network proposed before the end of the year. For those who arrived late, the project has been a bone of contention between the state government on the one hand and the Delhi Metro Corporation (DMRC) and the government of the Union on the other. For the preparation of the DPR, Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established by the state government for the project, had previously signed an MoU with the DMRC. According to the DPR prepared by the DMRC, the e...