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Uttarakhand government signs pact with DMRC to build metro line on Dehradun-Rishikesh route

Uttarakhand Government Has Signed An Agreement With The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation For Bringing The Metro Rail In The State.

PTI | Updated on: 21 Dec 2016, 03:39:01 PM
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New Delhi:

The Uttarakhand government has signed an agreement with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for bringing the metro rail in the state. 

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for preparing the detailed project report for the Haridwar-Rishikesh-Dehradun Metro rail project was signed between the state Urban Housing Development Authority (UUHDA) and DMRC in the presence of chief minister Harish Rawat. 

UUHDA's chief administrator R Meenakshi Sundram and director (management), DMRC, Somdutt Sharma signed the pact for the project on Monday. 

An initial amount of Rs 2.10 crores has been sanctioned by the Uttarakhand government to the DMRC. DMRC will submit an initial report after a month and submit the DPR after 5 months. 

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First Published : 21 Dec 2016, 03:29:00 PM

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