Summary:
State UDD gives permission to Nagpur Metro extensionState to provide Rs 21.30 cr as interest-free loan assistance for the total Rs 333.60 cr projectUrban Development Department (UDD) of State Government has given its nod to extension of Nagpur Metro to connect Nagpur with air-conditioned broad-gauge metro train instead of passenger train. It may be recalled here that Maharashtra Cabinet on October 14 gave its nod to extension of Nagpur Metro to connect cities near Nagpur with air-conditioned metro train instead of passenger train. The project will connect Nagpur with Bhandara Wardha Ramtek and Narkhed through broad gauge network connected to Nagpur Metro network. The proposed Broad Gauge metro project will be the first such service in the country Maha Metro had claimed then. The broad gauge metro project will act as feeder service for Nagpur Metro..