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The bidding process will also start soon and the tenders will be awarded to the selected firms by mid-2020,” Sharma said.A company, Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited, has been approved by the cabinet. Its average speed limit will be 35km/hour.The metro rail will run in two corridors — the 16.94km-long-east-west corridor covering Danapur, Patna Junction, Bailey Road and Mithapur bus stand. “Metro will be an important mode of communication in the city,” Puri said. “We will start process of site investigation and selection of agency for loan this year. PATNA: State urban development and housing department (UDHD) minister Suresh Kumar Sharma on Sunday said the 31.39-km long Patna metro rail, the foundation stone for which was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Begusarai, would become operational by 2024 While laying the foundation for the project at a parallel function at gate number 1 of Patna zoo on Sunday, Sharma said work on the Rs 13,365.77-crore project would begin in six months..