Metro To Run From Nigdi To Katraj: DPR Process Under Way

The MAHA-Metro is planning to extend the Metro line from Pimpri to Nigdi, in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) jurisdiction, and Swargate to Katraj in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) jurisdiction. Process of preparing a Detailed Project Report in this regard has started, said officials. Brijesh Dixit, managing director of MAHA-Metro, said on Sunday that PCMC Commissioner Shravan Hardikar sought a project report to extend the Metro line from Nigdi to Pimpri. “We have started the process for preparing the DPR,” he said. The DPR will cost about Rs 50-60 lakh, which the PCMC has agreed to pay.