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SURAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will perform the ground-breaking ceremony virtually for the first phase of the Rs 12,020 crore Surat Metro Rail Project via video-conferencing. Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, social justice and empowerment minister Ishwar Patel and BJP chief C R Paatil among other dignitaries will remain present at the venue at Diamond Bourses in the city.
According to sources, the metro project is 40.35km long and comprises two corridors. The 21.61-km-long corridor-I is from Sarthana to Dream City, while the 18.74km-long corridor-II is from Bhesan to Saroli. It will consist of 10 elevated stations in South-West Surat and connect Dream City with Kadarsha Ni Nal in the city’s core. East of that, the line will head underground towards Surat Railway Station for 3.46 km and onward to Chowk Bazar at 3.56 km.
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SURAT: The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has approved the tender of the lowest bidder among the six to construct the first 11.6 km Kadarsha Ni Nal to Dream City at Khajod section of Surat metro’s line-1 on Tuesday.
Official sources said that the joint venture of Sadbhav Engineering Ltd and SP Singla Constructions Private limited emerged as the lowest bidder among six to construct the first 11.6 km section of Surat Metro’s 21.61 km Line-1.
This first section of the total 40.35 km Surat Metro Phase 1 project will consist of 10 elevated stations in South-West Surat and connect Dream City with Kadarsha Ni Nal in the city’s core. East of that, the line will head underground towards Surat Railway Station for 3.46 km and onward to Chowk Bazar at 3.56 km.