Lucknow, June 5: Yogi Sarkar has decided to constitute Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) to implement all proposed Metro Rail projects in the state. The decision was taken at the state cabinet meeting chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
State government Spokesperson and Energy Minister Srikant Sharma said, the proposed metro rail projects in Kanpur and Agra, will be completed under UPMRC. However, he said that the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), set up to pilot metro rail project in Noida and Greater Noida towns, will not be subsumed under UPMRC and will exist as an independent entity.
While the 23 km North-South Corridor of the Lucknow Metro rail is now operational, the state government has proposed metro rail services in Kanpur and Agra as well.
On March 8, the foundation of the Kanpur and Agra metro rail projects was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Kanpur. In fact, metro projects have also been proposed in other major cities of UP, including Varanasi, Allahabad, Meerut and Gorakhpur.
Last year, the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) Board of Directors meeting chaired by the union ministry of housing and urban affairs secretary Durga Shanker Mishra had approved the reconstitution of LMRC as a single Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) named UPMRCL.