Source: Ibnlive.com
New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Cities with a population of 20 lakh or more are being considered for modern mass rapid metro rail and feasibility studies have been ordered in this regard. “We have already asked the state governments to conduct feasibility studies for metro rail projects in the cities with a population of 20 lakh or more,” Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath said replying to the debate on the Demand for Grants of Ministry of Urban Development for 2012-13. At present the cities where the metro rail projects are at various stages of implementation include Hyderabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kochi and Mumbai
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Pakistan should learn something from India in this regard. But we should repair and rebuild the railway lines first.