Lok Sabha Question No. 514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Rani Srikumar, Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 514

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## CHENNAI METRO RAIL PHASE II PROJECT

NO. 514.   DR. RANI SRIKUMAR: SMT. KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a) whether any steps have been taken by the Union Government to approve and allocate funds for Chennai Metro Rail Phase II project which is presently being funded completely by the State Government for the last two years and if so, the details thereof along with the time-frame fixed for the same;
- b) the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  approval  and  allocation  of  funds  despite  the requests being made so far;
- c) the  details  of  the  approval  status  of  Coimbatore  and  Madurai  metro  rail projects wherein the Detailed Project Reports(DPRs) have already been sent to the Union Government; and
- d) the details of Metro rail projects approved during the last ten years along with the expenses shared between Centre-State on 50:50 basis, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a)  &  (b)  Government of Tamil Nadu proposed 118.9 km route length Chennai Metro  Phase-2  project  at  the  estimated  cost  of  Rs  63,246  Crore.  The approval of such highly cost intensive projects depend upon the feasibility of project and availability of resources.
- (c) As  per  Metro  Rail  Policy  2017,  Comprehensive  Mobility  Plan  (CMP)  and Alternative  Analysis  report  is  a  mandatory  prerequisite  for  planning  metro rail  in  any  city.  Government of Tamil  Nadu (GoTN) has submitted Detailed Project  Reports  (DPRs)  of  Coimbatore  and  Madurai  metro  rail  projects without Comprehensive Mobility Plan and Alternative Analysis report.
- (d) The details of Metro rail projects approved during the last ten years along with the expenses shared between Centre-State on 50:50 basis, State-wise can be seen at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LSUQ No.514 due for 25.07.2024

## ANNEXURE

The details of Metro rail projects approved during the last ten years along with the expenses shared between Centre-State on 50:50 basis.

| State          | Name of the Metro Rail Project                                       | Fund released by Central Government in the form of Equity/Grant and Subordinate Debt (in Rs. crore)   |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat        | Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-I                                 | 1,990                                                                                                 |
| Gujarat        | Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II                                | 552.14                                                                                                |
| Gujarat        | Surat Metro Rail Project                                             | 1,235.71                                                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu     | Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase-I extension                         | 713                                                                                                   |
| Bihar          | Patna Metro Rail Project                                             | 1,400.75                                                                                              |
| Karnataka      | Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase 2A & 2B                           | 1,880.14                                                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal Metro Rail Project                                            | 688.62                                                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore Metro Rail Project                                            | 949.4                                                                                                 |
| Maharashtra    | Nagpur Metro Rail Project                                            | 1,555                                                                                                 |
| Maharashtra    | Pune Metro Rail Project                                              | 1,954                                                                                                 |
| Maharashtra    | Nagpur Metro Phase-II project                                        | 600                                                                                                   |
| Maharashtra    | PCMC - Nigdi project (Extension of Corridor-I of Pune Metro Phase-1) | -----                                                                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Noida- Greater Noida Metro Rail Project                              | 970.62                                                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Lucknow Metro Project                                                | 1,300                                                                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Kanpur Metro Rail Project                                            | 1,654.36                                                                                              |

|                      | Agra Metro Rail Project                        | 1,210.01   |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------|
| Kerala               | Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase II              | 100        |
|                      | Kochi Metro Phase 1 A                          | 46.74      |
| Delhi Metro Projects | Delhi Metro Phase-III projects                 | 1,031.67   |
|                      | Delhi Metro Phase-IV projects                  | 2,448.85   |
|                      | Millennium City Centre to Cyber City, Gurugram | --------   |
| RRTS projects        | Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor           | 1,106.65   |