Agra Metro rail project gets clearance from Agra Smart City Limited

Agra (Urban Transport News): The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) on Wednesday received the 'No Objection Certificate (NOC)' from the Agra Smart City Limited for implementation of the Agra metro rail project. The Agra Smart City Limited has issued NOC with a few terms and conditions to carry out the construction work in the city. The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) will have to take responsibility and repair the damages which it may incur on the smart city project works during the construction of the Agra metro rail project. KB Singh, deputy chief executive officer of Agra Smart City Limited, said,

Agra metro project is a significant scheme for the development of the city. Therefore, No Objection Certificate (NOC) has been provided with a few terms and conditions to ensure work done under the smart city projects are not affected.

The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has also managed to take approval for the implementation of the Agra metro rail project from the municipal corporation and public works department (PWD). However, the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) authority, Ministry of Environment and the Supreme Court of India have not yet given their clearance. Agra Metro will have two metro corridors which will pass through the heart of the city and will connect prominent tourist places including Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Sikandra as well as ISBT, Raja Ki Mandi Railway Station, Medical College, Agra Cant Railway Station, Collectorate, Sanjay Place and surrounding densely populated residential areas.

The Agra Smart City Limited is carrying out various beautification and drainage up-gradation on Fatehabad road under Smart Cities Mission. Officials from Agra Municipal Corporation said that the first corridor of the Agra metro rail project is proposed to pass through Fatehabad road hence the construction work of the metro rail may damage the development work done on Fatehabad road by the Agra Smart City Limited.

The first corridor of the Agra Metro rail project from Taj East Gate to Sikandra is proposed to be 14 km-long which will be partly elevated and partly underground. This corridor would be built with a total of 13 Stations (6 Elevated and 7 Underground). The second corridor from Agra Cantt to Kalindi Vihar would be 15.40 km long which comprising 14 stations (all elevated). The entire metro rail project is targeted to be completed by 2024.