Can Metro rail be started in smaller cities too?

Q: Hi, there are metro rails only in top cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, etc. Why cant they be started in other smaller cities?

Indranil Ghose, Kolkata

29th January 2013

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Only 18 per cent of metro rail projects have been taken up globally under PPP model. There is limited PPP experience in India, so it has to be observed for some more time before any conclusion can be drawn. And presently the proposals have been sent by cities like Ahmedabad , Surat, Pune, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Guwahati, Nagpur, etc.

Manohar,

6th February 2013

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Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has been planning to set up metro rail in 34 cities across India which have above 1 million population.. in this regard it has created new metro railway policy too.

Ravindra Singh,

4th February 2013

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Most of the cities where metro rail has been planned are in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat. If any state or city administrations approach MoUD for assistance in such projects the new policy would be of help in drafting their feasibility reports.

Saran,

31st January 2013

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Hi Saran, which cities will ge metro in the next step? Will there be metro coming up in Gujarat too? Please revert back.

Balwinder Singh,

31st January 2013

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Indranil, the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has been planning to set up metro rail in 34 cities across India which have above 1 million population.. in this regard it has created new metro railway policy too.

Saran,

30th January 2013

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