Vijayawada metro to be completed by 2019
Hyderabad, June 18: The AP cabinet had approved the Rs 6,823 crore Vijayawada metro rail project. Briefing the media about the resolutions regarding various issues, Minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy on Thursday said that there will be two corridors and 25 stations in the metro project which was supposed to be completed by 2019. Of the total expenditrue, the Central government's share is Rs 866 crore. The metro project will link Amaravati with Gannavaram airport and Vijayawada with two lines. There will be 12 stations in the first corridor from Pundit Nehru bus stand to Penamaluru and 13 stations in the second corridor. The entire project will need 31.20 hectare land. The cabinet also decided to waive of 14 % VAT on gas for supply to power projects.
