The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has finalised the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Vijayawada Metro Rail, much ahead of the April 30 deadline, and it is likely to be submitted to chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu anytime after April 10.
The DPR is expected to be cleared by April 20 if Naidu decides to make any changes to it. “We are ready with the DPR. As the state government is our client, we shall submit it to the chief minister,” a DMRC official said.
When the DPR is cleared and tenders are called, DMRC, which works under the Union urban development ministry, would also bid for the project along with others. Or the government could finalise DMRC as a single tender company since it is owned by the Union government. “The chief minister has faith in the capability of the DMRC in executing the project. That is why former MD of DMRC E Sreedharan has been appointed principal advisor to the government on metro rail projects in September last year,” the DMRC offical said.