Construction work on the Ahmedabad Metro project is expected to commence in September or October 2014.

Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) -- a special purpose vehicle implementing the project -- has sought funds of Rs 5,900 crore from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the project.

Phase-I of the project, comprising a total length of 35.2 km, includes 28.2 km elevated and 7.0 km underground section, having 32 stations. As per the reworked route, the metro project will have two corridors i.e. North-South corridor (APMC to Motera Stadium) and an East-West corridor (Thaltej Gam to Vastral Gam).

Phase-I, estimated to cost Rs 10,675 crore, is scheduled to be commissioned by 2018 and the entire project is slated for completion by 2022.

A provision of Rs 250 crore has been made for Phase-I of the project in the state government budget for FY15.

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