The proposed Rs 11,000-crore Chandigarh metro rail will be underground in the
sectoral grid. It is after the sectoral grid ends that the metro will be over
the ground. The step is being taken to preserve the heritage of the city.
The work on preparation of DPR by DMRC for the metro rail is underway. The
first route is to run from the north of the city to the south and will start
from a site close to Capitol Complex near Secretariat, High Court and Rock
Garden. It will reach Sector 17 Plaza through UT Secretariat on Jan Marg, Sector
22, 35, ISBT 43. The other route known as East West Corridor will start from
Sector 21, Panchkula, and lead to Railway Station in Chandigarh, Sector 17
Plaza, PGI, Sarangpur and reach up to Mullanpur.