Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said the government is thinking of building metro rail systems in cities with a million residents.
Currently, cities with a population of two million are being considered for the metro system, he told mediapersons here. This was part of the government’s plan to improve mass transportation in urban centres.
Naidu was in Kochi to review the progress of work of Kochi Metro. He said the work on the project was satisfactory and hoped it would completed on deadline, in 2017, and within the budget.
The ₹ 5300-crore, 25-km Kochi Metro – a joint project of the Kerala and Central governments which is supported by Canara Bank and a French aid agency – is expected to tremendously ease the transportation woes of Kochi and nearby towns.