Title - Metro rail project in limbo

AHMEDABAD/ NEW DELHI: The ambitions Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro project is now in limbo with the Union urban development minister, Kamal Nath, claiming in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that he is yet to receive a detailed project report (DPR) from the Gujarat government for the metro rail. The central urban development ministry has already made provision to fund seven metro rail projects in the country with a corpus of Rs 5,879 crore. Gujarat does not figure in this list.The only step the Gujarat government has taken, is taking an 'in-principle' decision to adopt the framework of a 50:50 joint ownership between state and Centre for the project . This decision was communicated to the union urban development ministry. This information was shared in the Lok Sabha by Kamal Nath in response to a starred question ."The ministry is yet to receive a formal proposal along with the Detailed Project Report from the state government for Metro Rail Project between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat," he said. However, in last year's Lok Sabha session, minister of state for urban development, Sugata Roy, claimed that the Gujarat government had submitted a detailed project report prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited ( DMRC). Gujarat, according to Roy had demanded central assistance to the extent of at least 25% of total project cost.