Chief Minister Chouhan said that the Metro train will not be limited to Bhopal city only. It will run from Bhopal to Mandideep and then to Sehore via Bairagarh. The trial run of the Metro will start in Indore and Bhopal in the month of September and the train will start running by April-May. Now Bhopal and Indore will be Metro rail cities. The public will get many facilities from the Metro train. Travel time will be saved and the journey will also be comfortable. CM Chouhan was speaking on the occasion of unveiling of model coach of metro train at Smart Park located in Shyamla Hills on Saturday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Madhya Pradesh is touching new heights in the field of urban development. In the India Smart Cities Awards Contest-2022, five smart cities of the State have received 13 awards in different categories for outstanding works. The State has received the Best State Award and Indore is at the top place in the National Smart City Award. Congratulations to the people of the state for these achievements. Besides, today is the day when a resolution and a dream come true. Moving ahead in the direction of urban development, we are heading towards operating metro trains in Bhopal and Indore.

 

Work on Metro Rail was done rapidly despite the difficult conditions of Corona: Chief Minister Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh is changing and moving ahead rapidly. Our previous government had decided to make Bhopal and Indore metro cities and started work in this direction, but the work remained suspended for fifteen months as another government same to power. Even despite the difficult circumstances of corona, our Government worked fast for the Metro rail in Bhopal and Indore. Chouhan also planted saplings on this occasion. The Mayor of Bhopal, Malti Rai, Principal Secretary Urban Development Neeraj Mandloi, Managing Director MPMRCL Manish Singh and public representatives and eminent citizens were present in the programme.

 

Metro train coach will be open for public viewing: It is notable that the real model of metro train coach has been displayed in Smart City Park. After the unveiling, the model coach will be opened for viewing of children and general public. Metro train is made up of 3 such coaches. Preparations for Metro trial run of 5 km length in Bhopal and 6 km in Indore are being carried out at a fast pace. The Orange and Blue lines of Metro are under construction in Bhopal, the total length of which is 31 kilometres and the cost is Rs 7,000 crore. The Orange Line is 17 km from Karond Square to AIIMS and the Blue Line is 14 km from Bhadbhada Square to Ratnagiri Square. The work of Orange Line is going on at a fast pace. The Yellow Line is under construction in Indore Metro. Its total length is 31 kilometres and the cost is Rs 7500 crore. World’s leading technology and artificial intelligence will be used in the operation of metro train: Bhopal-Indore Metro has been designed to operate with the world’s leading technology (grade of automation-4), in which artificial intelligence has also been used. This technology will be of great benefit in ensuring the safety of the Metro and in energy conservation. Each coach will have a total of 8 doors. The Metro train will have CCTV camera system, display unit, air conditioning (AC) system, ultramodern lighting system, passenger emergency communication unit so that passengers can talk to the driver in case of emergency. The design of the train has been prepared from the safest level i.e. HL-3 level for the safety of passengers from fire. The train will also be equipped with fire alarm, smoke alarm system and fire extinguisher.