Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the three new metro rail projects in the country. these include phase three of Bangalore Metro at a cost of 15 thousand 600 crore rupees, Thane Integral Ring Metro with an outlay of 12 thousand 200 crore rupees and Pune Metro extension project at a cost of around three thousand crore rupees. Addressing media after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Bangalore metro projects will help address the traffic congestion in the city.

He informed that Thane Integral Ring Metro project will connect prominent areas including Naupada, Wagle Estate, Dongripada, Hiranandani Estate, Kolshet and Saket. He added that the Pune Metro Phase-1 project will connect Swargate to Katraj.

Mr Vaishnaw said, the Cabinet also gave its approval to the new Civil Enclaves at Bihta in Bihar and Bagdogra in West Bengal. He said, as per the approval, new Civil Enclave at Bagdgora Airport will be developed with a total estimated cost of 1,549 crore rupees.The Minister also informed that new Civil Enclave at Bihta will be developed at the cost of 1,413 crore rupees

The Minister added that the Narendra Modi government, in its third term, has approved infrastructure projects worth 1.54 lakh crore rupees so far. With the announcement of today’s projects, the total value of infrastructure projects cleared by the government has increased to around 2 lakh crore rupees.