PR of Gorakhpur project will oon be approved: Chief secy
A detailed project rt (DPR) for metro rail in akhpur would soon be oved. hief secretary Rajendra ar Tiwari said this at the ro Diwas-2021 function nised at the metro depot, sport Nagar, to mark four s of the completion of Lucw metro rail on Sunday. he detailed project report R) of Gorakhpur will soon pproved and get clearance. metro rail service would start in Varanasi and rut where the groundwork progress,” Tiwari said. have also urged the central rnment for better financial el for the metro projects in r Pradesh (UP) along with r terms and conditions,” he for the public. To improve mobility in Lucknow I have urged the state government to consider the construction of a second corridor in the city,” said Mishra.
“Lucknow Metro services were affected due to lockdown during the pandemic but still, we managed to achieve quick recovery,” he said.
“The construction of Agra metro project is also in full swing and will be completed before the scheduled deadline. Like Lucknow Metro, we will try our level best to get the nine metro stations of ‘Priority Corridor’ of Kanpur Metro certified by IGBC platinum rating in the beginning, said managing director, UPMRC Kumar Keshav.
Employees felicitated
MD UPMRC Kumar Keshav felicitated best performing employees for their outstanding contribution in various fields.
The MD’S gold and silver medals were awarded to these employees to recognise their achievements associated with the metro project, metro operations & metro maintenance categories.
In the best metro project staff category, MD’S gold medal was awarded to Sheet Basant Singh, while the MD’ silver medal was given to Suraj Kumar.
The gold medal in the best operation and the rolling stock category was awarded to Chandan Kumar Pandey, while the silver medal went to Shivani Vaishnav.
In the maintenance category, Gaurav Singh won the gold medal while Arun Maurya got silver medal. The gold medal and silver medal carried a cash prize of Rs 5000 and Rs 3000 along with a certificate of appreciation.