Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Wednesday performed the groundbreaking (Bhumi Pujan) ceremony marking the launch of civil construction work on the Rs 13,037-crore Jaipur Metro Rail Phase-2 project.
Chief Minister Sharma performed the Bhumi Pujan amid Vedic chants on Wednesday afternoon at the Metro Depot site in Sitapura. Urban Development Minister Jabbar Singh Kharra, Chief Secretary V Srinivas, and officials of the state government and the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation were present at the function.
The CM also laid the foundation stone and formally launched construction work on the 41-km corridor from Prahladpura to Todi, which will connect the Sitapura Industrial area along Tonk Road at one end with the VKI area along Sikar Road at the other.
Along this corridor — whose foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 4 — the metro will traverse through key venues, including Sanganer airport, Gandhi Nagar, Rambagh, Khasa Kothi, Amba Bari and Vidhyadhar Nagar.
The first of the four packages, between Prahladpura and Pinjarapol Gaushala, is targeted for completion within the next two years, while the entire proposed metro corridor is expected to become operational by 2031.
After participating in the groundbreaking ceremony, Sharma travelled from Mansarovar Metro Station to Chhoti Chaupar by metro. He also visited the site of the proposed Khasa Kothi Metro Station, which will serve as an interchange station linking the upcoming Phase-2 corridor with the already operational Phase-1 corridor between Mansarovar and Badi Chaupar.