Metro rail: More areas included in Vijayawada jurisdiction

 andhrapradesh | Written by : Suryaa Desk Updated: Sun, Mar 26, 2017, 11:54 AM

VIJAYAWADA: The government issued orders declaring certain areas of Vijayawada city to be included in metropolitan area. It was aimed at the effective implementation of Metro Rail Project Phase-I and comprehensive development of the capital city.


Following the Vijayawada Municipal Commissioner informing the government through a letter that Vijayawada city is not notified as metropolitan area and requesting to notify certain areas as metropolitan area of Vijayawada, for expediting the Metro Rail Project Phase-I works, the State government decided to specify certain areas to be included in metropolitan area of Vijayawada under clause (C) of Article 243 P of the Constitution of India for the purpose of Vijayawada Metro Rail Project so as to extend the provisions of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 and the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002, by Government of India for the said project.


The VMC Commissioner and the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation Limited managing director shall take necessary action. Accordingly, a notification to this effect will be published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette.