Work on Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro II to begin in June 2020
India TV NewsConstruction for phase II of the Metro rail project between Motera in Ahmedabad and Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, covering a distance of 28.2-km, is expected to begin in June 2020 and get over by March 2024, officials said on Sunday. During the meeting, Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director, S S Rathod, informed him that tenders for extending the metro rail from Motera till Mahatma Mandir will be floated soon, a release issued by the state government said. "Geotechnical investigation work related to the project was undertaken after its foundation-laying ceremony by the prime minister, for which the Centre approved the state's request for Rs 5,384.17 crore fund," the release said. "Construction work for the project will begin in June 2020 and is expected to be completed by March 2024," it said.