Bhopal, Aug. 26 -- The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to extend the Indore Metro project to Ujjain and Pithampur, with the state cabinet on Tuesday approving consultancy fees for the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Ujjain-Indore-Pithampur Metro Rail Project.

The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at Mantralaya, cleared the proposal to entrust the consultancy work to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited at the rate of Rs 9 lakh per km (plus GST).

According to a release, in the first phase, the line will cover the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain to Luv Kush Square, Indore, and in the second phase, it will extend from Luv Kush Square to Pithampur. The consultancy work has been entrusted to ...