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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project on Monday. The project is also the single largest investment in any infrastructure project in the history of Odisha and it is one of the flagship projects of the Odisha government under the 5T (transformational) initiative. 

The first phase of the Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project will have 20 stations covering 26 kilometres from Bhubaneswar Airport to Trishulia. The project will be completed in four years and will provide an easy transport facility from Bhubaneswar airport to Cuttack via Trishulia and strengthen urban mobility in the state.

CM Naveen Patnaik said that he asked the development authorities for the preparation of a master plan for the extension of metro rail to Khurda, Puri and Cuttack. He also said that the project will remain in the history of Odisha’s development and that he had promised it earlier.

"Apan Mane Khusi Ta (Are you happy)", Patnaik asked the people gathered on the occasion. "Today (Jan 1, 2024) will remain in the history of Odisha's development. As promised earlier, we are laying the foundation stone of the metro rail project", he said as quoted by PTI. 

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The Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Project was announced by CM Patnaik on the occasion of the Utkal Divas on April 1, 2023. The state Cabinet approved the phase-I of the project at a cost of Rs 6,255 crore in November 2023.

CM Patnaik laid the foundation stone at Ratagada Lenka Sahi near Trisulia after holding a roadshow on the 26 km route of the proposed metro project. 

The project will be carried out with an expenditure of Rs 6,255 crore by the state government. The Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation has signed a contract with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the construction of the metro railway. 

The DMRC will execute the project as a turn-key consultant and charge a fee of Rs 326.56 crore. The metro rail tracks and stations will be on elevated viaducts, an official release said.

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Names Of Stations In Bhubaneswar Metro 

Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA), Capital Hospital, Sishu Bhawan, Bapuji Nagar, Bhubaneswar Railway Station, Ram Mandir Square, Vani Vihar, Acharya Vihar Square, Jaydev Vihar Square, Xavier Square, Rail Sadan, District Centre, Damana Square, Patia Square, KIIT Square, Nandan Vihar, Raghunathpur, Nandankanan Zoological Park, Phulapokhari and Trisulia Square.