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Rs 90.67 cr sanctioned for O&M of Bhopal—Indore Metro

- Our Staff Reporter

The state Cabinet on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 90.67 crore for operation and maintenance (O&M) of the Bhopal and Indore Metro projects for the financial year 2025-26.

The amount, representing the gap between income and expenditure, will be borne by the state government.

The Cabinet also approved a special package of Rs 1,782 crore for families affected by submergence due to the Upper Narmada Project, Raghavpur Multipurpose Project and Basania Multipurpose Project in Anuppur, Mandla and Dindori districts, respectively.

In all 13,873 families will be affected by these three projects. Under the special package, each affected family will receive Rs 12.50 lakh as compensation. In addition, around 50,000 SC/ST families will be provided additional compensation. The special package is in addition to Rs 1,656 crore package already provided in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for rehabilitation.

The three projects, with a combined cost of about Rs 5,512 crore, will irrigate nearly 71,967 hectares of land and generate 125 MW of electricity.

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