Feb 2012 Metro rail project at a cost of Rs 8,338 crore will be initiated soon in Chandigarh, Joint General Manager, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, R C Sharma today said. Sharma said the total length of the metro rail project here would be 37.69 km. “In this regard, different activities such as topographic survey, geotechnical investigation, traffic forecast, planning of horizontal and vertical alignment has been done and social impact assessment will start soon,” he said while making a presentation on Chandigarh Metro Project here. He said 12 underground and 18 elevated stations will be constructed. Oct 2011 Soil testing in full swing for Chandigarh Metro project Chandigarh: Giving momentum to the Metro project in Chandigarh, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) has taken a step forward. The DMRC is doing geo-technical investigation for the Chandigarh Metro by collecting soil samples from various areas which fall on the proposed route, after which it...