Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has approved a project worth Rs. 675.33 crore to L&T Corporation and Rs 150 crore to Rama Construction, according to an LMRC release.

Both work approved by LMRC board are less than the estimated cost of LMRC, it added.

Work on both the contract will commence shortly. The board of directors also approved the audited balanced sheet for the year ending March 2016.

The 26th meeting of the board of directors of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation was held today under the Chairmanship of Rajiv Gauba, Secretary MoUD, Government of India, and Chairman, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation, New Delhi. It was attended by Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation, along with nominee directors of the Central Government, State Government and functional Director of LMRC.

The board of directors has approved for the contract LKCC-07 for the construction of elevated viaduct and 8 Nos. elevated stations (viz. K.D. Singh Babu Stadium Station, Vishwavidyalaya Station, I.T. College Station, Badshah Nagar Station, Lekhraj station, R.S. Mishra Station, Indira Nagar Station and Munshipulia station), including special spans, on North-South Corridor, Phase 1A of Lucknow Metro at a cost of Rs. 675,33,48,424 to Larsen & Toubro.

Similarly, the board has approved the contract LKCC-10 for the construction of residential and non-residential Buildings of PAC Campus Including Structural, Architectural, Plumbing, Drainage, External Development, Electrical, Mechanical, VAC, Fire-Fighting & Fire Detection including Power Supply Works etc. at 32, PAC Battalion, Kanpur Road, Lucknow at a cost of Rs. 150.83 crore to Rama Construction Co.

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