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The proposed Dehradun-Rishikesh-Haridwar metro project is expected to undergo changes after the Central government gave its nod to the Public-Private-Partnership model in the New Metro Policy approved on August 16.The Dehradun-Rishikesh-Haridwar metro project was approved before the Centre approved the new policy, which entails 50-50 partnership between the Centre and the state. The Centre and the state came up with 15 percent equity each and the remaining 70 percent came through institutors and foreign lending agencies. “The Delhi Metro rail has been assigned the job for preparing the DPRs, all these issues will be discussed when the DPRs are finalised,” said Jitender Tyagi, MD, Metro Rail Project.
