Raj Bhavan Denies Land for Patna Metro Station, Suggests Zoo Premises Instead

Patna: Raj Bhavan has refused to allocate land for the construction of a Patna Metro station, advising that the project be accommodated within the Patna Zoo complex instead.

In a letter to the General Manager of Patna Metro Rail Corporation, Robert L Chongthu, Principal Secretary to the Governor, stated that 34 acres of land had already been provided for the Patna Zoo complex, and no further land from the Raj Bhavan premises would be transferred. The Patna Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC) had sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for station construction, but the request was declined—not for the first time, as Raj Bhavan had similarly refused land in April 2022.

Metro Construction Plans Continue

The east-west corridor of Patna Metro includes 14 stations, with Patna Zoo station among them. The overall project for this section is estimated at Rs 3,060 crore.

A 9.35 km underground tunnel is planned from Mithapur Ramp to Vikas Bhawan and onward to Rukanpura Ramp. The tender process for this was initiated in two parts on 27 December 2023. The first phase includes the construction of Rukanpura, Raja Bazar, and Zoo stations, along with a tunnel from Rukanpura Ramp to Vikas Bhawan, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,377 crore. The second phase involves the development of Vikas Bhawan, Vidyut Bhawan, and Patna Junction stations.