Srinagar, Oct 5: Six years after the first blueprint was approved, Srinagar’s dream of a metro still waits at the starting line.

The Rs 4893 crore project, designed to modernise urban mobility and ease city congestion, remains stalled pending central approval, leaving Chief Minister Omar Abdullah-led government under pressure to turn government’s the long-delayed initiative into reality.

A senior official from the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUDD) said, “Originally slated to begin construction in September 2024, the project is still awaiting formal approval from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). While the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared by RITES Ltd has been submitted, the green signal from the ministry has yet to be received. Without this cl

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