Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav approved converting a roughly 3.3–3.5 km segment to an underground alignment between Khajrana Square and the railway station.
- The state government will bear the additional Rs 800–900 crore cost resulting from the shift from an elevated design.
- The decision follows resistance to elevated works in dense areas and is framed as improving traffic management, public convenience and city aesthetics.
- Separately, MPMRC says the next 11 km elevated extension is over 80% complete, with a CMRS safety inspection expected in January and a possible opening by end-March if cleared.
- The state also cleared an expanded Indore Metropolitan Area of about 14,000 sq km and approved a 25-year traffic plan, with plans for an elevated corridor on AB Road after BRTS removal.