India, April 14 -- Maha-Metro has issued a revised tender for the Swargate-Katraj underground extension of metro line 1 now including two additional underground stations. The state government has agreed to bear the extra cost for these stations.

Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Swargate-Katraj underground extension ahead of the state assembly elections last year, construction work on the project is still to begin after the initial work of soil testing was carried out last year.

The original tender for the 5.46 km underground stretch, floated four months ago, did not include the stations at Bibwewadi and Balajinagar, sparking opposition from local residents. Responding to public demand, guardian minister Ajit Pawar i...