On 29.02.2016 the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) presented the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Varanasi Metro Rail Project to the State Government. The DPR envisages two corridors with a total length of 29.235Km for the Varanasi Metro Rail project. The first corridor that spreads from BHEL to BHU covers 19.35 km with an elevated stretch of 3.845 km and an underground stretch of 15.505 km. The second corridor consisting of 9.885 km length from Benia Baghto Sarnath covers an elevated section of 1.923 km and an underground section of 7.962 km. A total of 17 Metro stations have been planned for the BHEL to BHU corridor, 4 elevated, 13 underground. While 9 stations, 2 elevated, 7 underground have been proposed for the Benia Baghto Sarnath corridor. A maintenance depot for both the corridors has been proposed at Ganeshpurcovering. The total estimated completion cost for construction of Varanasi Metro is estimated to be EUR 2.28bn (Rs17,227 crores) including taxes and duties. The project is to be undertaken as a Joint Venture project between the Government of India (GoI) and the Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) with 50:50 equity partnerships. For more information visit http://www.lmrcl.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=23aMILVARANASI2921642134LuuSD56ubg. 14/16.