The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an approximately Rs 2,600 crore loan as the final tranche of loans for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), according to a statement by ADB on Wednesday.

This fourth tranche brings the total ADB financing under the multi-tranche facility, which is being built by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), approved in 2020, to around Rs 9,200 crore.

ADB financing for the project is complemented by a joint co-financing from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific.

The Delhi –Meerut RRTS, spanning 82 kilometers, is being developed at a cost of over Rs 30,000 crore. Currently, a 55 km stretch of the corridor is already operational, with 11 st

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