The Patna Metro Rail Project is progressing rapidly, with the Bihar government under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar aiming to launch metro services on a five-station priority corridor by August 15, 2025. This timeline appears to be strategically aligned with the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for late 2025, as the government looks to highlight the metro project as a key infrastructure achievement.
In a recent high-level review meeting led by Abhay Kumar Singh, Managing Director of Patna Metro and Secretary of the State Urban Development and Housing Department, officials reaffirmed their commitment to making the Malahi Pakri to ISBT stretch operational by the August deadline. The project is part of a broader push by the state government to accelerate infrastructure development in the run-up to the elections.