Deadline pushed for Metro loans
Loans of $1,075.7 million had been approved for the projects, of which $549.25 million was taken. Lines 2A and 7 have been commissioned, while work on Metro-2B is in progress. In all, 96 trains were to be acquired with the help of the loans, of which 60 trains have been received. tnn
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