The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has started the work of mapping underground utilities in the Delhi-Gurugram portion of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor that will run between Delhi and Alwar.
NCRTC, which is mandated for implementing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project, will execute the process through a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology.
NCRTC officials said the underground utility mapping is a process of identifying the position and labeling public utility mains which are located underground.
These mains may include lines for telecommunication, electricity distribution, natural gas, water mains, and wastewater pipes.
The GPR method uses radar pulses to detect these utilities. The process is executed through a GPR technology that helps detect the utilities.
“The process started this week and will carry on for the next 40 days from Gurugram itself. We have already initiated pre-construction activities, like Geotechnical Investigation and pile load test,” an NCRTC official said.
The NCRTC Board, in its meeting held in December 2018, had approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Delhi-Gurugram-SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror Urban Complex) RRTS corridor.
Pre-construction activities like Geotechnical Investigation and Pile Load Test have already been initiated.
The corridor is part of the Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar RRTS corridor, which will be constructed in three stages. In the first phase, the Delhi-Gurgaon-SNB Urban Complex of 106 km will be made. In the second phase, it would be extended to Sotanala.
In the last phase, the rapid rail network will be extended to Alwar.
“The high-speed trains network in the Regional Rapid Transit System will cover 106km, from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to SNB, in approximately 70 minutes,” an official stated.
The Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor will be elevated for about 71 km (including 11 stations) and the remaining 35 km (with five stations) will be underground, mostly in Delhi and Gurugram, he said.
“It is a new, dedicated, high-speed, high-capacity, comfortable regional rail-based commuter service connecting regional nodes of NCR to Delhi. The RRTS will be integrated with train and metro stations, ISBTs and the airport,” he added.
