Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will lay foundation stone of the Rao Tula Ram Government Commerce College in Sector 51, Gurgaon on December 15 after formally inaugurating the Rapid Metro at Sikanderpur Metro Station.
An official spokesman said that the new Government Commerce College in Gurgaon would be developed on the pattern of SRCC Delhi over an area of about 10 acres. Initially, boundary wall of the college premises, main building, an auditorium, two hostels one each for boys and girls, one Principal residence and two residences for hostel wardens would be constructed. A sum of about Rs 27.23 crore would be incurred on these constructions.
The commercial operation of Rapid Metro has already been started from November 14 but now it would formally be inaugurated by the Chief Minister on December 15. Rapid Metro Gurgaon line is open to commuters from 6.05 am till 12.20 (midnight). As many as five fully automated trains with a frequency of four minutes are running between currently five stations with each train carrying over 800 passengers on each trip.
The launch of Rapid Metro Gurgaon has given boost to connectivity within Cyber City which is the corporate and the retail hub of Gurgaon. It is expected that about 30 per cent of existing road traffic will move to Rapid Metro thereby reducing travel time and traffic jams for the commuters on the NH-8, Gurgaon and Delhi. Phase I of Rapid Metro has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1,088 crore. Secretary, Union Ministry of Urban Development, Sudhir Krishna would also attend the inaugural function.