Haryana Government has given its go-ahead for the Regional Rapid Transit Systems (RRTS) project for a high speed rail network from Sarai Kale Khan (SKK) in Delhi to the Haryana-Rajasthan Border near Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behrod (SNB).
This and several other decisions were taken in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar lal here on Friday. Union Minister of State for Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh was also present in the meeting.
The Chief Minister said that these mass transportation projects would provide a new impetus to growth and investment in Gurugram specifically and to south Haryana in general.
During the meeting, it was informed that the alignment for the RRTS project would run along an elevated section on the old Delhi road in Gurugram to lt Atul Katarya Chowk proceeding to Signature Tower Chowk and then along NH-48 up to Rajiv Chowk. Thereafter, the alignment moves underground beyond Kherki Daula where it would emerge above ground up to IMT Manesar, said an official spokesman.
He said that the alignment would move along the NH from up to Dharuhera, Rewari and Bawal before entering Rajasthan.
It was also informed that the first phase of the project would end at Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behrod (SNB). The average speed of the high speed rail would be about 100 kmph and would provide a convenient mode of travel for daily commuters from southern Haryana up to Delhi, said the spokesman.
The total cost of the first phase would be about Rs 25,000 crores. The project would be executed by NCR Transport Corporation (NCRTC), a joint venture of the Government of India and the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi NCT. The NCRTC would prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) in three months and physical work is likely to start by March 31, 2019, said he
The project to provide connectivity from HUDA City Centre up to Gurugram Railway Station was also discussed in the meeting. It was decided that connectivity to old Gurugram would also be ensured by extending the connectivity along the Sheetla Mata Road up to Rezangla Chowk and towards Sector 21-Gurugram completing the loop with the RRTS project coming up on the old Delhi road.
In addition, a metro project would also be planned along the Dwarka Expressway up to Sector 21-Dwarka.
For this, a techno-feasibility study would be carried out by Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation limited (HMRTC).
The two lines would be connected along the new road proposed to be constructed by Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) along sector 101/104 dividing road from Basai Chowk, the spokesman added.