OPDs at AIIMS Jhajjar to begin from Monday

OPDs at AIIMS Jhajjar to begin from Monday

New Delhi : The out-patient departments at the second campus of AIIMS at Badhsa village in Jhajjar, Haryana, will be functional from Monday Nov 26, 2012.

Inaugurating the new campus on Saturday, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the outreach campus will also house the country’s national cancer institute, built at a cost of Rs 2,100 crore.

Azad said the new campus was completed four months after the foundation stone was laid in May.

“In 2011 alone, our main AIIMS campus saw 26 lakh OPD patients. This is a huge load and the infrastructure at AIIMS is bursting at its seams. As a result, patients have to wait for long periods for various procedures and services. We expect to treat around 25,000 OPD patients at the Jhajjar campus every month,” he said.

AIIMS director Dr R C Deka said the new campus initially will have OPDs in paediatrics, gynaecology, medicine, surgery, orthopaedics and ophthalmology. “In the long term, it will be expanded to a full-fledged super-specialty teaching and research institute,” he said.

AIIMS will outsource the laboratory tests at the Jhajjar campus to HLL Lifecare Limited, a public-sector unit of the Health Ministry.

In another first, the outreach campus pharmacy will provide free generic medicines in 194 drug categories to all patients for a month. The pharmacy has also been outsourced to the same company.

The 300-acre campus was donated free of cost by the Haryana government. It will also house a proposed national cardiac care centre. “We have asked for expression of interests (EOIs) from international consultants to draft the master plan for the campus. The cancer institute will have 600 beds. Once various departments are completed, the entire hospital will have 2,000 beds,” Azad said.

The centre will be manned by doctors from AIIMS from 9 am to 1 pm on weekdays. “We will refer patients who need advanced care to government hospitals in Gurgaon and Bahadurgarh. If further specialisation is needed, we will refer them to the AIIMS main campus,” Dr Shakti Gupta, medical superintendent of the outreach OPD, said.

Haryana government officials said the the top priority will be to improve connectivity to the campus, which is 17 km from Gurgaon.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said, “The Gurgaon-Badli Road will be made four-lane. The new campus will benefit patients from Haryana and states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.” 

BHEL commissions another 500 MW unit at Jhajjar power plant

BHEL commissions another 500 MW unit at Jhajjar power plant

November 09, 2012,

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd today said it has executed the commissioning of another 500 MW unit at Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project in Jhajjar, Haryana, which is jointly run by NTPC and two other entities.

The plant is owned by Aravali Power Company Pvt Ltd -- a joint venture of NTPC, Haryana Power Generation Corp and Indraprastha Power Generation Corp. The plant is located in Jhajjar, Haryana.

In a statement, BHEL said it had earlier commissioned two 500 MW units at the project, which has a total capacity of 1,500 MW.

The Boiler and Turbine Generators were manufactured at BHEL's Trichy and Haridwar plants, respectively.

Green signal for two new rapid rail transit links Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak-Hisar,

Green signal for two new rapid rail transit links Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak-Hisar,

Fri Nov 30 2012, 03:00 hrs

New Delhi : NCR Kamal Nath announces Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak-Hisar,

Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday announced that two new regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridors — Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak-Hisar and Delhi-Shahdara-Baraut — will be built to improve connectivity between Delhi and states such as Haryana and UP.

“We have approved two rail corridors, Delhi-Rohtak up to Hisar and Delhi-Shahdara-Baraut,” Kamal Nath said after a meeting on the RRTS for the NCR. These corridors will be taken up in addition to the proposed Delhi-Gurgaon-Alwar, Delhi-Sonepat-Panipat and Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut links.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said: “While the north, south and east sides of Delhi have been taken up in the first phase of RRTS, the west side, which extends up to Hisar-Rohtak, had been left out. We urged the Urban Development Minister to consider taking up another corridor, extending it till Hisar as it is a counter-magnet town and will serve the purpose of NCR planning.’’

Stressing on the need to develop such corridors, Kamal Nath said: “The population of Delhi is increasing and there was consensus that means of transport have to be developed from the small towns to Delhi. This meeting on RRTS was called to fast-track these projects.’’

According to Urban Development Ministry officials, such corridors will help create economic opportunities and provide a fast mode of travel for people coming from UP, Haryana to work in Delhi and vice-versa.

While the feasibility study for three corridors — Delhi-Panipat (111 km), Delhi-Alwar corridor (180 km) and Delhi-Meerut (90 km) — has been completed, a detailed project report will now be prepared for them. The budget for the three corridors will be around Rs 72,000 crore, officials said.

“Reports are being prepared and we believe that work on these three corridors is likely to start in another two years,’’ Kamal Nath said. These high-speed trains will run at a speed of 160 km per hour.

Bahadurgarh Industrial Estate expansion to create business opportunities worth Rs 3,000 crore

Bahadurgarh Industrial Estate expansion to create business opportunities worth Rs 3,000 crore

Nov 22, 2012,

BAHADURGARH: Bahadurgarh Inc is expecting a boom in the industrial sector on account of the development of new sectors in the industrial estate by the Haryana State Industries and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC).

With 121 operational units and another 387 units to become operational by mid 2013, HSIIDC is expected to create business opportunities worth Rs 3,000 crore annually and jobs for nearly 75,000 people in the local economy. The industrial estate is spread in 555 acres of land, which is expected to give home to around 600 units.

There are 121 units, which are operating in the Bahadurgarh Industrial Estate developed by the HSIIDC and 235 more units would become operational in Sector 17 by January 2013, while 152 units would become operational by July 2013," said Gulshan Kumar, DGM, HSIIDC, Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh. He said that Sector 17 is completely devoted to the footwear park, while sector 16 will have general industries.

REVENUE GENERATION

Talking about the investment, the HSIIDC official said, "The total cost of land and infrastructure development is estimated at Rs 100 crore. Apart from this, an investment of Rs 1,008 crore is expected from the industrialists for setting up their plants and required machinery in the region."

Subhash Jagga, general secretary of the Bahadurgarh Footwear Park and member of the Bahadurgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry said, "On an average, one unit in the region would generate around Rs 5 crore per annum business. Hence, the estate is expected to add nearly Rs 3,000 crore in the industrial revenue generation of the city." However, Jagga reminded that the figures would be a reality only when the 132 KVA power sub-station becomes operational in the Bahadurgarh Industrial Estate.

LAND MANAGEMENT

The entire estate is spread in around 555 acres of land, where size of plots range from 450 square metres to 4 acres in Sector 16. In Sector 17, plots range from 450 sq m to 2.5 acres,"said Jitender Singh, AGM, HSIIDC, Bahadurgarh.

According to Singh, the major allottees in the industrial estate are Relaxo Footwear, Welcome Footwear, Diamond Footwear, Sumanglam Impex, Rinder India, Shri Bankey Bihari Embroidery, Ambika Forging, Hemstich India, Prudent Metal etc. The HSIIDC officer further added, "The industrial estate would generate around 28,000 direct job opportunities in the region."

When you count job creations, you need to count the indirect job creations as well, pointed out Subhash Jagga of Bahadurgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry. "The units here in Bahadurgarh create around 1.5 to two times of their direct jobs. Therefore, net job opportunities being created by the Bahadurgarh Industrial Estate would be around 70,000 to 75,000," said Jagga.

 FURTHER EXPANSION

In view of the overwhelming response from the entrepreneurs, the HSIIDC has further acquired about 177 acres of land for the Industrial Estate in Sector 4B, Bahadurgarh. Total 46 plots have been carved out in this new sector, whereas 25 acres of land has been allotted to Yokohama India Private Limited," said Jitender Singh of HSIIDC. Singh further added, "Yokohama is a prestigious project for us as it involves investment of around Rs 965 crore and job opportunities for nearly 900 people."

Other big units in Sector 4B are Neolite, ZKW Lightings, Adlec Systems etc. Total project cost at Sector 4B for providing infrastructural facilities including a water treatment plant (WTP) and disposal of storm water drainage is Rs 85 crore," said Jitender Singh. He said that around 65 percent of the developmental work would be completed by March 2013

It’s a long, long wait for KMP Expressway

Aditya DevOct 16, 2012, 08.03AM IST

GURGAON: Even as the Haryana and Delhi governments have set May 2013 the fresh deadline for completing the 135-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway, the project has made an overall progress of just about 70% so far.

The private concessionaire developing the expressway, KMP Expressways Ltd, on the other hand claims that the 53-km priority stretch between Manesar and Palwal is scheduled to be completed by November 2012 and will open to public by December. Over 85% work on the stretch has been completed, with all the 83 major structures ready and already connected to the main carriageway.

The major structures on the stretch include 14 small and big bridges, 8 cattle crossings, 12 agriculture vehicle underpasses, 23 pedestrian crossings, 21 underpasses and 5 box culverts.

At present, the final layer of dense bituminous macadam, the commonly used bituminous paving mixes in India, is being laid and has been done for up to 48 km of the total stretch of 53 km. The rest would be completed soon, said a spokesperson.

Completion of KMP Expressway will help de-congest traffic in the city as vehicles coming from Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and going to Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra will use it to avoid Delhi and Gurgaon.

The concessionaire made the commitment at a meeting held on June 8 2012 in Delhi between the chief ministers of Haryana and Delhi, to open the Manesar-Palwal section for tolling within the next 90 to 120 days and complete the expressway by May 31 2013.

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had told TOI, "Decidedly, the progress on the project is slow and the concessionaire has been asked by various authorities including the high powered committee (expressway) Haryana, monitoring committee constituted by the Supreme Court, chairman/ EPCA for NCR, besides HSIIDC and an independent consultant, to speed up the work. The HSIIDC has already imposed damages on the concessionaire for delay in meeting the commercial operation date to the extent of 0.1 per cent of the total project cost per week or part hereof since July 30 2009 till the commercial operation date is met."

According to the chief minister's office, as per the latest progress report received from the concessionaire, the physical progress achieved up to July 31 2012 is 67.76 per cent (Rs 1,003.54 crore) with monthly physical progress of 0.03 per cent (Rs 0.39 crore). The concessionaire has intimated that the gross financial progress achieved up to July 31 2012 is 76.56 per cent (Rs 1262.04 crore) with monthly financial progress of 0.02 per cent (Rs 0.30 crore).

The concessionaire, on the other hand, blames a litigation case and difficulty in getting clearances from various agencies for project delay. "Right at the beginning of the project there was a delay of 18 months due to litigation by one of the consortium partners. The project got further delayed due to much time taken in getting clearances and approvals from specific authorities. These included delays in getting clearances for crossing Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. pipelines, relocation of high tension overhead transmission lines and land acquisition issues," said the spokesperson.

There were delays in getting the final design change approvals for the railway over bridges, grade separators and design changes done in the original design to address the concerns of the local villagers.

Najafgarh to get 3 flyovers

With an aim to initiate development projects in Najafgarh sub-city in Outer Delhi, Public Work Department (PWD) has decided to construct three flyovers at vital link roads at Najafgarh chowk. These flyovers will connect the areas with Gurgaon, Jhajjar and Bahadurgarh and also provide hassle-free traffic movement at this stretch.

Talking to The Pioneer, PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said that PWD had decided to construct three flyovers at Najafgarh chowk connecting Sai Dham Temple to Dhansa road, Dichaon Kalan depot to Dhansa road on Nangloi road and Haibatpura extension to Dhansa road to provide commuters hassle-free journey on this stretch. “The PWD has been directed to appoint consultant to conduct detailed drawings and traffic feasibility report for this purpose. This is the only stretch, which connects Gurgaon, Jhajjar and Bahadurgarh to Najafgarh chowk in Delhi. It is now important to decongest Najafgarh chowk in view of another proposal which is being ready between Jhajjar and Dwarka,” said Chauhan.

According to Chauhan, the proposed flyover between Sai Dham Temple and Dhansa road and Dichaon Kalan depot to Dhansa road via Nangloi will be two kilometre long while flyover from Haibatpura extension to Dhansa road will be about 0.700 kms long. The Najafgarh sub-city chowk in west Delhi is heavily crowded from four directions. The chowk is surrounding by thousands of villages in west Delhi, hence large number of pedestrians also use this chowk for reaching nearest bus stands — Delhi Gate, Chhawla, Dhansa, Nangloi, Sai Dham Temple and Bahadurgarh bus stand. Beside this, there are four schools located near Najafgarh chowk also use these roads as footpath. PWD officials say the traffic volume during the peak hours are very high at this stretch and traffic jam is a routine affairs at Najafgarh chowk.

Northern Railway set to add new features on EMU trains between Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak

The Northern Railway is all set to add new features on trains especially on suburban routes of national capital for the convenience of daily commuters.

These include inauguration of the newly electrified track on the Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak section and stainless steel coaches with advance audio-visual facilities like destination indicators and announcements about approaching stations as in the Delhi Metro. According to railways officials, electrification of Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak is complete and will soon see Electrical Multiple Unit, EMUs plying on the route.

The officials said, beginning of EMU services on this route will see improvement of traffic between Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak. The northern railway is also planning to increase the number of coaches from 12 to 16 and from 16 to 20 in the suburban routes, especially during peak hours.

Bahadurgarh railway station to run on solar energy

Bahadurgarh railway station to run on solar energy

Aimed at tapping more non-conventional energy, the Delhi division of Northern Railway is developing Bahadurgarh railway station, on the outskirts of Delhi, as a 'green' station.

While the energy requirement of the station would be met with solar energy, a water harvesting system is also being developed at the station premises for optimum utilisation of the resource.

Railway officials said solar panels would be installed on the station building and other suitable places.

“Solar power panel with a capacity of 20 KW is going to be installed at the station within the next two months. The power that is generated would be enough to for the power requirement of platforms, circulating area, booking office and the service buildings,” a senior Northern Railway official said.

A stand-alone solar light will also be provided at platforms to reduce electricity requirement from the main grid, the official added.

Officials said apart from harnessing alternate sources of energy, emphasis would also be on conservation of energy.

“The existing energy consuming lights will be replaced by energy efficient LED lights in the station building, circulating area and at the platforms.  All such efforts will help in drastically reducing  the power consumption. It will also result in substantial saving of revenue for railway,” the railway official said.

The expense in making the station green will be funded by the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd.

While Bahadurgarh is one of the important and fast growing localities of neighbouring Haryana, its close proximity to the Capital has only spiked the rate of development in the city.

The city is located 19 km from the capital and it will be connected with Delhi Metro in its later phases. Officials said footfall at the station is likely to increase — from the current footfall of around 32,000 people per day — if the pace of development of the area.

“The station is being initiated as a pilot project. More stations in the division are likely to be developed on similar lines,” the official said.

Bahadurgarh industries in trouble due to poor law & order situation and lack of infrastructure

BAHADURGARH: Bahadurgarh industries find themselves in a cesspool of reasons threatening to blunt their market edge and in some instances even their force them to move out.

Achyut Bhardwaj, director of Chemi Kleen, a Naraina Industrial Area-based company, started from Bahadurgarh said, "Our distillation unit for manufacturing perfumes is in Bahadurgarh. However, issues like broken roads, absence of sewage lines and law and order have hit growth."

Now, they use the distillation unit there on a need-to basis. The state of shambles ensured realty prices here remained low. A reason why Chemi Kleen cannot profit in moving to a higher realty priced area. Bhardwaj said, "We cannot shift out because we would not profit from selling our land and factory here. Compared to areas in Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad, we are left behind."

Pradeep Doot, assistant sales manager of Ruhil Developers said, "Property rate in Bahadurgarh is around Rs 2,255 per sq ft whereas in Gurgaon and Noida it is around Rs 5,000 per sq ft." Ruhil Developers has been in Haryana for the last 15 years and is a major realty player. It has clients like Radico, Jindal and Haryana Institute of Technology etc.

Transport, Sewage Issues

Pointing towards the transportaion, Bhardwaj said, "We cannot take our own trucks or vehicles to transport goods because the union there, acting like goons by stopping our trucks, want us to use their trucks."

Rakesh Pahuja, owner of New Leather, based out of Bahadurgarh Industrial Area also concurred. He said, "The unions want monoply. If a company spends Rs 1,200 for transporting goods through their own truck, the union charges double."

Apart from this, Pahuja also said that there are no sewage lines. "This is one of the biggest issues. The water overflows on the roads and the situation worsens with the monsoon. The government has not started the repair work," he complained.

Official Take

Gulshan Kumar, deputy general manager of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) said, "There are no problems plaguing the industry here." Putting the onus on the proprietors he said, "Those who want to work, they make their own arrangements like using digisets, making sure that their work goes on. We have met the Industrial Association of Bahadur-garh and plan to set up a 132 Kv power plant which should be up in 5 months."

Due to electricity shortage, AH Brothers shifted out of Bahadurgarh. The owner explicated the decision by pointing to the endemic power cuts which were disrupting operations.

Vipin Bajaj, President, Bahadurgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries said, "Small players barely survive due to tough competition from Chinese goods, imported cheap. Moreover, since these small industries are subject to stringent taxes and in the absence of a single tax authority, they are forced to bear costs of preparing reports and running to multiple authorities."

He also said that corporate firms of Gurgaon are the driving force behind the city whereas Faridabad is an auto ancillary hub. However, Bahadurgarh does not even have auto ancillary companies, which are a big source of employment generation. 

DELHI CHIEF MINISTER LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR TWO SUBWAYS

Delhi chief minister lays foundation stone for two subways

Sep 8, 2012,

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today laid the foundation stone for two subways at Rohtak Road near Multan Nagar and Maharaja Agrasen Hospital.

Speaking on the occasion, Dikshit said, "Our government has ensured planned development of Delhi, with an eye on the future."

A government official said, "The subways, which would be commissioned within eight months at an estimated cost of Rs 8.4 crore, would have lifts and power back-up and reduce road accidents."

Yogeshwar Dutt will set up a wrestling academy in Bahadurgarh

Yogeshwar Dutt will set up a wrestling academy in Bahadurgarh

Aug 27, 2012,

SONIPAT: For Yogeshwar Dutt, the London bronze medalist grappler, winning bronze is not enough. Besides hoping for another appearance in the next Olympics, he has also accepted an offer from the state government to set up a wrestling academy in Bahadurgarh.

In fact, he wants India to dominate in wrestling in the next Olympics at Rio de Janeiro. "We must target at least four gold medals, including wrestling, at Rio. And it's quite possible," he told TOI at the sidelines of the felicitation function in Gohana on Sunday.

SATELLITE CITIES (BAHADURGARH) TO GROW WITH METRO-III

Satellite cities (BAHADURGARH) to grow with Metro-III

Thu Aug 09 2012,

New Delhi : The elevated stretch of the Metro extension connecting Delhi outskirts to Bahadurgarh in Haryana, will pave the way for the much-sought-after development in the area, said officials. The 11.1-km Metro line will traverse the largely uninhabited locations of the two states and will help connect the various cities in the NCR.

For the first time, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will develop around half-a-kilometre area on both sides of the corridor. “Plots adjacent to the Metro stations will be taken from the respective governments. Based on the nature the station’s location, the adjoining areas will be developed. The property would be developed as mixed-land use — both residential and commercial,” said a DMRC official.

The extension of the Phase III corridor from Mundka in Delhi to Bahadurgarh in Haryana has seven stations — MIA (Mundka Industrial Authority), Ghevra, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, MIE (Mundka Industrial Estate), Bus Stand and City Park.

The extension was approved by the EGOM — Empowered Group of Ministers — on Tuesday.

The first four Metro stations on the corridor, measuring roughly 6.3 km, fall in Delhi. The remaining stations come under Haryana. The cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 1,991 crore — Rs 912 crore will be borne by the Haryana government and the remaining Rs 1,079 crore will footed by the Delhi government.

Most of the areas beyond Mundka is either vacant or is being used by industrial estates. “So we are contemplating developing the area surrounding the industrial estate as an IT corridor or commercial estate. Some plots in the vicinity of the stations will be developed as residential complexes,” said the official.

A depot is also being planned near the proposed bus station, for which around 10 hectares of land will be handed over by the Haryana government.

According to Census 2011, the population of Bahadurgarh is set to touch four lakhs by the end of the year. With the Metro now reaching up to Bahadurgarh, the town planners foresee vast infrastructure development in the adjoining areas. “The land is cheap in Bahadurgarh. Several educational institutions have come up in the area. Investors have been demanding Metro connectivity in the area. With the approval of the Phase III extension, the place with see tremendous infrastructure development. The rate of properties in Mundka and adjacent areas will also shoot up,” said A K Jain, former commissioner (planning) of the DDA.

At the same time, officials said, for the ambitious concept of central NCR to take off, a rapid train system ought to be in place. “There has to be a well-defined network, which should not be only limited to the Metro. There should be better connectivity to the suburban towns through a rapid train system— both monorail and a high-speed train service. Also we need other pre-requisite like water supply, power and land availability for a successful sub-city project,” said Jain. 

DTC bus terminal to come up in Shakurbasti

PTI | 06:07 PM,Jul 30,2012 New Delhi, July 30 (PTI) A DTC bus terminal will come up in Shakurbasti area of West Delhi. The terminal is being set up as part of efforts to further improve Transport infrastructure in the city. The foundation of the terminal was laid today by Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely. Speaking on the occasion, Lovely said Delhi Transport Corporation was committed to provide reliable and efficient services to its commuters. The DTC currently has 21 bus terminals across Delhi. PTI MPB

CENTRE APPROVES DELHI-BAHADURGARH METRO LINK, DWARKA TO NAJAFGARH LINK ALSO, IN FUTURE BAHADURGAH & NAJAFGARH WILL CONNECTED TO MAKE LOOP

7 Aug, 2012, 08.33PM IST,

Centre approves Delhi-Bahadurgarh metro link

Dwarka to Najafgarh ALSO

IN FUTURE BAHADURGAH & NAJAFGARH WILL CONNECTED TO MAKE LOOP

CHANDIGARH: In a step that will improve commuting in National Capital Region, the Union government has approved extension of Delhi Metro from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The 11.18 kms metro stretch will have seven stations at Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevra, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, Modern Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh Bus Stand and City Park between Mundka Bahadurgarh.

The construction work of this project will start in the year 2012 and would be completed by month of March, 2016. On the completion of the project, it will provide commuting facilities to the passengers from Bahadurgarh to Delhi and vice-versa. In the year 2016, about 96,000 passengers will be using the Metro facility and by the year 2021-2022, the metro users are expected to go upto 1,48,000.

The sanction has come as a short in arm for Haryana government that have been endeavoring for metro link to NCR falling in Haryana. The project would provide metro link to third district Jhajjar falling in NCR in Haryana. The two-other bordering districts to national capital Gurgaon and Faridabad already have metro connection.

The project was approved today at the high-level meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers headed by union defence minister AK Antony in New Delhi today. It will be third Metro route to Haryana as it already has Metro connections to Gurgaon and Faridabad. Gurgaon route is already functional and the work is in advance stage for Faridabad.

The project would cost Rs1991 crore. Seven metro stations would be set up at Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevra, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, Modern Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh Bus Stand and City Park between Mundka Bahadurgarh.

The Haryana segment in the approved extension would be 4.875 kms and Delhi segment would be 6.307 kms. Out of the total project cost an expenditure of Rs 912. crore will be for the Haryana segment whereas an expenditure of Rs 1079 crore would be for Delhi segment.

Haryana Government will bear a cost of Rs 788 crore for this project. Haryana Government would also provide 10 hectares of land in Haryana portion for the setting up of Metro Depot.

The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) gave its approval to a 5.50km link from Dwarka to Najafgarh which will cost Rs 1,070 crore.

This corridor is targeted for completion by DMRC in three years by 2015 and the estimated ridership will be 48,000 passengers per day in 2015 and 61,000 passengers per day in 2022.

Haryana plans cargo airport in Meham

Haryana plans cargo airport in Meham

GURGAON: Haryana has asked the civil aviation ministry to clear its proposal for building a Greenfield cargo airport for international operations at Meham in Rohtak district.

The proposal, sent by the state through Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), came up for discussion during chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's meeting with civil aviation minister Ajit Singh on Friday.

An area of about 2,770 acres has already been identified for the project and the land would be purchased from private parties.

The state government said the displacement of population would be assessed and taken care of as per Haryana's Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Policy.

Hooda was told that the proposal has been examined in the Ministry of Civil Aviation in consultation with Airports Authority of India and Directorate General of Civil Aviation for grant of site clearance and has been recommended by both the organizations.

Hooda also underlined the need for having civil airports in Karnal and Hisar and offered to provide land for these projects.

Ajit Singh assured Hooda that the Centre would consider the state's request positively and asked the Airport Authority of India to send a team for conducting a land survey in collaboration with state officials.

Delhi-Rohtak Electric Multiple Unit services in one month, says Rohtak MP

Delhi-Rohtak Electric Multiple Unit services in one month, says Rohtak MP

July 22, 2012

ROHTAK: Member of Parliament from Rohtak, Deepender Singh Hooda today said that the Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains would be operational between Rohtak and Delhi within next one month.

The train services would also start operating between Rohtak and Rewari via Jhajjar in around two months. Hooda was speaking to media persons after inspecting the Police Passout parade at Sunariya village of the district today. He said that with the start of EMU trains would provide a big relief to all those people who travel daily between Rohtak and Delhi. Rohtak was fast developing into a big industrial township. There were 227 registered industries in Rohtak and many industrialists had expressed their desire to invest here, he added.

Hooda approves extension of Delhi Metro to Bahadurgarh

Express news service Posted online: Sat Jul 21 2012, 02:21 hrs

Chandigarh : The Haryana Cabinet, on Friday, approved the extension of Delhi Metro from Mundka to Bahadurgarh. The state will spend Rs 788 crore on the project including a contribution of Rs 152 crore as grant towards one-third equity of Delhi segment

Bahadurgarh Metro on fast track: Hooda

Bahadurgarh Metro on fast track: Hooda

Jul 14, 2012,

GURGAON: Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday claimed that the Bahadurgarh-Mundka Metro link has been put on fast-track.

Hooda was speaking at the 26th meeting of the northern zonal council in Delhi. The meeting was presided over by Union home minister P Chidambaram. The CM said the extension of Delhi Metro from Mundka in Delhi to City Park at Bahadurgarh in Haryana is being taken up by the state government. The total length of the metro corridor is 11.182 kms.

According to Hooda, 4.9 km of the total length falls in Haryana and 6.3 falls in Delhi. Hooda said that as per the updated DPR, the total cost of Haryana portion is estimated at Rs 902 crore and the state will be sharing the shortfall, if any, up to Rs. 152 crore.

For the ambitious project the state government has pledged to provide 10 hectare of land for development of the depot in Bahadurgarh as a component of property development.

During the meeting, Hooda also asked the central government to expedite the project. Hooda also said that the work on Faridabad metro section has started and it is expected to become operational by August, 2014. On the construction of 135 km long Western Peripheral Expressway, also known as the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway Project, Hooda said: "We have been monitoring the progress and pursuing the matter with the Concessionaire to expedite the project. The Manesar Palwal section is expected to be ready in the next three-four months."

Reliance asks Haryana to declare agri land as urban

Reliance asks Haryana to declare agri land as urban

Reliance Haryana SEZ Limited (RHSL), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) incorporated to implement the now-shelved Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project in Gurgaon and Jhajjar districts, has asked the Haryana government to declare as "urban" chunks of agricultural land in Gurgaon district which the company had bought from farmers.

Reliance's request is being viewed as an effort to seek exemption from the land ceiling provisions in Haryana. As per the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, the permissible area allowed for an individual to possess ranged from 18.12 to 54.5 acres.

However, an amendment was made in the Act in October 2011, which exempted land acquired for non-agricultural purposes and falling within an "urban area" as defined in the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act from the ceiling law.

The RHSL, a joint venture of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Ventures Limited and Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), had purchased 1,200 acres of agricultural land in Gurgaon district and 7,000 acres in Jhajjar district for setting up two SEZs.

The projects, however, stand shelved as Reliance got the structure of the SEZ project in Jhajjar changed (a model economic township will now come up instead). The death blow to the SEZ project came in January when the state government asked Reliance Industries to return 1,383 acres transferred by HSIIDC to RHSL in 2006 as the SEZ project could not fructify for the past six years. The in-principle approval for extension of the multi-product SEZ at Gurgaon, given by the department of commerce, government of India, also expired on March 31.

The SEZ prospects at Gurgaon looked grim from the beginning, with the in-principle approval granted by the union government for the SEZ expiring in March 2009 after two extensions.

While the RHSL has already got the agricultural land procured for the SEZ project in Jhajjar declared an urban area through a February 14, 2011, notification issued by the town and country planning department, it has now stepped up efforts to get the chunks of purchased land in Gurgaon district declared urban. Besides exemption from the ceiling law, getting this land declared urban will also help Reliance get industrial licences for it.

The development also assumed significance since the draft development plan of Farukhnagar in Gurgaon district was approved on Tuesday by a state level committee of the town and country planning department under the chairmanship of chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. A large chunk of land being sought to be declared urban by Reliance is in the Farukhnagar controlled area.

Principal secretary, town and country planning, Sudeep Singh Dhillon, when asked about the request from Reliance, said: "They can file an objection once the draft development plan of Farukhnagar is notified. After that, we can examine whether they can be accommodated or not. The power to accept or reject the objection rests with the state government."

Reliance official Amit Vij told HT on Thursday that the request for declaring agricultural land as urban was a mere formality. "As per our agreement with HSIIDC which is a joint venture partner, we can also undertake industrial activity on this land,'' he said.

Asked whether Reliance after aggregating the land was now turning into a real estate developer, Vij denied it.

The RHSL, in a communication to the Town and Country Planning department, has said that while most of the land (in Jhajjar) is now part of urban areas as well as the controlled area, it is requested that land falling in Farukhnagar and Gurgaon controlled areas, presently outside the urban areas, be declared urban.

"This would facilitate our ability to undertake further procurement of land so as to enable development for industrial/institutional purposes," the RHSL wrote.

The company has specifically requested that chunks of land falling in Mubarakpur, Iqbalpur, Sultanpur, Budhera, Jhajrola, Makdola and Kaliwas villages be declared urban.

"When we look at combined maps of the Gurgaon Manesar development plan-2021 and 2025, Farukhnagar controlled area and Jhajjar district, we find an area consisting of parts of these villages situated within these three areas which is not declared urban presently. The RHSL has purchased land for the development of SEZ/Model Economic Township projects and some of the area is situated in between these zones," it said.

Reliance has also requested that portions of land in these villages, which are part of the Farukhnagar draft development plan, be earmarked as industrial/institutional zone.

"The same may be reflected in the final development plan of the Farukhnagar controlled area. Also, the area meant for the development of the project in Jhajjar and Gurgaon be not marked amenities zone as reflected in the draft development plan of KMP (Kundli-Manesar-Palwal)," the communication said.

Peeragarhi-Rohtak road to become signal-free

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Peeragarhi-Rohtak road to become signal-free

Travelling from west Delhi to Haryana is all set to become a smooth affair with the Public Works Department (PWD) planning to construct an underpass at Peeragarhi Chowk. The PWD has also decided to make the Rohtak Road-Peeragarhi Chowk signal-free to ease out traffic jams.

Currently, the entire stretch is marked by traffic snarls with commercial vehicles using the stretch to make their way to Haryana.

This stretch connects outer Delhi with central Delhi and making it signal-free will help motorists to a large extent.

A feasibility study will also be conducted by the department to find out the traffic situation and whether the underpass will be able to ease traffic jams or not.

"Despite having a flyover on the outer Ring Road — from Viskaspuri to Mangolpuri — the entire stretch is marred by traffic jams. Though there is a proposal to have a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, we have decided to construct an underpass till that shapes up," said a senior PWD official.

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Cash crunch over, May deadline for Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway

Cash crunch over, May deadline for Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway

 Jun 9, 2012,

NEW DELHI: The Haryana and Delhi governments have set next May as the new deadline for completing the 135km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway. The road, which is 50% of the ring expressway coming up around Delhi, was planned to take the heavy vehicles load off Delhi roads.

After a two-hour meeting with the private developer KMP Expressway Ltd on Friday, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit and her Haryana counterpart Bhupinder Singh Hooda claimed that all issues had been resolved. They said the developer had faced financial crunch, slowing down the project, but the problem had been solved.

The Haryana government, which awarded the project in 2006, earlier fixed December 2010 as the deadline but only 60% of the work has been completed.

The developer has now been asked to open the "priority stretch" of the expressway between Palwal and Manesar by mid-September or mid-October. A senior official who attended the meeting said Haryana had warned the developer that the contract would be terminated if it failed to meet the May 2013 deadline.

The meeting, which was held at the Delhi secretariat, was also attended by the Supreme Court-appointed Environmental Protection and Conservation Authority chairman, Bhure Lal, who is monitoring the ring expressway projects.

The developer's financial crunch was the main reason behind the delay, both CMs said, adding that the private player claimed that it now has enough finances to expedite the work.

The Delhi and Haryana governments, however, failed to sort out the issue of sharing the land acquisition cost for the project, sources said.

Due to the delays in the land acquisition, the liability on the Delhi government has increased to Rs 1,110 crore against the original estimate of Rs 167 crore. "The Delhi government can't be made to pay for this high escalation just on the ground that this expressway will reduce environmental pollution. There will be another round of meeting at the chief-secretary level where Haryana will submit how much land it acquired only for the road. How can huge public exchequer be doled out to Haryana when this project will bring huge economic prosperity only to Haryana?" asked a source in the Delhi government.

He added that though SC had fixed the criteria of sharing the acquisition cost, Delhi could not be made to take the burden of Haryana's inefficiencies.

The expressway will connect NH-1 at Kundli and NH-2 at Faridabad via NH-10 and NH-8.