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.