DPR of RRTS corridor approved

Syed Ali Ahmed
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 7

The government has approved detailed project report of Delhi-Gurugram-SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror Urban Complex) regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridor.

The corridor is planned to be constructed in about five years’ time excluding one year of pre-construction activities at a base construction cost of Rs 24,975 crore. Twenty per cent of the cost will be funded by the Union government, 20 per cent by the state concerned and 60 per cent by multilateral funding agencies, an government official said.

The approval was made at a meeting of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the official said.

One of the three RRTS corridors prioritised for implementation, Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar is planned to be implemented in three stages. In stage I, Delhi-Gurugram-Rewari-SNB Urban Complex will be constructed. In Stage II, it will be extended from SNB Urban Complex to Sotanala and in Stage III, Urban Complex to Alwar will be constructed, he said.

The 106-km-long Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor will be elevated for about 71 km (11 stations), the remaining 35 km (five stations) will be constructed underground, mostly in Delhi and Gurugram. This corridor will converge with other RRTS corridors in Sarai Kale Khan and will be interoperable, facilitating commuters’ movement from one corridor to another without the hassle of changing trains.

This RRTS smart line will pass through the urbanised and industrialised areas of Haryana and connect Delhi airport with the RRTS network, increasing the overall productivity of NCR. The corridor will strengthen the regional transport infrastructure by providing a fast, safe, comfortable and reliable mobility option to the residents of Delhi-NCR, he said.