Gurgaon: More than two years after the first phase of the Delhi-alwar corridor from the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), which will run between the urban complex of Delhi and Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror (SNB) in Rajasthan, approved by the state government of Haryana and Rajasthan, Civil work on this project has not started waiting for the last nod from the center.
According to officials from the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), Haryana and Rajasthan have approved the detailed project report (DPR) for the corridor in February and June 2019, after the document was sent to the Central Government for approval.
“The DPR from the RRTS Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor has been approved by the state government in question and is under the active consideration of the central government for approval.
We, however, do pre-construction work at this stage so that we can start civil works immediately after approval Accepted.
After we get approval, we will be able to start civil work in a month, “said an NCRTC official.
Pre-construction activities in Gurgaon include shifts or modify extensive utilities and roads wherever needed, officials said.
So far, officials have identified 22 lines of high voltage electricity (EHT) that violates the corridor and needs to be shifted for “construction without interruption” and operation.
While 12 of these were being shifted by NCRTC, the remaining 10 was being shifted by the Indian Power Grid Corporation coordinating with local authorities.
NCRTC also shifted several power distribution lines between the Indian drug office and limited pharmaceutical (IDPL) in Dundahera and Rajiv Chowk.
About 80 percent of this work has been completed.
In terms of widening the road for the elevated part of the corridor, the official said it focused on the stretch between the Idl and Atul Kataria Chowk office, where about 90 percent of the work was completed.
In the first phase of the RRT, three corridors – Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, Delhi-Gurgaon-Snb-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat – prioritized.
The Delhi-Alwar corridor will be built in three phases, where the first will be a 107 kilometer long corridor between Sarai Kale Khan in the Urban Delhi and SNB complex which will run through Gurgaon.
About 83 kilometers of this stretch will fall in Haryana, while 22 kilometers in Delhi and two kilometers in Rajasthan.
Of the 16 stations in this corridor, seven will be located in Gurgaon, where two will be underground while the rest increases.
Travel time between two extreme corridors will be 70 minutes.
Similar to the Delhi-SNB stretch of Delhi-Alwar corridor, officials said the RRT Delhi-Panipat corridor was 103 kilometers also awaiting approval from the central government.
Working on the Delhi-Meerut corridor 82 kilometers, on the contrary, is ongoing in full swing.
“The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor is at a fairly further stage.
We hope to operate the first priority part of the end of next year even though the targeted timeline is March 2023,” said an NCRTC official.