Gurugram transit body to file report on Dwarka Sec-21, Palam Vihar Metro link

GURUGRAM: The Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Ltd (HMRTCL) has prepared a detailed project report for the Metro extension project to link Palam Vihar and Dwarka Sector 21, with officials saying that it will be discussed in a meeting chaired by Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar at the PWD guest house in Gurugram on Wednesday evening.

A letter issued by HMRTCL said that the report has been prepared by Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited (RITES), adding that the project is estimated to cost ₹2,281 crore. The Metro extension project is likely to become operational in 2027 if it gets an approval from the Haryana government.

The letter issued on May 12, a copy of which is with HT, also said RITES officials will make a presentation of the project before the chief minister on Wednesday.

According to the detailed project report, the spur or Metro extension connecting Rezangla Chowk in Palam Vihar and Dwarka Sector 21 station will be 8.4km long, of which 5km will be from Palam Vihar to Sector 111 in Gurugram and 3.4 km will be in Delhi. The DPR recommended that this corridor will have seven Metro stations, with an interchange proposed at Rezangla Chowk to allow connectivity with the main Gurugram Metro line proposed from Huda City Centre to Cyber City via Old Gurugram and Palam Vihar.

The Metro stations have been proposed at Chauma village, Sector

110-A, Sector 111, Sector 28 in Dwarka, IECC and finally at Dwarka Sector 21, where an interchange will be constructed to facilitate connectivity with the existing Blue line and the Metro line going towards Delhi airport. All the stations will be elevated, said the letter.

The construction of the Metro extension project will require two hectares of additional land in Sector 101 and the DPR projects the requirement of around 60,000sqm land for construction of stations, platforms, entry exit structures and power lines and other civil works.

The operation and maintenance cost of the project has been pegged at ₹65.61 crore in 2027 and ₹88.19 crore in 2031.

Amit Arya, media advisor to Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, said boosting infrastructure and extending the Metro line to Dwarka have been on the priority list of the state government. “The proposed extension will boost connectivity between Gurugram and Delhi from the Dwarka side and will help thousands of commuters. The project will also reduce vehicular traffic on roads and cut pollution,” said Arya.

Revised DPR for Noida Metro extension

The Uttar Pradesh government has sent the revised DPR for the Aqua Line Metro’s extension to the Centre for its approval, the state’s industries minister Nand Gopal Gupta said on Tuesday.

The new Metro line extension is proposed to connect Noida and Greater Noida (West), and is estimated to come up at a cost of Rs 2,682 crore.