Extension of Metro from Mundka to Bahadurarh approved

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, AUG 7

The Central  Government today approved the extension of Metro connection from Mundka in Delhi to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The approval was accorded at a high-level meeting of Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Union Defence Minister  A.K. 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.

Union Finance Minister  P. Chidambram, Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, Union Minister  Praful Patel, Haryana Chief Minister  Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Delhi Chief Minister  Sheila Dikshit and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission  Montek Singh Ahluwalia participated in the meeting.

The route length of Delhi Metro from Mundka to Bahadurgarh, Haryana will be 11.182 kms. 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 construction work of this project will start in the year 2012 itself and would be completed by month of March, 2016.

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.

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.

 Haryana Chief Secretary P.K.Chaudhery, Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister Mr Chhatar Singh and Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning Deptt. Haryana S.S. Dhillon also attended the meeting.