Following proposals were deliberated
and approved by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM)
on Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) as part of Delhi Metro Phase-III in its
meeting held here today:
(i)
Metro connection from Dwarka to Najafgarh:
Length 5.50 km., fully elevated; total stations-4 (Dwarka,
Najafgarh Depot, Municipal Corporation and Najafgarh);
Completion Cost of Rs. 1,070 crore, out of which
Rs.705 crore to be shared by Government of India and
Government of NCT of Delhi in equal proportion and balance of Rs.365 crore to be met from loan from JICA;
This corridor is targeted for
completion by DMRC in 3 years by 2015;
Estimated ridership
will be 48,000 passengers per day in 2015 and 61,000 passengers per day in
2022.
Najafgarh has one of
the biggest ‘Aanaj Mandi’
(Grain Market) and hosts important Government establishments like Border
Security Force Camp, Central Reserve Police Force Camp, Indo-Tibetan Border
Police, etc. It is also the central
point to connect to villages while travelling from Bahadurgarh
to Gurgaon.
(ii) Extension of Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar metro line
to Shiv Vihar:
Length 2.717 km, fully elevated,
out of which 1.4 km will be in U.P. area;
Total 2
stations, out of which one metro station namely Johri
Enclave is in U.P.
Additional completion
cost
implication of this line is Rs. 281.78 crore (with central taxes) which will be shared by
Government of India to the tune of Rs.209.08 including JICA loan of Rs.181 crore; Rs.20.10 crore by
Government of Delhi and Rs.51.88 crore by the Government of U.P.
This corridor is targeted for completion by
March, 2016.
The implementation of Yamuna Vihar – Shiv Vihar extension will provide
the much desired metro facility for Shiv Vihar and adjoining areas and can later on be extended to Loni in U.P.
(iii) Extension of Delhi Metro from Mundka
to Bahadurgarh, in Haryana:
Length - 11.182 kms.(6.31 km in Delhi and 4.88 km in Haryana),
fully elevated;
total
number of stations- 7 (Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevra, Tikri Kalan,
Tikri Border, Modern Industrial Estate, Bus Stand and
City Park );
Estimated
cost of Rs.1991 crore, Delhi portion – Rs.1079 crore and Haryana portion Rs.912 crore. Total
contribution from Government of India for Delhi portion is Rs.518 crore which includes JICA loan of Rs.222 crore and DDA contribution of Rs.54 crore. Government of Haryana
has also agreed to provide Rs.152 crore as grant for
Delhi portion. Rs.168 crore will be raised through
property development by DMRC. Balance cost of Rs.152 crore
will be met by GNCTD.
For Haryana portion, contribution from Government of India is
Rs.204 crore, from Government of Haryana
is Rs.598 crore and DMRC is Rs.110 crore.
This corridor is targeted for
completion by March, 2016.
The implementation of the proposed corridor
will provide the much needed rapid transport facility between Delhi and Bahadurgah, Haryana. Estimated ridership
is 96,000 in 2016-17. This is the 5th
town in the National Capital Region to be connected by Delhi Metro network
after Gurgaon (Haryana),
NOIDA (U.P.), Vaishali (U.P.) and Faridabad
(Haryana).
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