Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal MRTS to go till Neemrana GURGAON: Even before the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) on Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal corridor takes off, a plan has been floated to extend it to Neemrana in Rajasthan. This was disclosed by a senior functionary of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC) at a national conference on port infrastructure in the capital.The official said that the MRTS corridor would provide direct connectivity from Delhi international airport to Neemrana industrial area which is emerging as a major investment destination. Many Japanese investors have shown interest in the industrial belt that is coming up as a hub of IT/ITes, automobile and tech industries. We want to improve the connectivity along the stretch to push the economic activities. In the first phase of MRTS, we will connect Gurgaon, Manesar and Bawal, he said. The MRTS is likely to take off from Haryana border near Dwarka, and follow the northern and southern peripheral roads. It will thereafter move along IMT Manesar, up to the Orbital Rail Corridor onto the Panchgaon Chowk and then run along the NH-8 till its terminus at Bawal. Sources in the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) said that at a high level meeting held last year it was decided that a metro rail line (on the lines of Delhi Metro) would be laid along the alignment of the northern and southern peripheral roads. The exiting metro rail currently is planned till Rajeev Chowk in phase-IV, which the officials say would be extended till Panchgaon Chowk. From there, a suburban rail system could connect Bawal, as proposed by the DMIC (MBIR) consultant. The project has already received the approval of Cabinet sub-committee which has directed the HSIIDC to take further requisite action, including acquisition of land and mode of implementation of the project on PPP basis.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:01:57 +0000