The planned Gurugram Metro rail line from Palam Vihar to Cyber Hub may be rerouted due to a proposed shift in the alignment of the Delhi–Gurugram–Alwar corridor of the Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS), according to concerned officials.
The RRTS Delhi-Gurugram-Alwar corridor is one of three priority corridors for development in the National Capital Region (NCR).
According to Hindustan Times, the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is building the corridor, has requested that its path be changed from the Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road to the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway (NH-48). Now, reports suggest that the union government is considering the proposal.
On Tuesday, Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) officials stated that they attended a meeting last month and that they too had reviewed the NCRTC plan. They may choose to alter the Metro route to avoid crossing the RRTS line and serve the greatest number of sectors possible.
At present, there are plans to extend the Delhi Metro Yellow Line from Millennium City Centre Gurugram to Cyber Hub via Old Gurugram, Sector 22, Palam Vihar and Udyog Vihar, which constitute a total of 28.5 kilometres.
A further proposal to expand the Metro line from Millennium City Centre Gurugram to the Sector 43/44 station of the Rapid Metro line has been shelved by GMRL because it was not included in the first Gurugram Metro detailed project report (DPR).
GMRL has also returned a proposal for a detailed design consultant (DDC) to the tender committee after it failed to propose a tender award. The DDC will give a thorough design of the Metro system, as well as conceptual layout ideas for the line’s projected 27 stations.
There are reports that the consultant will give full structural design for viaducts, unique spans, foot-over bridges and culverts, as well as detailed station layout drawings. The project’s design cost has been estimated at Rs 17.68 crore and it must be completed within 48 weeks. In addition, this is the third time GMRL has bid on a DDC contract, having failed to find qualified consultants in the previous two bids.
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