नोएडा मेट्रो। 2017 च्या अखेरपर्यंत नोएडा मेट्रोचे काम पूर्ण करण्यासाठी एन. एम. आर. सी. ने सर्व थांबे मागे घेतले

• सध्या निर्माणाधीन असलेल्या 30 किलोमीटर लांबीच्या नोएडा-ग्रेटर नोएडा मेट्रो मार्गाच्या प्रगतीचा तुम्ही आढावा घेतला आहे. ते केव्हा कार्यान्वित होणे अपेक्षित आहे? संपूर्ण मार्ग एकाच वेळी तयार होईल का?

The progress has been reviewed by me and I am sure that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation shall meet the deadline of the project, i.e. March 2018 as per the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between DMRC and Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC). We are trying to achieve the target of December 2017 since civil works are progressing satisfactorily. The most critical part of the Metro system is the rolling stock signalling system followed by the trial runs that are conducted to ensure safety and certification by the commissioner of Metro rail safety. The stretch is planned for operation in one go from Greater Noida to Noida.

• ट्रायल रनचे काय?

Since the depot is located in Greater Noida, the trial run section of 10km length will be readied first. Trial runs are important to ensure safety certification of all systems.There are 21 stations in total. The trials are likely to start by August 2017 since the first lot of trains is expected in June 2017. We will try to ensure that the civil work, track work and electric wire work etc are ready in the trial section, i.e Greater Noida area starting from depot to Knowledge Park 2 station.

• काही स्थानके, विशेषतः 144, 145, 154 आणि 157 ही नोएडाच्या मास्टर प्लॅन अंतर्गत एसईझेडसाठी राखीव ठेवण्यात आली आहेत. दिल्लीत मेट्रो स्थानक होण्यासाठी सुमारे 1.5 लाख लोकसंख्या असणे आवश्यक आहे. नोएडा आधी स्थानके बांधत आहे आणि लोक/कार्यालये नंतर येण्याची वाट पाहत आहे का? या क्षेत्रांसाठी काय योजना आहे? 30 कि. मी. चा मार्ग तयार होईल त्याच वेळी ही स्थानके कार्यान्वित होतील का? कृपया तपशीलवार सांगा.

As you would agree, the detailed project report for this corridor was made by DMRC and various feasibility studies were undertaken by DMRC to come up with a viable and optimal corridor connecting the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida. These were reserved for SEZs under the Master Plan and there is nothing existing in this sectors as of now. Noida is known for providing infrastructure first and that’s what we are doing here. We want to provide connectivity to these sectors first, development can take place eventually.

• कृपया दुव्याच्या पर्यावरण-स्नेही वैशिष्ट्यांविषयी तपशीलवार माहिती द्या. त्यात सौर पॅनेल इत्यादी असतील का? अलीकडेच पर्यावरणाची मंजुरी न घेतल्यामुळे या दुव्याच्या बांधकामाला आव्हान देणारी याचिका दाखल करण्यात आली होती. हा दुवा हिंडनमधून जातो आणि मेट्रोचे खांब नदीच्या तळाशी बांधले जाणार असल्याने यामुळे नदीच्या जलचर अधिवासाचे नुकसान होईल असा आरोप करण्यात आला होता. या प्रकल्पासाठी एकूण 1.40 कोटी लिटर पाण्याची गरज असून ती बोअरवेल खोदून पूर्ण केली जाईल, असा आरोपही करण्यात आला होता. ते खरे आहे का? कृपया टिप्पणी द्या.

Since the environment issue is sub judice (National Green Tribunal), I will not like to comment. A detailed reply has already been filed by DMRC and NMRC. Metro projects are exempt from taking environmental clearance and DMRC projects have been built across the Yamuna river at  many locations in Delhi. They will take similar precautions here also while crossing the river Hindon.With regard to water requirement, the stations need around 15,000 litres of water every day which is being arranged through Noida and Greater Noida as per their system network. The water requirement for the depot in Greater Noida will be high due to train washing etc.  Also rain water harvesting is being done at all viaduct stations and depots as per DMRC practices. The water used in the depot shall be 100% recycled during the second tier for use in depot.Environment measures are being taken at site to avoid dust pollution such as regular sprinkling of water, use of polymers instead of bentonite to avoid any ground water contamination etc.Solar panels have been planned on this corridor on roofs of all station depots and boundary wall of depots.We have targeted 10 mw of solar power generation along this corridor and also plan to get the diamond rating for our buildings by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).