New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged-off the Delhi-Faridabad Metro Line that would allow hassle free travel for around two lakh daily commuters between the national capital and the industrial hub in Haryana.
The extension of the Delhi Metro connects Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad.
The total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar is nearly Rs. 2,500 crore. Out of this, Rs. 1,557 crore was borne by the Haryana Government, the Centre contributed Rs. 537 crore, while the Delhi Metro provided Rs. 400 crore.
All these are elevated and located on either side of the Delhi-Mathura Road (NH-2).
“The nine-station metro corridor which was 95 per cent indigenously built will provide people a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment-friendly and sustainable transport facility,” a Haryana government spokesperson said.
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, addressing a press conference on Saturday, had thanked the Prime Minister for “gifting” the Metro service which would take the city to “another level of progress” with better connectivity with other NCR towns.
He had also said that the Prime Minister would be announcing the go-ahead for connecting Gurgaon with Faridabad by Metro.
MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): NCC Ltd has received LoA worth 2,269 crore from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for executing various critical works in Package 1-CA-232 of...
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Jindal Stainless (India’s largest stainless steel manufacturer) supplies stainless steel for India’s first underwater metro line, which opened for the...
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Shri P. Uday Kumar Reddy, General Manager, inspected Howrah Maidan to Esplanade stretch of East-West Metro Corridor (Green Line) yesterday,...
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is making strides in its efforts to launch the East-West Metro's under-river run by...
KOCHI (Metro Rail News): The state administration is eager to alter the public transportation system throughout the entire state and emphasises the need to...