Metro soon to reach Noida Extension
10 July 2012 12:59 AM GMT
Noida and Greater Noida boards have given approval for the extension of metro till Noida extension and setting up Metro rail in other parts of Greater Noida on PPP model basis.
Chairman of three authorities Rakesh Bahadur said the boards have given in-principle approval to extend Metro from Noida Sector 71, 72 crossing till Noida extension in Greater Noida area and directed preparation of Detailed Project Report for it.
The project cost is estimated at Rs 1,800 crore, and Noida Authority will pay Rs 600 crore while the rest will be paid by Greater Noida Authority, Bahadur said.
Besides this, the board gave approval for Metro rail extension in Greater Noida areas on PPP model at an estimated cost of Rs 7,500 crore, he said.
He said Rs 500 crore will be spent for Metro Rail extension from Botanical Garden to Kalindi Kunj, for which work has started from Delhi area.
Total cost of the project is Rs 845 crore out of which Noida authority will pay Rs 492 crore and acquire land worth Rs 65 crore. Total length of this line is 3.96 kilometre, he said.
Noida City Centre Sector 32 to Sector 62 Metro Extension project is in final stages, he said, adding, total length of this line is 6.675 kilometre and project cost Rs 1,816 crore. Final detailed project report for this was being prepared by DMRC, he said.
He said Rs 150 crore has been earmarked for a district hospital in Noida - Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar hospital.
For Ganga water supply, Rs 87 crore has been earmarked, he said.
In the year 2012-13 Noida authority has planned to start construction of flyovers and underpasses and upgradation of Sector 50 and 54 sewage treatment plants, he said. New sewage treatment plants will be set up at Sector 123 and Sector 168. Foot overbridges too have been planned to be developed in the year 2012-13. The board has given approval for three drain bridges on Shadara drain, he said.
GOVT PROBING PROBLEM OF AIRPORT METRO
The Government is inquiring whether the problem due to which the functioning of the Airport metro line has been stalled is a fault or a safety issue, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath said here on Monday.
‘In Metro we are checking some of the issues that have been found, whether they are safety issues and if they are safety issues, what needs to be done to correct them so that the metro airport line can start,’ Nath said while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function.
‘It has nothing to do with profits, it is safety and we are checking. Whether it is a fault or it is a safety issue, we are inquiring,’ he added. Responding to a question on the Kochi metro project, Nath said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation [DMRC] would take it up on the lines of the Chennai model.
‘DMRC will take this up like in the Chennai model and we hope that we will be able to start this Metro fast. Kochi is a priority for us,’ Nath said. Asked if there was a chance of his getting a major portfolio
before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Nath said, ‘There is no such thing.’
Chairman of three authorities Rakesh Bahadur said the boards have given in-principle approval to extend Metro from Noida Sector 71, 72 crossing till Noida extension in Greater Noida area and directed preparation of Detailed Project Report for it.
The project cost is estimated at Rs 1,800 crore, and Noida Authority will pay Rs 600 crore while the rest will be paid by Greater Noida Authority, Bahadur said.
Besides this, the board gave approval for Metro rail extension in Greater Noida areas on PPP model at an estimated cost of Rs 7,500 crore, he said.
He said Rs 500 crore will be spent for Metro Rail extension from Botanical Garden to Kalindi Kunj, for which work has started from Delhi area.
Total cost of the project is Rs 845 crore out of which Noida authority will pay Rs 492 crore and acquire land worth Rs 65 crore. Total length of this line is 3.96 kilometre, he said.
Noida City Centre Sector 32 to Sector 62 Metro Extension project is in final stages, he said, adding, total length of this line is 6.675 kilometre and project cost Rs 1,816 crore. Final detailed project report for this was being prepared by DMRC, he said.
He said Rs 150 crore has been earmarked for a district hospital in Noida - Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar hospital.
For Ganga water supply, Rs 87 crore has been earmarked, he said.
In the year 2012-13 Noida authority has planned to start construction of flyovers and underpasses and upgradation of Sector 50 and 54 sewage treatment plants, he said. New sewage treatment plants will be set up at Sector 123 and Sector 168. Foot overbridges too have been planned to be developed in the year 2012-13. The board has given approval for three drain bridges on Shadara drain, he said.
GOVT PROBING PROBLEM OF AIRPORT METRO
The Government is inquiring whether the problem due to which the functioning of the Airport metro line has been stalled is a fault or a safety issue, Urban Development minister Kamal Nath said here on Monday.
‘In Metro we are checking some of the issues that have been found, whether they are safety issues and if they are safety issues, what needs to be done to correct them so that the metro airport line can start,’ Nath said while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function.
‘It has nothing to do with profits, it is safety and we are checking. Whether it is a fault or it is a safety issue, we are inquiring,’ he added. Responding to a question on the Kochi metro project, Nath said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation [DMRC] would take it up on the lines of the Chennai model.
‘DMRC will take this up like in the Chennai model and we hope that we will be able to start this Metro fast. Kochi is a priority for us,’ Nath said. Asked if there was a chance of his getting a major portfolio
before the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Nath said, ‘There is no such thing.’
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