At the beginning of April NCRTC - a joint venture between the Government of
India (50%) and State Governments of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), Uttar
Pradesh (12.5%) and Rajasthan (12.5%)
mandated to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain the
high-speed RRTS (Regional Rapid Transit System) in NCR (National Capital
Region). The project has now started with the mapping using Ground Penetrating
Radar (GPR) technology, this will map the underground utilities on the 106 km
Delhi-Gurguram-SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror) Urban Complex RRTS
corridor. The underground utility
mapping is a process of identifying the position and labelling public utility
mains, such as lines for
telecommunication, electricity distribution, natural gas, water mains, and
wastewater pipes, which are located underground. The GPR method uses radar
pulses to detect these utilities. The investigation is being conducted from the
IDPL Complex, Gurugram and will continue for approximately 40 days.
The corridor is planned to be constructed in about 5 years’
time excluding the year of
preconstruction activities at a base construction cost of INR 24,975 crore,
funded by the Government of India (20%), concerned State Governments (20%) and
bilateral/multilateral funding agencies (60%).
The Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor will be elevated for about
71 km (11 stations) and underground for the remaining 35 km (5 stations: Jor
Bagh, Munirka, Aerocity, KherkiDaula and Manesar), mostly in Delhi &
Gurugram.
This route will converge with other RRTS routes in Sarai
Kale Khan and will be interchangeable so as to facilitate commuters’ movements
from one route to another without the hassle of changing trains.
The high-speed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) rail
will cover a distance of 106kms from SKK (Sarai Kale Khan) in Delhi to SNB in
approximately 70 minutes. It is a new, dedicated, high-speed, high-capacity,
comfortable regional rail-based commuter service connecting regional nodes of
NCR to Delhi.
For further information please visit https://ncrtc.in/delhi-alwar-corridor/
and http://mohua.gov.in/. 16/19.
