new Delhi The Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor has achieved 24.8% physical progress till February 28, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishor told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Monday.
teen forward informed That the construction work is in full swing and on time and the work is likely to be completed by June 2025.
“National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has informed that the construction work Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor is in full swing and on time.”
the minister said National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) Prepared a “Functional Plan on Transport for NCR-2032” which recommended eight RRTS corridors to connect various important cities of NCR with high speed rail based commuter transit system.
These eight corridors include Delhi-Gurugram-Rewari-Alwar, Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat, Delhi-Faridabad-Ballabgarh-Palwal, Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak, Delhi-Shahdara-Baraut, Ghaziabad-Khurja and Ghaziabad- Hapur.
Kishor said that out of these, the task force set up by the then Planning Commission had given priority to three corridors – Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, Delhi-Gurugram-Rewari-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat.
In another question regarding the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, he said that no trees have been cut in various projects under the Central Vista Redevelopment Master Plan.
“So far 1,051 trees have been transplanted to other locations,” he said, adding that due care is being taken to keep the affected trees to an absolute minimum for essential construction activity. Compensatory plantation of 10 times the trees to be transplanted is also being done within Delhi itself.”
He said that other measures taken to protect the environment include recycling of waste water through sewerage treatment plants, groundwater recharge, low flow fixtures to conserve water, use of energy efficient LED lights and energy conservation as per building code norms. Contains electrical equipment, solid waste. Management and dust mitigation.
The redevelopment of the Central Vista envisages the country’s power corridor, a new Parliament building, common Central Secretariat, revamp of the 3 km Rajpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate, new office and residence of the Prime Minister, and a new Vice President. President’s Enclave.
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