There is hope for the residents of colonies that do not have direct access to the Metro line coming up in Gurgaon. The Delhi Metro has said that private developers can opt for a feeder system to extend the line to their townships at their own cost.
Private colonies can be connected to the Delhi-Gurgaon Metro line through the Light Rail Transit System (LRTS), C.B.K. Rao, director, project and planning, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), told the Hindustan Times on Sunday.
Work on the extension line, if approved by the Haryana Government, could start only after 2009, he said. The main Metro line between Delhi and Gurgaon, however, would be complete before July 2010, he added.
"Private developers can follow the example of DLF Group, which has sought feeder connectivity to the Metro for its DLF Cyber City from Sikanderpur to the Garden Estate station," Rao said. For this, DLF has engaged RITES for conducting the feasibility study This extension could run to about five kilometres and may cost DLF Rs 500 crore. The entire cost, including that of the trains, would have to be borne by the developer, he added.
The DMRC director said that the feeder system could be something like LRTS that has smaller coaches than the Metro's. This feeder system would run on the elevated track, he added. Rao said that some colonies like Southeity, which was a little away from the last Metro station in Sushant Lok, could be connected through the feeder system. "The developers of Southeity Unitech, for example, can approach us with the feasibility study," he added.
Source- HT, Dated, July-30, 2007
