Work On a Metro line for Faridabad and Ballabhgarh may start from the next financial year .With that, Faridabad would become the second NCR town after Gurgaon to get Metro rail connectivity The Haryana government has stipulated Rs 1 crore for conducting a feasibility study on the Metro project from Faridabad to Ballabhgarh. Once that happens, Faridabad would also get connected with Delhi, as the proposed line will have a link with Delhi Metro line at the Badarpur border.
The Haryana government expressed its desire to start work on the project by proposing Rs one crore for a feasibility study Notably, the Planning Commission has approved the annual plan of Haryana at Rs 6,656 crore. It includes central assistance of Rs 100 crore.
Metro proposes
- More areas to be covered with more routes
- More halts and stoppages
- Air-conditioned buses
- Bigger buses to accommodate more commuters
Facilities on existing Metro feeder buses
- Interiors similar to a Metro train
- Fan cooling
- Seating capacity 20 and standing capacity of 10
- GPS equipped with central monitoring
- Covers areas up to 15 km
- Fire rotardant flooring
Areas being covered by new buses
Shastri Park
Mayur Vihar
Rohini
Pitampura
Janakpuri
Sultanpuri
Mukherji Nagar
Nirankari Colony
Dwarka
Najafgarh
Laxmi Nagar
Patparganj (Mother Dairy)
Haryana is also looking to address complaints of citizens that there is very little transport connectivity between different National Capital Region towns with those in Haryana. The government has earmarked some money to work on a project for a quick intercity mass rapid transport system for NCR towns. It can be a mix of bus and rail transport systems, a government official said.
Source:Hindustan Times February-26-2008
