GMRL seeks land clearance to build 10 stations for new metro in Gurugram, ET RealEstate
GURUGRAM: GMRL has sought clearance to use over 5,800 sqm of land for the construction of 10 stations under the new metro corridor’s phase 1. It has now approached Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) for a no objection certificate to use these land parcels for constructing stations.
The total budget for the first phase of metro construction is Rs 1,286 crore.
The entire metro corridor will cover 28.5km and eventually connect Millennium City Centre to Cyber City with 27 stations, including the spur from Basai. The entire project is expected to cost Rs 5,452 crore.
GMRL has submitted drawings to HSVP for all 10 stations. These include Millennium City Centre (574sqm), Sector 45 (889sqm), Subhash Chowk (518sqm), Sector 33 (370sqm), Udyog Vihar Phase 6 (628sqm), Sector 10 (720sqm), Sector 37 (323sqm), Basai Village (930sqm entry and 183.5sqm median), Sector 9 (279sqm) and Sector 101 (371sqm). All of these stations will be constructed under phase 1 of the new metro line.
The land parcels are needed for constructing station entrances, staircases and lift access points.
A GMRL official said, “Most of the entrances will come up on the road right of way (ROW), but there are small patches required for staircases or lifts. For this, we have asked HSVP to grant permission.”
Most of the station structures will be built on the ROW, which is already available with GMRL. Earlier, TOI reported that the work on phase 1 would be delayed as GMRL revised its tender after being directed to incorporate the Bakhtawar Chowk underpass in the project’s scope.
As a result, the start of civil work was pushed from May to at least June.
The underpass at Bakhtawar Chowk is estimated to cost around Rs 60 crore. Phase 1 of the corridor will have 14 elevated stations covering 15.2km. It will start from Millennium City Centre and run up to Sector 9 with Sector 45, Cyber Park, Sector 47, Subhash Chowk, Sector 48, Sector 33, Hero Honda Chowk, Udyog Vihar 6, Sector 10, Sector 37 and Basai in between.
From Basai, a spur will extend to Sector 101 on Dwarka Expressway.
Separately, HSVP allotted 5.25 hectares in Sector 33 to GMRL to set up a casting yard. This facility will be used to prepare precast metro components.
“The tender for phase 1 will open on May 15. We are also in the process of finalising the general consultant for the project,” the official said.
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