(a) whether Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project is proposed to be extended to district Rohtak of Haryana in phase-II; and
(b) if so, when the survey and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for this project would be completed?
(a) whether Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project is proposed to be extended to district Rohtak of Haryana in phase-II; and
(b) if so, when the survey and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for this project would be completed?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)
(a) & (b): National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has informed that National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) prepared a ‘Functional Plan on Transport for NCR-2032’ which recommended eight Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors including Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak RRTS corridor, to connect various important towns of NCR with high speed rail based commuter transit system. Out of which, the Task Force constituted by the then Planning Commission prioritised three RRTS corridors in first phase, namely (i) Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, (ii) Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewari-Alwar and (iii) Delhi-Panipat. The construction work on Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut is currently underway.
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