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The Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) likely to miss the deadline of 2023 due to the difference of opinion over the construction of a Metro station at Sarai Kale Khan, according to sources.
The MoHUA is suggesting an elevated Metro station at Sarai Kale Khan, while Delhi government is of the view that underground Metro station should be built there.
Officials in the MoHUA said, “Delhi government’s proposal for constructing an underground station is a way of saying no to the project. This is being done to ensure that the project does not take off”. Adding that constructing an underground station will take three more years of time and the cost of the project will go up by ₹5,000 crore.
On the other hand, an official in the Delhi Transport department said, “Space will be an issue if the elevated metro station is constructed. Delhi government has suggested National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) — which is implementing the RRTS project and Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) to sit together and come up with a suitable option”.
RRTS corridors
The Centre has planned three RRTS corridors — Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut, Delhi-Gurgaon-Alwar and Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat in a bid to enable fast commute from cities which are close to Delhi in the NCR. The aim is also to de-congest the national capital.
For the project, the mega terminal is proposed at Sarai Kale Khan where the three corridors will converge.
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