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New Delhi: The central government has decided to go forward with Delhi Metro’s phase IV project and Regional Rapid Rail System (RRTS) connecting the national capital with Meerut . Both major MRTS projects are pending before the Delhi Government for approval. “The Aam Aadmi Party-led city government was sitting on the project, which is pending for the last three years. We are finding a solution. The solution is where we are not getting support from the Delhi government over the metro projects, we have decided that we will do it ourself. Rail corridors, we will do on our own. If they (Delhi government) are not willing to approve a project or provide funding, we are finding out the solution for it,” Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of housing and urban affairs told media on Monday. According to union minister, the delay had pushed the cost of Metro Phase IV by Rs12,000 crore, adding that the cost of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit project had also gone up by ...

New Delhi: The central government has decided to go forward with Delhi Metro’s phase IV project and Regional Rapid Rail System (RRTS) connecting the national capital with Meerut . Both major MRTS projects are pending before the Delhi Government for approval. “The Aam Aadmi Party-led city government was sitting on the project, which is pending for the last three years. We are finding a solution. The solution is where we are not getting support from the Delhi government over the metro projects, we have decided that we will do it ourself. Rail corridors, we will do on our own. If they (Delhi government) are not willing to approve a project or provide funding, we are finding out the solution for it,” Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of housing and urban affairs told media on Monday. According to union minister, the delay had pushed the cost of Metro Phase IV by Rs12,000 crore, adding that the cost of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit project had also gone up by ...

Lucknow: One day after the creation of the UP Metro Rail Corporation, Chief Secretary Rajive Kumar ordered officials to send the detailed revised reports of the  Kanpur, Agra and  Meerut subway rails project to the Center immediately after the necessary approvals. of the state government. The secretary-in-chief also set July 1 as the deadline for the start of work on the proposed Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS). The new 2017 Metro Rail Policy makes alternative analysis of other modes of mass transit systems such as BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System), Light Rail Transit, etc. mandatory. It establishes that the lowest cost mass transit mode should be selected for public transport in terms of demand, capacity, cost and ease of implementation. The new guidelines open a large window for private investments in a wide range of metro operations that make the PPP component mandatory for central assistance for new metro projects. Private investment and other innov...