Haryana Government Approves Delhi-SNB and Delhi-Panipat RRTS Projects

18 May 2023 CW Team

The Haryana Government has granted approval for the Delhi-SNB and Delhi-Panipat Rapid Transit System (RRTS) projects. An official statement revealed that the sanction for these projects is currently under consideration by the Government of India. During a meeting chaired by Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, officials provided details about the Delhi-Gurugram-Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror (SNB)-Alwar RRTS corridor. The corridor will span 107 km, with 70 km being elevated and the remaining 37 km underground. It will include 6 underground, 9 elevated, and 1 at-grade station, with a depot planned at Dharuhera.

The corridor passes through Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan, with lengths of 23 km, 83 km, and 2 km, respectively. The elevated portion of the proposed alignment will be located on the median of old Delhi-Gurugram, the Right of Way (ROW) of sector 17 in Gurugram, and NH-40, 48 up to SNB (Rajasthan state border). The project has been approved by Delhi, Haryana, and Rajasthan, and is currently being considered by the Government of India.

The proposed stations for the Delhi-SNB corridor include Sarai Kale Khan, INA, Munirka, Aerocity, Udyog Vihar, Sector-17, Rajiv Chowk, Kherki Daula, Manesar, Panchgaon, Bilaspur Chowk, Dharuhera, MBIR, Rewari, Bawal, and SNB, according to the statement from the Haryana government. The Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridor spans 103 km, with 11.5 km elevated and the remaining 91.5 km underground. It features 2 underground, 14 elevated, and 2 at-grade stations. Depots are planned at Murthal and Panipat. The corridor passes through Delhi and Haryana, with lengths of 36.2 km and 66.8 km, respectively.

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