Land transfer for RRTS project approved by Delhi LG

Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved the transfer of land from the Irrigation and Flood Control Department to the National Capital Regional Transport Corporation for implementation of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) project.The transfer of land to NCRTC at Anand Vihar and Patparganj Area will help with Multi Modal Integration (MMI) - construction of RRTS Station and traffic circulation, and construction of ventilation shaft at the two locations, respectively.NCRTC, through its letter dated in June 2020, had informed about its land requirement for the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor and asked for land to be given for achieving for Multi Modal Integration at Anand Vihar, which also houses a railway station, ISBT and a metro station. It had also asked for land for construction of a ventilation shaft at Patparganj.After a delay of three years, the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department finally submitted the file for approval of the LG on May 29. The I&FC Department has calculated the rate of transfer of aforesaid land parcel and quoted that the NCRTC will have to pay Rs 14.82 crore for land transfer on permanent basis and Rs 1,13,80,623 for land transfer on a temporary basis.