Chandigarh, January 6: Haryana Government has decided to extend SKK- Delhi Panipat Corridor of Regional Rapid Transit System(RRTS) upto Karnal. This decision will greatly enhance seamless transport facilities throughout the entire NCR including Karnal. Haryana share’s in SKK-Panipat RRTS corridor is around 5 thousand crore, i.e. 16 percent of the total cost.
A decision to this effect was taken in the meeting chaired by Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal held here today regarding Implementation of SKK- Delhi-Panipat Corridor of Regional Rapid Transit System(RRTS).
In the meeting, the Chief Minister was apprised that under the Functional Plan on Transport for NCR-2032, eight corridors of RRTS will be constructed. However, in the first phase, three corridors will be constructed under Regional Rapid Transit System in NCR namely, Delhi-Meerut, Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-SNB.
It was informed that a 103 km long Delhi-Panipat corridor will be constructed which will have 17 RRTS stations (including Sarai kale khan). Under this project, earlier Panipat North Station was the last station, however, the Chief Minister directed the officers concerned to extend this corridor upto Karnal with a provision for a station at Gharaunda as well.
The Chief Minister was apprised that the total alignment of these three RRTS corridors is 291.67 kilometers, out of which more than 50 percent is in Haryana, i.e, 149.31 Kilometers. Therefore after the completion of these corridors, the commuters of Gurugram, Rewari, Sonipat, Panipat, and Karnal would be largely benefited.
Meanwhile, heading out in the northwesterly direction from Delhi, this Corridor aims to connect Delhi to Sonipat, Gannaur, Samalkha, Panipat, and Karnal in the State. This corridor will not only cut down the travel time but will also bring environmental and economic benefits to the entire region.
It was further informed that the RRTS stations and trains will be seamlessly integrated with other transport modes like Airport, Railway, Metro and ISBTs, etc. The Chief Minister was apprised that the RRTS stations will be inter-operable. Commuters would be able to travel from one corridor to another without interchanging the train.
Chief Secretary, Mrs. Keshni Anand Arora, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. V. Umashankar, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Mr. T.V.S.N. Prasad, Chief Executive Officer, Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Faridabad, Mr. A.K Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority, Gurugram, Mr. V. S. Kundu and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.