Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday reviewed the detailed mission report (DPR) for extending the Metro line from Palam Vihar to Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station and directed officers to test if the final 1.5km of the road — in Delhi — may be constructed underground.

Khattar, who chaired the evaluation assembly on the PWD Visitor Home on Wednesday night, requested officers to submit a report on the matter throughout the subsequent 15 days. This route implies that the ultimate approval for this mission must wait additional. Senior officers aware about the matter stated that the Haryana authorities needs to assemble a part of the Metro line underground with a view to keep away from the acquisition of land owing to prohibitive prices. Additionally, if a part of the road is constructed underground, it is going to scale back the size of the spur between Palam Vihar and Dwarka Sector 21, in line with officers.

Based on the DPR, the proposed Metro line can be 8.4km lengthy and comprise seven elevated stations. In Haryana, the size of the road can be 4.9km, and in Delhi, will probably be 3.5km. It'll have interchange stations at Sector 21 in Dwarka and at Rezangla Chowk in Palam Vihar, the place it is going to join with the proposed Huda Metropolis Centre and Cyber Metropolis Metro line. The opposite stations proposed are Choma village, Sector 110 A, Sector 111, Sector 28 in Dwarka, IECC. All these stations can be elevated. The federal government stated that the mission can be applied by Haryana Mass Fast Transport Company.

Khattar stated that the proposed extension to Dwarka will “enormously assist commuters between west Delhi and Gurugram.”

The proposed Huda Metro extension, which the Union housing ministry is considmeetsering as properly, will additional increase the Metro community throughout the town, he stated.

Officers of the Railway India Technical Engineering Companies (RITES), who ready the DPR introduced it on the assembly, stated a senior official. The detailed mission report envisaged the price of the mission at ₹2,281 crore. If authorized, the mission will change into operational in 2027, stated the officers.

The operation and upkeep value of the Metro mission has been pegged at ₹65.61 crore in 2027 and ₹88.19 crore in 2031. The detailed mission report stated that the income for this route will primarily comprise fare assortment and earnings from property growth, commercials, property growth and parking, and so on. It estimated a income value ₹326 crore in 2027 and ₹447 crore for 2031.

Based on consultants, a system choice is finished primarily based on the evaluation of the sample and demand for intracity and intercity journey. “As soon as these corridors are established, a feasibility examine is carried out for submitting proposals to the Union ministry of housing and concrete affairs. Based mostly on tips, if the Centre finds the proposal justified, it's cleared to be applied as per the frequent mobility plan, which is agreed upon by stakeholders in numerous states,” stated Sewa Ram, professor and head of division, transport planning, College of Planning and Structure.