Land acquisition challenges impact Ghaziabad metro extension project

The Ghaziabad Development Authority is facing a challenge in its plan to extend the Vaishali to Electronic City metro project. It appears that the authority will need to acquire privately owned land in Niti Khand and Ramprastha to establish the proposed route of the metro extension. This acquisition of land may lead to increased costs for the project, according to officials.

The proposed extension spans a distance of 5.8 kilometres and is intended to pass through National Highway 9, the CISF camp, DPS Indirapuram, and then veer near the Ramlila ground towards Niti Khand, Gyan Khand, and Ramprastha Greens. The estimated cost for this corridor amounts to approximately Rs 1,166 crore.

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) conducted a recent survey of the planned route for the metro corridor. According to Manvendra Singh, the officiating chief engineer of GDA, the alignment of the corridor encounters a challenge after DPS Indirapuram, where it takes a curve towards Niti Khand and Gyan Khand. During the survey, it was observed that there is insufficient land available to accommodate this bend.

Another potential problem arises near Vaishali, where the corridor intersects with the Hindon Elevated Road, as there is a large privately owned land parcel in Ramprastha that falls within the proposed route. If the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) needs to acquire the privately owned land, it could significantly increase the estimated cost of the project. The proposed route and potential adjustments are expected to be discussed in a meeting next week between the GDA vice chairperson and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

The GDA and DMRC put forth a new metro corridor plan to connect Vaishali and Electronic City, aiming to bridge the two ends of the Blue Line. This proposal emerged after the state government declined to fund two other metro extension projects: Electronic City to Sahibabad and Vaishali to Mohan Nagar.

In December of the previous year, the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) suggested a funding arrangement for the two extension projects. Under this proposal, it was recommended that 50% of the project costs be covered by the state government, 20% by the central government, and the remaining portion, specifically for rolling stocks, be financed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as well as other agencies such as GDA, GMC, Housing Board, and UPSIDC.

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Land acquisition challenges impact Ghaziabad metro extension project

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