The Times of India 04.09.2012
Changes in Metro line extension get nod by Noida Authority
NOIDA: In a bid to fast track the extension of the Metro line from Noida City Center to Sector 62, touching NH-24, the Noida Authority held a review meeting on Monday to take stock of all technical glitches pertaining to the proposed line.
The change in alignment for the Metro line that was proposed
by the Authority last month has been finalised and it has been decided
that instead of being constructed on the right side of the green belt in
the Flex crossing area, the line will now be constructed on the central
verge of the Master Plan Road-III from Sector 32 onwards to avoid the
high tension cables running over the green belt.
In the
meeting, Authority officials also took notes on other technical aspects
including level of the Metro track, curvature turnings of the track,
presence of any properties or obstructions on the proposed route, the
spots proposed for stations, etc.
The Authority has also
decided that the alignment of proposed line must not disturb the
existing commercial belt that surrounds all four sides of the proposed
route. It will now inform the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation of all these
points so that the latter can incorporate these in the Detailed Project
Report.
"After several surveys and detailed inspections, it was
finally decided that the Metro line will be constructed along the
central verge as proposed earlier with some minor adjustments. We
carried out detailed inspections to ensure that the Ganga water
pipeline, gas pipelines, sewage lines, telephone cables, high tension
power transmission lines, and private properties were not in the way of
the Metro alignment," an Authority official said. "The review meeting was held to take stock of all these matters and to focus on fast tracking the metro project," he said.
To be constructed at a cost of Rs 1,805 crore, the proposed line between City Center station and Sector 62 near Indirapuram in Ghaziabad
will be a great relief to commuters from Noida and Ghaziabad. As per
current plan, the extended route will have six stations at Sectors
34/51, 71/72, 61, Mamura, Fortis, and Electronic City.
Meanwhile, in the meeting on Monday, the Authority has also decided to
fast track the redevelopment plan of the Sector 18 market. CEO Sanjeev Saran has directed the project engineers to tackle the redevelopment project on a "priority basis."
