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Metro Connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Cyber City, Gurugram with Spur to Dwarka Expressway

 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved Metro Connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Cyber City with Spur to Dwarka Expressway, Gurugram covering the distance of 28.50 km having 27 stations on the route. 

The total completion cost of the project will be Rs.5,452 crore.  This will be a standard gauge line of 1435 mm (5 ft 8.5 inches).  The entire project will be elevated.  The spur from Basai village has been provided for connectivity to depot.

The project is proposed to be completed in four years from the date of sanction of the Project and is to be implemented by Harayana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC) which will be set up as a 50:50 Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the Government of India and Government of Haryana after sanction order is issued.

 

Name of corridor

Length

(in KM)

No. of Station

Elevated/ Under Ground

Huda City Centre to Cyber City – Main corridor

26.65

26

Elevated

Basai Village to Dwarka Expressway – Spur

1.85

01

Elevated

Total

28.50

27

 

 

Benefits:

As on date there is no metro line in Old Gurugram. The main feature of this line is to connect New Gurugram with Old Gurugram. This network will connect with Indian Railway station. In next phase, it will provide connectivity to IGI airport. This will also provide overall economic development in the artea.

The detail of the approved corridor is as follows:

Particulars

HUDA City Centre to Cyber City, Gurugram

Length

28.50 Km

No of Stations

27 stations

(All Elevated)

Alignment

New Gurugram area

Old Gurugram area

 

HUDA City Centre – Sector 45 – Cyber Park – Sector 47 – Subhash Chowk – Sector 48 – Sector 72A – Hero Honda Chowk – Udyog Vihar Phase 6 – Sector 10 – Sector 37 – Basai Village – Sector 9 – Sector 7 – Sector 4 – Sector 5 – Ashok Vihar – Sector 3 – Bajghera Road – Palam Vihar Extension – Palam Vihar – Sector 23A – Sector 22 – Udyog Vihar Phase 4 – Udyog Vihar Phase 5 – Cyber City

Spur to Dwarka Expressway (Sector 101)

Design Speed

80 Kmph

Average Speed

34 Kmph

 

 

 

Proposed Completion Cost

Rs. 5,452.72 crore

GoI share

Rs. 896.19 cr

GoH share

Rs. 1,432.49 cr

Local Bodies Contribution (HUDA)

Rs. 300 cr

PTA (Pass through Assistance- Loan component)

Rs. 2,688.57 cr

PPP (Lift & Escalator)

Rs. 135.47 cr

Completion Time

4 Years from the date of Sanction of the project

Implementing Agency

Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Ltd. (HMRTC)

Financial Internal Rate of Return (FIRR)

14.07%

Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR)

21.79%

Gurugram estimated Population

Around 25 lakh

 

Estimated Daily Ridership

5.34 Lakhs – Year 2026

7.26 Lakhs – Year 2031

8.81 Lakhs – Year 2041

10.70 Lakhs – Year 2051

 

Route map of proposed corridor is as per Annexure-1.

Loan is being tied up with European Investment Board (EIB) and World Bank (WB).

Background:

Other Metro Lines in Gurugram:

a) Yellow Line of DMRC (Line-2)- shown as yellow in Annexure-1

i) Route length- 49.019 km (Samaypur Badli- HUDA City Centre; 37 Stations)

ii) Delhi portion- 41.969 km (Samaypur Badli- Arjangarh; 32 Stations)

iii) Haryana portion- 7.05 km (Guru Dronacharya – HUDA City Centre; 5 Stations)

iv) Daily ridership- 12.56 lakhs

v) Connectivity of proposed line with Line-2 at HUDA City Centre

vi) Date of commencement of operation at different stretches

Vishvidyalaya to Kashmere Gate

Dec 2004

Kashmere Gate to Central Secretariat

July 2005

Vishvavidyalaya to Jehangirpuri

Feb 2009

Qutab Minar to Huda City

Jun 2010

Qutub Minar to Central Secretariat

Sept 2010

Jehangirpuri to Samaypur Badli

Nov 2015

 

       This line is broad gauge 1676 mm (5 feet 6 inches gauge).

b) Rapid Metro Gurugram (Shown as Green in Annexure-1)

i) Route length-11.6 km

ii) Standard Gauge- 1435 mm (4 ft 8.5 inches)

ii) Line constructed in two phases.

  • First phase is loop between Sikandarpur to Cyber Hub with total route length 5.1 km, initially constructed by consortium of DLF and two companies of IL&FS group i.e. IERS (IL&FS Enso Rail system) and ITNL (IL&FS Transport Network Limited). The first phase was run by SPV named Rapid Metro Gurgaon Limited wef 14.11.2013.
  • Second phase is between Sikandarpur to Sector-56 with route length of 6.5 km, initially constructed by consortium of two companies of IL&FS i.e. ITNL (IL&FS Transport Network Limited) and IRL (IL&FS Rail Limited). This phase was run by SPV namely Rapid Metro Gurgaon South Limited since 31.03.2017
  • The operation was taken over by Haryana Mass Rapid Transit Company (HMRTC) since 22.10.2019 in terms of High Court order when concessionaire backed out to run this system
  • The operation of this line has been entrusted to DMRC by HMRTC. Prior to this DMRC continued to run rapid metro line wef 16.09.2019.
  • Average ridership of Rapid Metro Gurugram is about 30,000. In weekdays total daily ridership is about 48,000
  • Connectivity of proposed line with Rapid Metro Line is at Cyber Hub

Multi Modal Connectivity:

  • With Railway Station near Sector-5- 900 m
  • With RRTS at Sector-22
  • With yellow line station at HUDA City Centre

Sector wise map of Gurugram is enclosed as Annexure-2.

Project preparedness:

  • 90% land is Govt land and 10% private
  • Shifting of utilities started
  • World Bank and European Investment Bank approached
  • GC tendering under process

                                                                                                        Annexure-1

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                   Annexure-2

 

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IS GURUGRAM THE BEST CITY TO LIVE IN COVID-19 ERA?

According to a report Gurugram is the most apt city to live from a Covid perspective as compared to Bengaluru and Mumbai
According to the report, Gurugram is overall the most suitable city to live from a Covid perspective as compared to Mumbai and Bengaluru

According to a report by Square Yards, Gurugram is the apt city to live during COVID-19 considering the factors like hospital infrastructure, population density and open area ratio. The study titled Suitability Index: The COVID perspective  highlights the suitability and working in three prime cities of our country- Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurugarm with respect to COVID-19.

The report ascertains that the factors such as hospital infrastructure, population density and open area ratio are far more important than the work distance or affordability to decide where a homebuyer wants to live at a time when coronavirus disease is at it’s peak and transmitting rapidly.

According to the Suitability Index, even though the density of COVID-19 cases in Gurugram is second only to the North, presence of maximum number of hospitals/10K people, more than 40% open area and lowest population density made the area most suitable and hence sustainable and livable  from the COVID-19 perspective. Also as per the analysis, the most suitable zone found in Bengaluru were Mahadevapura, Bellandur, Devasandra and Marathahalli.

In Mumbai, the most suitable zone were found in Western suburbs and the Central suburbs.

The COVID-19  pandemic exposed the shortcomings in medical infrastructure like never before and during this time according to statistics, both Mumbai and Bengaluru offer only 1.3 and 0.30 hospitals per 10,000 people respectively on the other hand, Gurugram surpasses both the cities with 2.5 hospitals for every 10, 000 people. Mumbai had 13 of the total 24 wards severely affected with more than 50 cases per 10,000 people. In Gurugram, the North and East zones averaged 55 cases per sq km while in Bengaluru 4 zones of the total 8 zones recorded more than 200 cases per sq km. The Covid-suitability index for each city suggests that across all cities, suitability increased as people moved away from the city centres and older parts of the city towards more peripheral locations.

Contrary to the common notion, the report suggests that Mumbai has the highest open area ratio amongst the three cities at nearly 45%. Mumbai was the most densely populated with nearly 60,000 people/sq km while Gurugram had the lowest population density at approximately 4200 people/sq km.

“The Suitability Index is an attempt to bring many non-transaction elements to the forefront that can have an impact while making a home buying decision. The ‘new normal’ is here to stay and the idea is to look at factors other than proximity to work or affordability that impacts the choice of residence,” said Anand Moorthy, Business Head – Data Intelligence & Asset Management Services – Square Yards.

Not only these cities are the top real estate destinations in the country, but they are also among the top cities to be severely hit by the pandemic. This is where the relevance of a Suitability Index kicks in. The need for one’s own ‘home’ has gained an all-new dimension since 2020 due to the changes brought about by the pandemic. The study is an attempt at making the home-buying process in the Covid era slightly more pragmatic.
It highlights certain meaningful factors that today’s end users need to acknowledge while deciding to buy the right home in a pandemic like situation.