Greater Noida: Metro Rail For Yamuna Expressway City

Greater Noida: Yamuna Expressway Industrial development Authority has approved the metro rail project between the proposed metro station at Pari Chowk till sector 18 and 20, the first residential sectors of the authority being developed where over 21000 allotments have been done.  PC Gupta, Chief Executive Officer,YEIDA, said on Wednesday that the Detail Project Report will be prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) mentioning the cost of the project, passenger volume projections and project viability. “On getting the DPR, the project will be implemented on priority as we want project implementation before allottees construct houses and start living here. Metro alighnment would be parallel to Yamuna expressway”, he said. He said total metro railroute length would be around 21 kilometer from zero point of Yamuna Expressway on Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. Around six kilometre route will be in Greater Noida city area and the rest in Yamuna Expressway city area, he said. Meanwhile Noida board has earmarked Rs. 1500 crore for the period 2014-15 for metro project between Botanical Garden and Kalindi Kunj. DMRC has started work on the project and was constructing bridge along Kalindi bridge on Yamuna river for the metro rail connectivity between Noida and Delhi route. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority board has approved the DPR and MoU of proposed Metro rail project connecting Noida and Greater Noida. The Board has approved Rs.300 crores for metro project to be spent in 2014-15. PTI