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Metro network to reach Faridabad, Bahadurgarh

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI / GURGAON: Even as it waits for the metro railway to begin its service from Gurgaon, Haryana already has its sights set on extension of the network to Faridabad, Bahadurgah and Manesar.

Speaking at the inaugural trial run of the metro in Gurgaon on Friday, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced that Haryana has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to prepare a detailed project report for extending the service in Haryana.

He also pointed out that though Gurgaon has emerged as a major commercial hub, the town’s public transport system is far from adequate. The Haryana Government has paid Rs.604 crore for the metro project apart from providing land for construction.

Union Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy said his Ministry would soon consider formal sanction for the proposed DLF Metro, the first private metro in the country that will run in Gurgaon.

Referring to the Gurgaon-Delhi Central Secretariat line, Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan said construction work on it is likely to be over by this March-end. He said work was delayed because of problems involved in acquisition of land near Chhattarpur.

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