News: GMRL Seeks 14,000 Sq M of HSVP Land for Metro Phase 2-18-05-2026
Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has sought permanent transfer of over 14,000 sqm of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) land for Phase-2 of the Gurugram Metro, from Sector 9 to Cyber City, according to official documents accessed by HT. The Phase-2 tender proposal is under consideration by the World Bank.
The request, in a May 8 letter from GMRL Phase-2 project manager Gabdu Ram Choudhary, sets out station-wise needs for viaducts, stations and entry-exit points. GMRL officials expect tender approval by the end of May.
The land lies near planned stations including Sector 4, Sector 5, Ashok Vihar, Sector 3, Bajghera Road, Palam Vihar Extension, Palam Vihar, Sector 23A, Sector 22 and Udyog Vihar Phase 1. Sector-22 needs the most, 3,334.96 sqm, followed by Sector-23A at over 2,100 sqm, Palam Vihar at more than 1,700 sqm, Sector 4 at around 1,664 sqm and Bajghera Road at over 1,500 sqm.
A senior HSVP official said the request is under consideration.
The 28.5 km Old Gurugram Metro Project has three phases. Phase 1, a 5.2-km corridor from Millennium City Centre to Sector 9, is under construction at an estimated Rs 1,277 crore. Phase-2 is estimated at around Rs 3,500 crore, and Phase-3 is a Sector-33 depot at Rs 400 crore.
A GMRL survey puts the overall requirement at 24.84 hectares: 23.52 hectares of government land and 1.32 hectares private. Around 5 hectares of government land is needed temporarily.
