Work on Metro line to link Delhi with G Noida to start in 3 months

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Wednesday said it is all set to start the construction work on the 11.56km Metro link between Botanical Garden station and Sector 142 Metro station in the next three months as the central government final approval may come anytime now.

- Vinod Rajput

NOIDA:

The NMRC will complete the topography survey in the next one month paving way for work to start at the site. Along with the topography survey, soil testing is also underway on this route, said Noida Metro officials.

The NMRC has two Metro projects in the pipeline -- 11.56km Botanical Garden to Sector 142 link, and a 5km link from Noida's Sector 51 to Greater Noida West's Knowledge Park-5. The NMRC made detailed project reports on both these projects and sent them to the central government for final approvals.

Currently, Greater Noida and Noida are not directly connected to the Delhi Metro via Noida Metro's 29.7km Aqua Line corridor. Also, this connectivity to Delhi Metro's Blue Line, which enters via Mayur Vihar and ends at Sector 62's Electronic City Metro station, is not a seamless one. The new 11.56km link will make the connectivity seamless, taking the Metro closer to the greenfield Noida international airport in Jewar.