Centre returns rapid rail project DPR, seeks tweaks

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- Vinod Rajput

GREATER NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) said on Tuesday that the central government has returned the detailed project report (DPR) of the proposed rapid rail project connecting Ghaziabad with Noida international airport in Jewar, after raising certain issues on the technical front.

The 72km elevated project, to be executed at an estimated ₹20,637 crore, is proposed to provide direct connectivity via Greater Noida, with 22 proposed stations.

The Uttar Pradesh government has now directed the industrial bodies and also the National Capital Region Planning Board to address the technical issues raised by the central government, said officials.

The NCR board will consult all stakeholders and consider tweaking certain aspects of the route, alignment and stations, they said.