Ballabgarh-Palwal Metro Extension: Haryana government approves feasibility report for the project
The Haryana state government has given its nod to the final feasibility report for the Metro extension from Ballabgarh in Faridabad to Palwal. After this approval, the government has sent the detailed project report (DPR) to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. According to the updates, this extension spans 35.25 km, linking Gurugram Sector 56 to Panchgaon,
It will have 28 stations and a connection to the Namo Bharat (RRTS) network. In other developments, a Gurugram-Faridabad-Noida-Greater Noida Namo Bharat corridor is under consideration. Further, the 136.3-km Delhi-Panipat-Karnal corridor, estimated to cost Rs 33,051.15 crore, will have 17 proposed stations (with provision for four more), was also discussed during the 66th board meeting of the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC).