Ghaziabad: The UP government may appoint the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC), which is developing the Rs 4,100-crore Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project, to submit a feasibility report for the eastern arm of the orbital rail project. can be developed which will run parallel to the east. Peripheral Expressway. On Tuesday, the Meerut Divisional Commissioner met officials of the NCR Planning Board, UPSIDA, UPSRTC and GDA, where the HRIDC presented the project draft. The corporation has sought Rs 1.5 crore for preparing a feasibility report, officials said. The 270-km orbital rail is proposed to run parallel to the Eastern and Western Expressways and tap into catchment areas in both UP and Haryana, which are not. Covered by two expressways. It is proposed to have stations every 5 km. While Haryana has already formed a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the 121-km stretch of the corridor that will pass through the state between Palwal and Sonepat, the UP government has given permission to proceed with a feasibility study. gave Project report in January About 90 km of the orbital rail project will pass through UP, of which 59 km will be in Ghaziabad.” Haryana Rail Corporation, which is supporting the Western Orbital Rail Project, has made significant progress. State. Therefore, it was natural for the Corporation to volunteer to prepare a feasibility report for the eastern wing of the project. In the meeting, they shared a project draft,” said a GDA official. The Meerut Development Authority, the nodal agency for the project, shared specific requirements for the corridor in UP which will now be included in the report. The Orbital Rail is a part of the NCR Planning Board's 2041 plan, which needs to be accelerated if the region is to emerge as a logistics hub in the future will ensure that the entire NCR including Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Noida and Greater Noida is covered by orbital rail, which is essential for freight and passenger movement will be connected to the Dadri freight corridor,” the official added.
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