by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, SEPT 2
The Punjab Deputy Chief Minster Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal today put the
Ludhiana Metro project on fast tract and designated Commissioner Ludhiana as
Managing Director of Ludhiana Metro for time bound completion of this
prestigious project that is set to put Ludhiana
on the international business radar.
Presiding
over a high level meeting here last night to review the progress of Ludhiana
metro, Mr. Badal said that SAD-BJP government was committed to solve the
lingering traffic snarls in industrial city Ludhiana and his dream project of
Ludhiana metro has to be completed within five years. Going into the details of
route plan of Ludhiana
metro Mr. Badal instructed the authority that as the land required for the
execution of the project has to be provided by the state government we have to
ensure that there was minimal displacement of people across the city for the
execution of this project. He said that we must lay emphasis on executing the
underground Metro corridor, especially in densely populated areas, even though
it would be quite capital-intensive as compared to fully or partly elevated
corridor. He said that we have to move with the prime objective is to avoid
undue harassment to people on account of their dislocation due to execution of
this project that was in the interest of the Ludhiana residents.
It
was informed in the meeting that for the Ludhiana Metro Rail Project,
Corridor-I would be 15.798 km long and would run from Ayali Chowk on Ferozepur Road to
BBMB Power House on the Chandigarh
Road. They informed that it would have a total of
14 stations (10 elevated and four underground). Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana
informed that Corridor-II would be 13.035 km and start from Gill village and
end at the Rahon Road octroi post and this corridor would have 13 stations (six
elevated and seven underground).It may be added that the Punjab government had
already decided that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) would be its
official consultant for turning into reality the Ludhiana rapid transit
transportation (metro rail) project. A special purpose vehicle, the Ludhiana
Metro Rail Corporation, will be established to coordinate the requisite
process/measures to pursue the project.
The
Deputy Chief Minister said that Punjab
government has already tied up various loose ends of this project and steps
were being taken for early execution of this project. He stressed upon the need
for involving Ludhiana
residents in the execution of this project as their involvement would fasten
the implementation of this project.
Prominent
amongst those who participated in the meeting included Mr. Rakesh Singh, Chief
Secretary, Mr. Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary Local government, Mr. Ajoy
Kumar Sinha, Chief Administrator PUDA, Mr. Manvesh Singh Sidhu, Additional
Chief Administrator PUDA, Mr. Rahul Tiwari, Deputy Commissioner Ludhiana, Mrs.
Shruti Singh, Chief Administrator GLADA, Mr. Ajay Kumar Mahajan, Special
Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister.
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