NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) on 11th October stated that they had paid Rs 1.87 crores to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to connect Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park II to New Delhi railway station.
The Yeida already has a feasibility report from the DMRC for the vital link that seeks to offer direct connectivity from Jewar airport to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. In the upcoming six months, the DMRC will develop and submit the DPR to Yeida, according to officials.
“The DMRC will start work on the DPR immediately because it has to complete the job in six months. We need to build a Metro corridor that will connect the upcoming Noida International Airport with the Indira Gandhi International Airport directly,” said Arun Vir Singh, Yeida chief executive officer (CEO).
“We have already approved the DPR of the 35.64-km Metro corridor between Jewar and Knowledge Park II and sent the same to the Uttar Pradesh government for final approval in the month of August. Once the DPR of the 36.36-km Metro corridor between Knowledge Park II and New Delhi is complete, we will approve it and will send the same to the state government and Union government for their approval. The 72-km Metro corridor from Jewar to New Delhi roughly requires ₹13,000 crore in funding. The funding pattern will be finalised at a later stage,” said CEO Singh.
In order to create direct connectivity between the Indira Gandhi International Airport and the upcoming Noida International Airport at Jewar and another Metro Corridor from Greater Noida to Jewar, Yeida and DMRC signed a memorandum of understanding on September 3, 2021. The Greater Noida to Jewar Metro Corridor is expected to receive the necessary clearances by the end of this year, paving the way for construction to begin in 2023, according to the DPR.
