Rapid rail gets ₹1,400-cr funding

National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) implementing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in the NCR, has secured ₹1,400 crore to fast track the high-speed rail construction. NCRTC had first received ₹1,000 crore in the interim budget and now the UP government has allocated ₹400 crore in its budget, said sources. The top priorities as of now are utility diversion and construction of initial 17 km viaduct. The Pile Load Test, which is underway, will be completed next month and then actual piling and construction will start. NCRTC has identified as many as 8 high-speed rail corridors routes under the Integrated Transportation Plan 2032 prepared by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB). The corridors - Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Meerut and Delhi-Panipat in the first phase. Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor is 82 km long and will have 22 stations. The DPR of the project has been approved by the UP and Delhi governments.