RMB approves RRTS corridor via Aravali range

RRTS corridor
The Ridge Management Board (RMB) has approved the Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewari-Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System corridor to pass through the Aravali Biodiversity Park. The board also decided to constitute a committee to assess the environmental impact of dumping inert material at the Asola Bhatti Mines. After its recent meeting, a board official confirmed that a 3.5-km underground RRTS corridor can pass through Aravali Biodiversity Park. RRTS is a rail-based, high-speed transit system aimed at reducing travel time in NCR cities. After receiving the approval, NCR Transport Corporation, the implementing agency for the project, informed that the corporation is committed to preserving the ecology of the Ridge and therefore no structure or installations have been planned inside the Ridge area. The 3.6-km section between Munirka and Aerocity stations would pass through the Ridge in underground tunnels at an average depth of 20 metres in such a manner as to have ―no impact on the ecology of the Ridge area. However, the call on allowing Delhi Metro to pass through parts of Delhi Ridge in its Phase IV expansion will be taken at a later date.

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