: Work on the 12-km Metrino personal rapid transit system from Delhi-Gurgaon border to Sohna will start by June 1.
The announcement was made by Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari at the inauguration of the 53-km long Manesar-Palwal stretch of Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway on Tuesday.
Mr. Gadkari said that if the pilot project was successful, “it will help in bringing down the number of accidents and reduce pollution levels”. The Minister had first announced the construction of the project at the two-day “Happening Haryana: Global Investors' Summit” in March.
Mr. Gadkari said that the Centre also had plans to bring in electric cars to reduce pollution levels.
The Minister added that inland waterways would be developed as passenger and freight carriage through waterways was cheaper than road or train.
He said that the first inland waterways project will start in six months from Palla village in district Faridabad of Haryana to Wazirabad in Delhi.
He said that the Centre had decided to invest Rs.1 lakh crore on establishing inland waterways.
The 53-km Manesar-Palwal stretch of KMP connects NH-2 (Delhi-Agra) with NH-8 (Delhi- Jaipur), without entering Delhi. This stretch has four tolls. Though the stretch has been open to treaffic for the past two weeks, the toll collection is yet to start.
The stretch between Palwal and Manesar has been completed at a cost of Rs.457.81 crore. The total length of KMP Expressway is 135.6 km.
Mr. Gadkari announced that the remaining part of KMP Expressway, connecting Manesar with Kundli, would be constructed with cement-concrete , which will not need maintenance for the next 50 years.
He said that work on Gurgaon-Dwarka NH will start soon. He also announced construction of elevated road on NH-2 passing through Palwal, which will cover all the four intersections within the city.
The Minister said the transit system would bring down no. of accidents and pollution levels
