Title - Urban development ministry to study feasibility of high speed train services in Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar c

ROHTAK: The union urban development ministry has agreed to conduct feasibility study for high speed train services on Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar corridor under the regional rapid transit system (RRTS) for better connectivity in the national capital region.The union urban development minister Kamal Nath agreed for feasibility study on the Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar section on the demand raised by the Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda in Lok Sabha on Monday during discussion for grant on demands.Last year, the NCR planning board had prepared functional plan for creating transport system for NCR-2032. The plan recommended eight RRTS corridors to connect various towns/areas of NCR, of which the centre prioritized three corridors for implementation in consultation with state governments. Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar would be the fourth corridor under the RRTS.Taking up the demand, Hooda has said that the NCR contribute to 20 per cent of the national GDP, so the priority should be given on infrastructure development in the NCR area. He urged the minister to increase the allocation of NCR Planning Board to 500 Crores in the 12th Plan period which had been decreasing over the years.Hooda also demanded three metro routes on Mundka-Bahadurgarh, Dwarka-Nazafgarh-Badli and Jahangirpuri-Kundli in Sonipat. He said that the Delhi Government should bear the cost of Metro line from Mundka to Tikri village in Delhi bordering Haryana. He said that the norms of 50:50 costs sharing between centre and state should be followed for future projects, complaining that Haryana Government was made to bear 80 per cent cost of the Faridabad metro project.Hooda demanded that the Panchkula should also be included in the JNNURM package for Chandigarh UT. He said that the Chandigarh region included Mohali and Panchkula. He urged that Rs 6000 crore package for Panchkula is pending and it should be cleared at the earliest.