CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda said he had written to Union urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy and offered to bear the entire cost of the project, including that of the Delhi stretch.
Haryana is awaiting clearance of Delhi government and the Centre on the project to link Gurgaon with IGI airport here through metro rail service.
Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said he had written to Union urban development minister S Jaipal Reddy and offered to bear the entire cost of the project, including that of the Delhi stretch of 42 metres.
He was speaking at 31st meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) here.
He urged the Centre and Delhi government to accord immediate approval to extension of metro link from Badarpur to Faridabad.
A detailed project report has already been prepared in this regard and the project approved by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC).
Hooda also requested the DMRC to reconsider its proposal to extend metro service to Sonepat-Kundli in Haryana.
Referring to the issue of improvement of road connectivity between Delhi and National Capital Region towns, Hooda pointed out that the traffic between towns of the region and the city has increased manifold and existing road links are grossly inadequate.
He said important links that are still awaiting approval included a road connecting Mehrauli-Gurgaon with Andheria Mor-Mahipalpur and another road connecting Gurgaon with Nazafgarh.
The chief minister pointed out that these links cannot be developed until and unless the Delhi Development Authority makes necessary provision in the Zonal Development Plans.
He said his government has plans to develop a number of modern townships in the state which includes Education City at Sonipat, Bio Science City, Medi City, Cyber City at Sampla, Fashion City, Entertainment City, World Trade City at Gurgaon, Leather City near Nuh, Leisure City near Sohna and Dry Port City near Prithla in Palwal.
Hooda said the Haryana government has already acquired 2026 acres of land to develop Rajiv Gandhi Education City at Sonipat.
Welcoming the Metro Railways (Amendment) Act, 2009, that provides legal frame work for extension of Delhi Metro outside NCT of Delhi, Hooda said his government has made concerted efforts to build transport infrastructure in the adjoining towns of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh and Sonepat-Kundli.
The Delhi-Gurgaon Metro Project is likely to be completed by the end of June, 2010, well before the Commonwealth Games.
Hooda also urged the Central government to enhance budgetary support to NCRPB and grant-in-aid to states.
Drawing attention of the Centre towards pollution in river Yamuna, Hooda said the quality of water which Haryana is getting from Delhi is highly polluted.
According to an official release in Chandigarh, Hooda asked the Centre and Delhi government to accord immediate approval to extension of Delhi Metro from Badarpur to Faridabad either on the pattern of Delhi-Gurgaon Metro or as per his government's offer to bear entire cost of the project.
However, the clearance of Delhi government and that of Central government is still awaited. Due to the delay, not only the movement of people between Faridabad and Delhi is getting adversely affected but the capital cost of project is also increasing day-by-day, Hooda said.
The state government is also keen to extend Inderlok-Mundka Metro Line to the City Park in Bahadurgarh.
He reminded that during the last meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board he had raised this issue and Delhi Chief Minister, Shiela Dikshit had very graciously agreed to extend the metro rail line from Mundka to Tikri Border. But somehow this did not get recorded in the minutes.
The government has also taken the initiative of development of Metro Link in Gurgaon from Sikanderpur station to NH-8 under Public-Private Partnership mode. This project would address the problem of traffic congestion. The total length of the project is 4.9km and a cost of Rs900 crore. The project is likely to be commissioned by June 2012.
Meanwhile, Hooda also urged the Centre to enhance budgetary support to National Capital Region Planning Board and grant-in-aid to the states.
While drawing the attention of the Central Government towards pollution in river Yamuna, Hooda said that he had earlier raised this issue in the 30th meeting of the Board.
"The quality of water which Haryana is getting from Delhi is highly polluted. The level of pollutants in Yamuna, as it enters Delhi, is below 3.0 milligram per litre, whereas at Okhla Barrage, it ranges between 9-28 mg per litre BOD. The
state government has expressed its concern in this regard to the Delhi government, as well as Central Pollution Control Board and Union ministry of environment and forest", he said.
Hooda said that the Delhi government must ensure that the water discharged downstream by Delhi to Haryana should not have pollutants level higher than the level at entry to Delhi from Haryana.
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