The Gurugram-Faridabad-Noida RRTS project has moved closer to a final decision after a joint technical team inspected the proposed route in Faridabad and identified utility and infrastructure changes required before construction can advance.
The inspection took place on Saturday along the proposed alignment from Gurugram Mod to Sainik Colony, Bata Chowk and Greater Faridabad. The team examined high-tension electricity lines, transmission towers, a substation, drinking-water pipelines and other technical constraints along the route, according to a report by Live Hindustan – NCR.
A final approval for the corridor is expected to be discussed at a ministry meeting next week. The report said preparations have accelerated after approvals from the Haryana and central governments, although the final decision and implementation schedule have not yet been publicly confirmed in the supplied information.
The five-member inspection team included RRTS Deputy Chief Engineer Pradeep Yadav, a consultant, officials from the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran and Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority Executive Engineer K.S. Pathania. The inspection was intended to assess how the proposed corridor would interact with existing utilities and other planned infrastructure.
Three 66-kilovolt electricity lines were found to be located along the proposed project route. These lines and their towers will have to be shifted, while a drinking-water pipeline affecting the alignment near Sectors 28 and 29 will also need relocation. The estimated cost of shifting these utilities is around Rs 6 crore, according to the report.
The team also inspected the proposed elevated flyover at Gurugram Mod. The location is important because the RRTS alignment is expected to intersect with a proposed East-West project. Officials examined the two projects together to identify technical obstacles affecting construction and their eventual connection.
The Faridabad portion of the proposed corridor is expected to extend for about 16 kilometres. Stations identified in the plan include Sainik Colony, NIT, Bata Chowk and Sector 87/88 Chowk. The wider route would connect Gurugram to Faridabad and continue towards Noida, creating a direct regional transit link across three major NCR cities.
The proposed operating model is also significant. Namo Bharat trains and local metro services are expected to run on the same track, according to the report. This would require coordination in station design, signalling, operations and interchange planning, although the supplied information does not specify the final technical or administrative framework for shared operations.
For Faridabad, the project’s next immediate milestone is the ministry-level discussion expected next week. The outcome of that meeting will determine whether the proposal receives the final approval referred to in the report and how the identified electricity, water and flyover-related constraints are addressed before further project preparation.
