Gurgaon Metro Project Faces Delay Over Cyber City Station Land Row
In Gurgaon, the Haryana government has established a high-level committee to address the deadlock concerning the proposed metro station at Cyber City. The finalization of the new metro corridor’s revised route is contingent upon resolving the issue surrounding the National Capital Region Transport Corporation NCRTC station, planned on Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation HSIIDC land near Shankar Chowk. This land dispute has emerged as a significant hurdle, preventing the seamless integration of different transit systems in the area.
The newly formed six member committee is chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary of Town and Country Planning, and includes key officials such as the Gurugram Metro Rail Limited GMRL Managing Director and the Deputy Commissioner. The committee is tasked with submitting its report within one month. This crucial step follows a high powered committee meeting last month, where GMRL flagged the unfinalized alignment as a major obstacle to the project’s progress. HSIIDC has raised objections to the proposed NCRTC station location due to potential disruptions to road traffic, while NCRTC cites alignment constraints preventing a shift in location.
A detailed traffic impact study is now underway to evaluate these concerns. GMRL sources indicate that HSIIDC is not keen on providing land for the Shankar Chowk station, which is vital for the metro’s integration point at Cyber City, ensuring seamless commuter transfers between the metro, RRTS, and existing Rapid Metro systems. An alternative site near the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology is also under consideration, but its central government ownership complicates the approval process.
The original alignment of the RRTS corridor, approved in 2019, was revised in August 2023 to run along National Highway 8, prompting GMRL to adjust its metro route. This change aimed to reduce land acquisition hurdles and boost ridership. Meanwhile, GMRL’s technical committee has shortlisted six agencies for the Phase 1 corridor civil work between Millennium City Centre and Sector 9, with an agency soon to be finalized for this 15.2 kilometer section.
