Five projects to come up along Del-Mum corridor

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Preeti Parashar: Chandigarh, Oct 9, Oct 10 2008, 23:36 IST
With the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor on the verge of implementation, Haryana has identified a few early-bird projects to be developed along the corridor passing through the state.

The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), being the nodal agency in Haryana for this project, has proposed five projects, which will further give a boost to industrial activity of the state. The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is being established by the Government of India with Japanese collaboration.

A senior official of HSIIDC informed FE, “Since the corridor covers a major portion of Haryana, we have proposed few early-bird projects to be developed under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode. A delegation of officials from the state will be visiting Tokyo from 16th to 18th October to discuss these proposals in detail, there.”

The projects include a Regional Mass Rapid Transport Service (MRTS) between Delhi-Manesar-Bawal, with feeder service to enhance connectivity between Delhi and the upcoming manufacturing hubs, a joint venture project around Dharuhera and a logistic hub at IMT Manesar. Two rail projects have also been proposed including rail links from Faridabad to Gurgaon and Jhajjar to Farrukhnagar.

“The rail links will facilitate the movement of people along the corridor as there are two growth centers at Bawal and Palwal, which will be the hub of industrial development. DMIC work has been segmented into three parts namely Delhi-Rewari, Rewari-Vadodra and Vadodra to Mumbai. Work has already begun on the Rewari-Vadodra stretch,” the official further added.

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