Questions :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

• the current status of the Alwar-Delhi-Panipat Rapid Rail Project;
• whether it is a fact that there is a delay in the completion of the said project;
• if so, the details thereof; and
• whether Government has any plan/proposal to start such other Rapid Rail Projects in Haryana?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

• to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 33* FOR ANSWER ON 06^TH FEBRUARY, 2023 REGARDING ALWAR-DELHI-PANIPAT RAPID RAIL PROJECT ASKED BY SHRI KARTIKEYA SHARMA.

• to (c): The Detailed Project Report (DPR) with approval and financial commitment of Government of Haryana for Delhi-Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor and approval with financial commitment of Government of Haryana and Government of Rajasthan for Delhi-SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror) RRTS corridor which is part of Delhi-Alwar RRTS corridor, have been received. However, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) has not agreed to provide financial support for Delhi-SNB and Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridors. Delhi- SNB and Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridors have not been approved by Central Government, therefore, the question of delay in completion of the corridors does not
• : National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has identified following two other RRTS corridors which are passing through State of Haryana:
  1. Delhi-Faridabad-Ballabhgarh-
  2. Delhi-Bahadurgarh-

Further, Ministry of Railways have informed that surveys have been sanctioned for the following two projects, which passes through State of Haryana:

1. Delhi-Agra elevated High
2. Delhi-Rewari-Jaipur (Speed upto 220 Kmph).
3.