The Metro Rail project is gathering speed. Haryana has followed Punjab's lead and conveyed to UT administration that it has earmarked a 25-acre site for a depot in Sector 21 of Panchkula, where the first corridor will end. Punjab had already offered two 25-acre sites at Mullanpur and Aerocity.
A team of representatives from UT administration, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and RITES held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the Metro Rail. Putting a stamp on the two routes of first phase, the DMRC and UT also decided to have stations after every kilometre on the north-south, east-west routes. DMRC team would focus on detailed alignment of the corridors by integrating expansion plan of Chandigarh railway station. They will consult with officers of Ambala division for the plans.
The nodal officers, who were appointed by the three stakeholder states, have to finalize locations of the proposed stations in their territory. The over-ground stretches will have stations after every kilometre and in underground stations it will be at an average distance of 1.2km. After the meeting the team visited different sites to finalise the details.
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