Haryana clears Rs 1,662 crore tender for Gurugram Metro Phase 2

The Haryana government has approved a Rs 1,662 crore civil construction tender for Phase 2 of the Gurugram Metro, covering the 15.3-km elevated corridor from Sector 9 to DLF Cyber City through Old Gurugram.

The tender, which includes 18 per cent GST, is expected to be floated by Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) within a week, according to a senior GMRL official.

The corridor will have 14 stations, including Sector 7, Sector 4, Sector 5, Ashok Vihar, Sector 3, Bajghera Road, Palam Vihar Extension, Palam Vihar, Sector 23A, Sector 22, Udyog Vihar Phase 4, Udyog Vihar Phase 5 and DLF Cyber City, reported The Hindustan Times.

It will provide interchanges with the existing Rapid Metro network and the Namo Bharat corridor.

“The Haryana government has approved the tender for civil construction of phase two of the project from Sector 9 to Cyber City. The tender of ₹1662 crore will be floated within a week. Apart from constructing the metro corridor, the tender also includes building double-decker stretches at Bajghera and a longer stretch of double-decker stretches on Old Delhi Road,” a senior GMRL official said.

The double-decker sections have been included at the request of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority to reduce congestion and improve traffic movement along the road network.

“We are expecting that the tender for the metro depot will also get approval soon,” the official said.

The Rs 1,662 crore civil construction package covers the elevated viaduct, Metro stations, track and other associated civil works. It also includes the proposed double-decker sections at Bajghera and on Old Delhi Road.

Signalling, electrical, traction and design works are outside the scope of the civil construction tender and will be taken up separately.

The tender was sent to the state government after receiving World Bank approval in June. A senior government official said the chief minister’s office had raised observations and objections, after which the tender was sent back to Metro authorities for changes before receiving approval.

The total project cost was revised from Rs 5,452 crore to Rs 10,266 crore in May because of inflation and revised GST rates.

Under Phase 1, GMRL is constructing around 15 km from Millennium City Centre to Sector 9, including 13 Metro stations and a spur to Sector 101 near Dwarka Expressway. Construction began in September last year and around 15 per cent of the work has been completed.

The Haryana government last month decided to acquire land under the Land Acquisition Act of 2013 after several private owners declined to sell land under the Metro purchase policy.

The approval of the Phase 2 civil tender now takes the next stage of the Gurugram Metro project closer to the construction phase.