Haryana approves 47-acre Sector 33 land transfer for Gurugram Metro depot

The Haryana government has approved the transfer of 47 acres of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran land in Sector 33 for construction of a depot for the Gurugram Metro project.

The approval was given by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini after Gurugram Metro Rail Limited sought the land from HSVP.

The transfer will take place on a permanent basis at a nominal monthly rent of Rs 1 per square metre. The rent is expected to work out to around Rs 1.90 lakh a month and will apply for the entire tenure of the transfer.

Under the approved terms, HSVP will also receive adequate floor space in the proposed Metro Bhawan to be built on the depot land. Half of the building will remain under HSVP ownership.

GMRL is separately seeking around 14,000 square metres of land in Islampur village for the depot. Some of this land has structures and is privately owned.

The private land is being negotiated through the Metro land purchase committee under the newly formed Gurugram Metro land purchase policy. The policy provides landowners 25 per cent above market rates.

“Some of the owners have given their consent, and some are still negotiating along the metro corridor,” a Gurugram land acquisition department official said.

GMRL floated the depot construction tender on June 16 and opened technical bids on August 5. Six companies applied for the tender.

A GMRL spokesperson said the tender process was in its final stages.

“We are also working to get the private land for the construction depot,” he said.

The Gurugram Metro project, estimated at more than Rs 10,000 crore, is being executed by GMRL and will connect Millennium City Centre with Cyber Hub in a loop.

The approval of the 47-acre Sector 33 land transfer provides a major portion of the land required for the proposed depot, while GMRL continues negotiations for the private land needed for the facility.