RRTS gets Rs 2,487 cr boost in Budget 20-21

In a major boost to Regional connectivity in National Capital Region (NCR), the Union Government in its budget presented on Saturday has allocated Rs 2,487 crores to country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). The Government has previously allocated Rs 824 crore to the RRTS implementing agency National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in the last budget.

According to a senior NCRTC official, at present the Civil Construction of the first RRTS Corridor, that is, Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut corridor is in full swing and piling and pier works are being done on the 17 km priority section between Sahibabad to Duhai including stations Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldahr and Duhai.