The operation of different sections — New Ashok Nagar-Sarai Kale Khan and Meerut South-Modipuram — is progressing astatine a accelerated pace, officials had said.
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation’s (NCRTC) fund was slashed to Rs 2,918 crore for the fiscal twelvemonth 2025-26 from Rs 3,596 crore past twelvemonth successful the Union Budget.
The agency, which comes nether the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and is liable for processing the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) successful the NCR, saw its gross expenditure spell up from Rs 58 crore past twelvemonth to Rs 447 crore for the pursuing year, portion its superior expenditure was slashed from Rs 3,538 crore to Rs 2,471 crore.
Behind the alteration could beryllium the information that a ample conception of the 82-km-long Meerut-Delhi RRTS corridor is astir complete. Around 55 km of the corridor is present operational aft a 13-km agelong betwixt New Ashok Nagar and Sahibabad was inaugurated earlier this twelvemonth by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The operation of different sections — New Ashok Nagar-Sarai Kale Khan and Meerut South-Modipuram — is progressing astatine a accelerated pace, officials had said.
Further, the National Capital Regional Planning Board (NCRPB) volition spot an summation successful Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) raised from Rs 300 crore successful 2024-25 to Rs 360 crore successful the pursuing year. IEBR refers to resources raised done profits, loans and equity. The Board is liable for making plans for determination improvement successful the NCR and coordinating with the constituent states.
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