New rapid rail corridors: Study to find location of stations

The Delhi government is getting a study conducted to find a location where it can allow setting up of stations for the three new rapid rail corridors connecting the capital with Panipat, Meerut and Alwar.
According to the original plan, the Delhi-Sonepat-Panipat corridor would end near Kashmere Gate, the Delhi-Gurgaon-Alwar line is supposed to reach Sarai Kale Khan and Delhi-Ghaziabad- Meerut till Anand Vihar ISBT.
However, the Delhi government had raised objections to the plan saying it would lead to congestion to these areas in the heart of the city.
"We are having a study done, wherever land is available, because in that we need the cooperation of DDA also, to be able to get more land. Currently those bus stations will not be able to absorb," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said today after attending the NCRPB meeting here.

The Urban Development Ministry is likely to move the Cabinet for the creation of a National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) which will construct these stations.
Speaking further, Dikshit said she had raised the issue of waste management in the NCRPB meeting and suggested that a collective policy was needed for waste management in the area.
Dikshit had also spoken about the need for development of health, education and other infrastructure in the NCR area so that the pressure on Delhi is eased.
She also spoke for the creation of 24-hour shelters to provide support to people who moved in the region.