Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the Gurugram Metro Rail project worth ₹5,450 crore on Friday in Haryana’s Rewari to improve urban transportation. A government release stated that Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth over ₹9,750 crore revolving around urban transport, rail, health, and tourism sectors.

The foundation stone for a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will be laid in Rewari, Haryana. This 203-acre facility, costing ₹1,650 crore, will offer comprehensive healthcare with — a 720-bed Hospital Complex, a 100-seat Medical College, a 60-seat Nursing College, 30-bed AYUSH Block.

Gurugram deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav told HT, “The Gurugram Metro project has been a long pending demand of city residents and it will bring the old city on the Metro route.”

Gurugram Metro Rail project: Route, budget

• The project will have a total length of 28.5 kilometres. It will connect Millennium City Centre to Udyog Vihar Phase-5.
• The network will merge into the current Metro network of the Rapid Metro Rail Gurugram at Moulsari Avenue, which is close to Cyber City.
• The major aim of the project is to connect old Gurugram to new Gurugram.
• It aims to connect — HUDA City Centre – Sector 45 – Cyber Park – Sector 47 – Subhash Chowk – Sector 48 – Sector 72A – Hero Honda Chowk – Udyog Vihar Phase 6 – Sector 10 – Sector 37 – Basai Village – Sector 9 – 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 – Cyber City.
• The project will have a 1.85-km spur at the Dwarka Expressway.
• A total of 27 elevated projects are likely to be developed as a part of the Gurugram Metro Rail project.
• The project is likely to be completed in a span of four years.
• The Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) will be executing the project. The existing Gurugram metro was executed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).