Gurgaon

Government has prepared the detailed project report of Metrino Personal Rapid Transit System in Gurgaon at a cost of Rs 980 crore and the project would start in near future, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

“We have prepared Detailed Project Report (DPR) of this project having cost of Rs 980 crore and construction of the project will kicked off in near future. The project has been designed as pilot project and it will be replicated in other cities as well,” Gadkari said.

The Road, Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister said that the Metrino Personal Rapid Transit System would be constructed from Delhi-Haryana border to Rajiv Chowk and Sohna road (Badshahpur Chowk).

The government has planned the Rs 4,000-crore ‘Metrino’ public transport project from Dhaula Kuan to Manesar to enable people travel in driverless pods suspended to a ropeway and also reduce traffic on congested roads.

Gadkari also announced a road from Dwarka in Delhi to Kherkidaula in Gurgaon as National Highway.

Addressing the Happening Haryana Global Investors’ Summit here, he said nine National Highways costing Rs 8000 crore have already been announced for Haryana. He also announced that the state would have its first water way from Palla in district Sonepat to Wazirabad in Delhi.

He also said that the work on Delhi-Jaipur Expressway would be started by the end of this year. It would cost Rs 18,000 crore.

Speaking on the occasion, Yoga Guru Ramdev said that his Patanjali Group will invest a minimum Rs 5,000 crore in setting up an international health centre in the state.

“In Haryana, we will set up a global university and an international health centre. Our minimum investment here will be Rs 5,000 crore. We want to announce that we will invest Rs 5,000 crore in setting up an international health centre.

“An MoU worth Rs 5,000 crore has been exchanged between Patanjali Ayurvedic Limited and the Haryana Government for investment in health and education industries.”

In the next 5-10 years, Patanjali will be the biggest brand globally in the FMCG sector and health products, he said.