DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Haryana Chief Secretary said that the Public Investment Board (PIB), has cleared 28.5 Km long metro connectivity between HUDA City Centre to Cyber City, Gurugram. It will cover the entire city of Gurugram. He also applauded efforts made by the HMRTC team for getting it cleared from PIB. He said that it would give efficient and environment friendly transport system to the public of Haryana especially living in Gurugram and its vicinity. It will help the students, women, working class and office going persons in Gurugram and around. The Chief Secretary stated this while reviewing the performance of the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Limited (HMRTC) in 50th meeting of Board of Directors. He further said that connectivity from Rezangla Chowk up to Sector-21 Dwarka has already been approved by the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal and is also being further sent to Government of India for approval. It will also give seamless connectivity from Gurugram to IGI Airport. Progress regarding the Passenger Rapid Transport (PRT) project pod cars to connect from Old Domestic Terminal, Chandigarh to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport Terminal was also extensively reviewed. Sh. Kaushal directed to expedite the project on ground. On revenue front Gurugram Metro has shown its outstanding performance in this financial year as compared to last year. It has earned Rs. 21.6 crores till October 2022 in comparison to last year earning of Rs. 3.84 crores. The earnings from fare & non-fare revenues have enhanced through increase in ridership as well as commercial activities with an enhanced percentage of 230% in financial performance. The daily ridership has grown from 8500 per day to 40,000 per day. With these efforts for the first time the Rapid Rail Metro, Gurugram which was a loss making organisation, will be coming in 'operational profits'. The HMRTC is also in process to put charging and parking facilities below in the metro station areas in Gurugram which will help in last mile connectivity. (editor@dailyworld.in)