category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU chandigarh Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, who is also the Chairman of Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation, today disclosed that it has been decided to form a new company, Gurugram Metro Rail Limited, to implement the metro connectivity project from Millennium City Centre to Cyber City Gurugram. This will provide a circular mobility corridor connecting Millennium city centre to Subhash Chowk to Railway station, Rezangla Chowk to Cyber city coming full circle. Further, this will be taken up the new company which will be headed by union Secretary for urban Development with Joint venture of 50 each of Govt of India and Haryana Government. While all upcoming projects will be implemented by the new company, the existing Rapid metro project will be dealt by HMRTC. The metro connectivity project from Millennium City Centre to Cyber City, Gurugram, has now set the wheels in motion for a groundbreaking. Spanning 28.50 km with 27 stations, the estimated project cost stands at Rs 5452.72 crore. Processes for pre-construction activities, including Geo-technical investigations and design consultations, have already been initiated. This will provide a circular mobility corridor connecting Millennium city centre to Subhash Chowk to Railway station, Rezangla Chowk to Cyber city coming full circle. Kaushal said that HMRTC has witnessed a robust surge in both ridership and income, reflecting its resilience and commitment to providing efficient urban transit solutions. Rapid Metro Gurugram experienced an impressive 35.54 per cent surge in ridership compared to the same period last year. The cumulative ridership reached an impressive 80,13,765 passengers, marking a significant leap from the 59,12,457 recorded in the previous year. Kaushal asked the officers of the transport department to study the last mile connectivity issues to every metro station. This initiative aims to provide passengers with a hassle-free commute from their homes to destinations. The Chief Secretary also insisted that the corporation should focus on enabling end to end transit of passengers to make the metro travel more comfortable. The surge in the ridership translated into growing financial performance. The total income during six months ending September 30 saw a noteworthy 53.84 per cent increase, reaching Rs 26.26 crore compared to Rs 17.07 crore in the same period last year. Revenue from operations grew by 37.73 per cent, reaching Rs 14.37 crore, while non-fare revenue witnessed an exceptional 97.52 per cent increase, reaching Rs 11.53 crore. (editor dailyworld.in)