| Investing in the fastdeveloping twin cities of | | | | route will go up to Indirapuram, which connects to |
| Noida-Greater Noida may be the best thing to do | | | | Noida Sector 32 via Sector 62 further down. |
| as you will most certainly get assured returns. | | | | The extension of Vaishali-Indirapuram Metro route |
| Local authorities, too, are pitching in their lot by | | | | comes under Phase 2. For this, DMRC and GDA's |
| bolstering the infrastructure here. Apart from this, | | | | survey work has already been completed. |
| both Ghaziabad and Noida-Greater Noida | | | | Vaishali-Indirapuram will link to Mehrauli furthur via |
| authorities are planning to link the two areas, | | | | Noida crossing 62, CISF, Pratap Vihar, Dundahera |
| which will further add value to all properties here. | | | | and Shahapur in Phase 2. The length of this line is |
| As and when the plan fructifies, Noida will be well | | | | 16km. The total travel time to Rajiv Chowk is 35 |
| connected to Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon | | | | minutes. |
| and Faridabad. | | | | In Phase 3, the Metro line will connect to the |
| To connect the twin cities to all NCR regions like | | | | Ghaziabad bus stand to ISBT (Kashmiri Gate). The |
| Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad, Noida authority | | | | length of this line will be 12km. It will cost around |
| has made a proposalfor a chain of Metro, rail and | | | | Rs 1,800 crore. |
| road links. According to Mohinder Singh, chairman | | | | To improve the city-level infrastructure, Noida and |
| of Greater Noida authority, "We have already had | | | | Ghaziabad entered a new phase of cooperation. In |
| several discussions with Delhi Metro Rail Corp o r | | | | Ghaziabad, road infrastructure has seen the plan |
| at i o n (DMRC), and for a proper chain of | | | | for 17 flyovers, including three cloverleafs, to be |
| connectivity, the authority has proposed two new | | | | implemented over five years. A MoU has been |
| Metro links, which cover all major areas of Delhi | | | | signed with UP State Bridge Corporation Ltd |
| and NCR. Under the new Metro links, existing | | | | (which made the AIIMS and the Dhaula Kuan |
| Metro terminal at Sector 32 (City Centre) will be | | | | flyover in Delhi) for five more flyovers, including a |
| extended up to Sector 62, and further connect | | | | cloverleaf at Meerut Road crossing. |
| Gajipur (Delhi). | | | | This follows the Metro plan to provide a network |
| This new Metro link will cover Gajipur, Kalyanpuri, | | | | of new links and not just a token presence of the |
| Mayur Vihar Phase 1, Sarai Kale Khan, Moolchand, | | | | Metro line. The city will benefit from the 6- to |
| AIIMS, and Bhikaji Kame Place. And, through the | | | | 8-lane expressways linking Delhi to Meerut, Hapur, |
| new Metro link 2, Sector 18 will be extended up | | | | and Bulandshahar. All the three expressways, as |
| to NH-8. It will cover AIIMS, Okhla, Nehru Place, | | | | well as the Delhi Metro Peripherique (planned on |
| Malviya Nagar, and Vasant Kunj. This will further | | | | the lines of the Paris Peripherique) will touch the |
| connect to Gurgaon and Faridabad via Central | | | | new development in Ghaziabad. |
| Secretariat and Badarpur. There is also a plan for | | | | The city is slated to have multiple projects like a |
| both Noida and Greater Noida to be connected | | | | number of shopping malls, multiplexes, and |
| through a 29km-long elevated Metro track at a | | | | residential and commercial development. The |
| cost of around Rs 3037 crore. | | | | Metro line touching Anand Vihar Bus Terminal is |
| The Metro project is to be implemented in | | | | making good progress. Like Noida and Greater |
| Ghaziabad in three phases. The first link to Vaishali | | | | Noida Industrial Development Authority, GDA's |
| is already underway. The 2.52-kmlong Metro line | | | | proposal of an express-highway linking Meerut |
| will originate from Anand Vihar, which directly links | | | | Crossing to NH-24 will create integrated flyovers |
| to Rajiv Chowk via Vi k a s Marg. The estimated | | | | at all level crossings. In addition, the Delhi Metro |
| cost of Anand Vihar-Vaishali Sector 4 line is Rs | | | | service, the Northern Railway project (Integrated |
| 300 crore. The UP government has already paid | | | | Railway-Bus Transport system) will make |
| half of the amount to DMRC for the purpose. This | | | | commuting between Ghaziabad and Delhi easy. |