Chief town planner inspects ‘stations’

LUDHIANA: To ensure that minimum property is affected during land acquisition for the Ludhiana Metro and to inspect the sites coming under the project, chief town planner M S Aujla visited the city on Saturday.
Municipal corporation is set to submit a feasibility report on the DPR that would be discussed with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on August 22.Aujla said, “I have inspected the marked sites for the proposed stations, including both elevated and underground parts. Certain verifications are still required at a few sites, such as the one near Badhowal dump.” He said they will have to verify if the dump comes under ‘no construction area’. Aujla said the most important aspect of the visit was to ensure that minimum property is affected by land acquisition.
Municipal commissioner R K Verma accompanied Aujla along with the MC team that is preparing the report. “The report, classifying the land coming under the project, will be shared with representatives of DMRC and RITES on Wednesday, and there after, a financial feasibility report would be prepared to be sent to the Centre for approval,” said Verma.