The extension of the metro network from Badarpur to Escorts (Mujesar) will make life a lot easier for the Faridabad residents.
The 13.87-km elevated section will not only meet the long-pending demand of about two lakh commuters on a daily basis, but also make commuting hassle-free and help save a lot of time, energy, and money.
It is expected to provide people a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment-friendly, and sustainable transport facility. Non-availability of a reliable transport system has caused congestion on the roads and resulted in long hours of journey, high consumption of fossil fuel, and environment pollution. “The metro has given the much-needed fillip to the city and made it a sort of extension of Delhi. With the metro, it will hardly take half-an-hour to reach Connaught Place,” said Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Sector 15.
The real estate sector is also upbeat about the entry of metro to Faridabad. Despite a large number of residential colonies and commercial complexes having come up in a 2,500-acre area in Neharpar over the past few years, the occupation rate has been slow due to poor connectivity with neighbouring Delhi.
“Those working in south Delhi prefer to stay in Gurgaon because of better connectivity thus harming the real estate in Faridabad. Now with increased connectivity and possible extension of metro till Ballabargh, the real estate scenario is expected to improve,” said Sumit Jha, a realtor.
NCR Chamber of Commerce and Industry president H.P. Yadav welcomed the extension of metro as ‘very positive for the growth of the region’. But he demanded that the Gurgaon metro be extended till Manesar for the betterment of the industry.
