Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has urged the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to include a provision for feeder buses in its revised detailed project report (DPR) for Noida Electronic City to Mohan Nagar route under the phase 3 project.DMRC, however, has reminded the GDA that it does provide feeder bus services in areas other than Delhi. The GDA now has decided to take up the issue in a meeting with the UP government on March 18.“Even though DMRC does not provide feeder bus services in its projects outside Delhi as a matter of policy, we have still asked them to include it in the revised DPR that they are preparing for the Electronic City to Mohan Nagar metro route under the phase 3 project,” said Kanchan Verma, the GDA vice-chairperson. “Nevertheless, the issue will be taken up at the meeting with the principal secretary that is scheduled to take place on March 18,” she added.The meeting has been primarily called to discuss the funding pattern for the phase 3 project. According to sources, the GDA will push for the same funding pattern that had been adopted for the Dilshad Garden-New Bus Stand metro corridor. Under that funding pattern, 80% of the cost was borne by the UP government through its agencies and the remaining 20% by the Centre.The Dilshad Garden-New Bus Stand metro corridor was launched on March 8.The DMRC, on its part, has still not submitted the revised DPR for the phase 3 project, which was necessitated after it was decided to extend the Electronic City line to Mohan Nagar from Sahibabad. According to the initial DPR, the estimate cost for this route had been pegged at Rs 1,926 crore. “But that was only for 5.11km from Electronic City to Sahibabad. The line will now be extended up to Mohan Nagar and the total length will increase to 7.11km. DMRC is expected to submit the revised DPR next month and the cost will definitely increase from Rs 1,926 crore,” Verma said.The increase in the estimated cost of the project will mean more burden on the state government and its agencies, which will have to bear 80% of the cost.

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