• By Kamal Kumar
  • Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:47 AM (IST)
  • Source:IANS
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Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC):  Work on the first phase of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), connecting Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna, Manesar and Kharkhouda is expected to begin soon after the Bhoomi Pujan on November 3. The project with an estimated cost of 5,618 crore, aims to expand the passenger and freight infrastructure network in the Manesar industrial area.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will attend the 'Bhoomi Pujan' event for the construction of Section A of the Project near Pataudi Road Toll Plaza of KMP in Gurugram on November 3.

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A major project for Gurugram, HORC is expected to reduce traffic congestion in the district and the IMT Manesar Industrial area. The corridor will pass close to IMT and Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar. It will provide seamless connectivity to Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) at Prithala station and to Indian Railways at Palwal, Patli, Sultanpur, Asaudha and Harsana Kalan stations. This project will be beneficial to the industrial Hubs of Kharkhouda, Manesar and Sohna and will help in the development of this region of Haryana.

A 29.5 km long electrified double line will be built from Dhulavat to Badhsa in Jhajjar district in section A, said Rajiv Ranjan, Chief Project Manager of Haryana Orbit Rail Corridor. Palwal, Gurugram, Nuh, Jhajjar and Sonipat, five industrial districts of Haryana, will directly benefit from the project.

The entire project will be developed along the KMP Expressway. Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said that the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor will accelerate the pace of development not only in Manesar but in the surrounding areas also.

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"Development will also accelerate in the surrounding rural areas. This will create new employment opportunities. The government is trying to complete the project within the stipulated time," he said, as quoted by IANS.