Under Construction Property for Sale in Nearby HUDA Metro Station Gurgaon

The Delhi Metro has influenced the real estate prices of localities lying close to stations. The areas lying in extreme proximity to the Metro station witnessed an average 50 per cent jump in the cost of construction. The latent effect was more visible on the rental market where the asking values have been going up as the connectivity gets better. MakaaniQ lists locations that have benefitted from the different routes of the Delhi Metro.

Soon, people working in Noida Sector 62 won’t have to rely on auto-rickshaws and hired cabs for commuting as the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line extension from Noida City Centre to Noida Sector 62 and Electronic City will get operational by January next year. At present, only Delhi Transport Corporation-run buses and private autos are available for public transit in the area. The same is true of several areas of Ghaziabad that lie close to Sector 62.

The Mumbai Metro Line-IV has been planned as a fully elevated corridor with 32 stations from Wadala near south Mumbai and Kasarvadavli near Thane West via Ghatkopar and Mulund. There are plans to extend the line by 2.7 kilometres to Gaimukh. The 32.32-kilometre Metro corridor has an estimated cost of Rs 14,549 crore and is expected to be completed by 2021.

Municipal corporations across the country have realised the power of technology for tackling civic problems. For instance, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) recently became the first municipal corporation to use space technology to address issues such as encroachment of lakes, illegal dumping of garbage, pothole menace, etc. by liaising with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). The three municipal corporations of Delhi introduced a mobile application to enable users to find locations of public toilets nearby, police stations, metro stations, etc.

The partial collapse of Kolkata's Majerhat Bridge on September 4 has claimed around five lives so far and left several injured. Despite in-your-face warnings, the city's Public Works Department (PWD) could do nothing to stop the accident.