No connections for Gurgaon metro

Beyond Qutub, cellphones won't work. No CCTVs on the stretch to guard your belongings

Beyond Qutub, cellphones won't work. No CCTVs on the stretch to guard your belongings

If you are planning to board the next Metro to Gurgaon, be ready for losing your mobile phone connectivity. Also, you will have to be alert about your belongings, as there are no CCTV cameras on the stretch connecting HUDA city centre and Qutub Minar.

Delhi Metro officials associated with the project told MiD DAY that mobile phone signals may be a problem across the stretch. "Especially beyond Qutub Minar there will be serious problem as there are few mobile towers in the area. Most mobile networks do not work in this region," he said.

Worse, there is no solution in sight. "We can not do anything about it. However, we will talk to the cellular operators about the matter," the Metro official said.

Fully secured

CISF, which guards the Delhi Metro network, has already trained a force for the stretch. "Around 500 personnel will be made available for the Gurgaon-Qutub Minar line. DFMDs,u00a0 X-ray baggage screening machines and other security gadgets have been installed. So, there will not be any laxity on our part," assured a CISF official.

Another problem for Metro riders on this line would be the absence of close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. "We have completed the cabling work but are yet to install cameras. It will take some time to make them functional and connecting them all to a central control room," the official said.

"Our priority was to open the stretch. Such works can be completed later on," said the official.

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However, in the absence of CCTVs the commuters will have to remain alert about their belongings. As per initial estimates, the ridership is going to be huge and in view of this riders may have to go through some hiccups.

Nitty gritties

This fully elevated section (Qutub Minar - HUDA City Centre) consists of ten Metro Stations namely Qutub Minar, Chhattarpur, Sultanpur, Ghitorni, Arjangarh, Guru Dronacharya, Sikanderpur, M. G. Road, IFFCO Chowk and HUDA City Centre.u00a0
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is planning to run connecting bus services from Qutub Minar Metro station to Central Secretariat Metro station from 6.15 am to 11.45 pm. ufffd
A total of 25 lifts and 31 escalators have been installed in the nine Metro Stations on the corridor to provide easy access to the commuters.
Passenger conveniences/toilets have been provided at all stations in the unpaid area.
Five trains would be running on this stretch with a frequency of approximately 12 minutes which will be subsequently increased if need be, keeping in mind the ridership pattern on the line. One extra train will be kept as standby for emergency use.
The time taken to travel from one end to the other end of the corridor will be approximately 27 minutes only.u00a0