Support Commonwealth Games(CWG 2010) projects, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit tells neighbouring states

Racing against time to complete projects linked to the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today asked the neighbouring states not to create legal and other hurdles to the efforts.

Addressing the 31st meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) here, she sought cooperation from all the member states of the board to make the event a great success.

"We need support of all the adjoing states to put in place the best infrastructure for the event," Dikshit said.

The meeting also discussed extension of metro trains to NCR towns and it was decided to constitute a committee for the purpose, including extending the tracks up to Faridabad and Bahadurgarh in Haryana.

Dikshit also requested the NCRPB to provide funds of Rs 222 crore for construction and modernisation of ISBTs at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan.

Common ticketing system for metro and buses from Nov 24

From Nov 24 you will just need a ‘common ticket’ to travel by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses and the Delhi Metro, state Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said here Thursday.

“The system trials will start on Nov 24,” said Lovely at the inauguration of Delhi Metro’s Noida section here.

The minister said that the ‘card’ which would be used for the common ticketing system is still being put into place.

The demand for such a ‘common ticket’ was being made for a long time as it would modernise and integrate the city’s transport system.

A few months ago, the government had announced that it would put into place the common ticketing system before the Commonwealth Games 2010.

“The system would be of great help during the Games,” said a transport department official.