RRTS will connect major cities, towns and urban nodes across the NCR.

Meerut:

A massive fire broke out in an under-construction RRTS station under Pallavapuram police station area of ​​Meerut on Wednesday.

Visuals from the scene showed flames engulfing the under-construction portion of the RRTS project.

Fire engines were seen making arrangements to reach the top of the platform to control the fire.

Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is being built to facilitate smooth travel between the two cities.

In October last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor at Sahibabad RapidX station in Uttar Pradesh and the RapidX train connecting Sahibabad to Duhai depot, marking the launch of the regional rapid transit system. Gave the green signal to. (RRTS) in the country.

RRTS is a rail-based high-speed, high-frequency, regional transit system that will connect major cities, towns and urban nodes in the National Capital Region (NCR). It aims to empower citizens through better accessibility, address issues of economic and social exclusion and promote balanced and sustainable economic development of NCR.

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