Gurugram, Nov. 5 -- The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has asked the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) to expedite the temporary transfer of 10 hectares of land in Sector 10 for setting up a casting yard for the second phase of the Gurugram Metro project, connecting Sector 9 to Cyber City.

GMRL has already floated a tender for the construction of the Phase 2 corridor at an estimated cost of Rs.1,662 crore.

In a letter to HSVP dated October 16, GMRL said the contractor for the second civil construction package was expected to be appointed within three months, making early possession of the land essential to keep the project on schedule.

"It is submitted that the main Civil Package-2 contractor for the Priority-2 Corridor is e...