Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Power, Manohar Lal Khattar, on Saturday inaugurated the NCRTC’s exhibition stall at the 18th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo 2025, held at Hotel Hyatt Regency in Gurugram.
The three-day conference, which began on Thursday, is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Government of Haryana. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini also visited the exhibition on the second day, according to a statement. Addressing the inaugural session, Manohar Lal stated that the Government is preparing a policy to expand the semi-high-speed Namo Bharat or Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) network beyond the National Capital Region (NCR) to major metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru.
He explained that after a distance of about 50-60 km, metro systems become less viable due to extended travel times.
