"We have today approved two rail corridors which are Delhi-Rohtak upto Hisar and the second is Delhi-Shahdara- Baraut," Nath said.
He was speaking to reporters after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna, Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Uttar Pradesh government minister Abhishek Mishra.
"We had today a dedicated meeting for the Regional Rail Transport system. We talked about three corridors-- Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Meerut and Delhi-Panipat. Because of development, the population of Delhi is increasing and there was consensus that means of transport have to developed from the small towns of Delhi," Nath said.
"The budget for the three corridors would be around Rs 72,000 crore. Reports are being prepared and we believe to take these lines forward in two years. The feasibility study for these lines have already been conducted," he added.
