The Centre has been convinced by the State governments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to fast-track the laying of two more rapid rail links from Delhi.    

This has prompted the Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath to announce on November 29 that the feasibility study of the Delhi-Baraut corridor via Shahdara and the Delhi-Hisar link via Rohtak would be taken up soon.    

These lines are in addition to the proposal of three similar corridors from Delhi to Meerut, Alwar and Panipat. The two states pleaded for greater and faster connectivity to more NCR towns, claiming that such a network would help stabilise and even reduce strain on Delhi's stretched infrastructure.    

Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda reportedly told the representatives of Delhi, UP and Rajasthan that as the rapid rail link would help people commute to Delhi on a daily basis, there will be no additional burden on the capital's infrastructure. He also batted for Hisar as a counter-magnet town, where the rapid link would help NCR planning.