India, Jan. 30 -- The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has requested the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran(HSVP) to provide approximately one acre of land for the entry and exit points of eight of the 14 proposed metro stations in the first phase of the Old Gurugram Metro project, said officials.

GMRL had awarded the tender for construction of the first phase of Gurugram Metro in September last year, said officials, adding that work has started between Sector 45 and Bakhtawar Chowk and by May slabs on the pillars will be laid.

The GMRL has written to HSVP to make provision of land for eight metro stations including the Millennium City Centre Metro station where it needs 575 square meters of land for one gate and 668 square meters for t...