India, Sept. 18 -- The high-powered committee on Gurugram metro on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to remove thousands of tonnes of construction waste from the Sector 10 auto market by October 31, as a metro casting yard will be set up at the site, officials said.

The committee also asked Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) to formulate a policy for compensating landowners whose properties will be affected by the alignment. Directions were issued to GMRL and the district administration to ensure early clearance of properties falling along the metro route, with compensation and rehabilitation to be carried out without delay. "In this regard the district administration has asked the GMRL to formulate the compe...