Gururgam, June 16 -- The Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd (GMRL) has urged the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) to expedite removal of utilities and structures from the road stretch between Hero Honda Chowk and Umang Bhardwaj Chowk to avoid delays in metro project, officials said. According to GMRL, construction work on Metro Corridor Priority-1 from Millennium City Centre to Sector 9, Gurugram, with a spur to Dwarka Expressway, is likely to start soon. A June 9 letter from a senior GMRL official said, "The delayed construction of road from Hero Honda Chowk to Umang Bhardwaj Chowk flyover by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is a point of deep apprehension to GMRL due to encumbrances that include shifting of electric sub-station, clearance of Himgiri Ashram site and Bikaner Mishtaan Bhandar, removal of electrical lines by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and NHAI, and dismantling of CNG pump." "It is once again requested to resolve the bottlenecks and hand over part of the Right of Way (ROW) in the Utility Corridor to GMRL free from all obstructions. In case the ROW under metro alignment is not handed over in time, the project can miss the November 2028 deadline. The contractor can also raise claim for delay and demand escalation charges," it stated. A GMDA official said steps have been initiated to shift DHBVN towers and feeders, and coordination is ongoing with NHAI and Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) for other utility removals....