Delhi govt approves Phase III of Metro
The Delhi government on Monday after a Cabinet meeting cleared Phase III of the Delhi Metro, paving the way for adding nearly 70 km to the transport system.
The city government officials stated that six corridors were approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit. Two of the corridors link Noida Sector-18 in Uttar Pradesh to Janakpuri in west Delhi and Rajouri Garden, also in west Delhi, to Dhaula Kuan in south Delhi. The third phase, at a proposed cost of Rs 2,468 c
rores, is likely to be completed within five years.
City government officials pointed out that the corridors — Mukundpur-Rajouri Garden and Jehangirpuri-Badli — were cleared at a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sheila Dikshit.
Due to differences of opinions, three routes — including the two corridors from Noida Sector 18 in Uttar Pradesh to Janakpuri in west Delhi and Rajouri Garden in west Delhi to Dhaula Kuan in south Delhi — were not finalised. The transport department has been asked to come out with a detailed project report. The third phase, at a proposed cost of `2,468 crore, is likely to be completed within five years and will have nearly 70 km of track length. Another government source said that after the clearance, the Phase III plan would go to the Group of Ministers of the Union Cabinet which will decide on the funding for the construction of the six routes. The Metro runs a fleet of 129 trains on a network of 138 km that has 117 stations. The average daily ridership on weekdays after the opening of the Jahangirpuri-Huda City Centre (Gurgaon) has crossed the 15 lakh figure. The Metro’s Airport Express line, likely to be inaugurated by October-end, is the last project in the second phase.
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