Sarita Vihar Metro line to open soon
The Sarita Vihar-Badarpur stretch of Delhi Metro is set to be opened for public after the commissioner of Metro rail safety will inspect the stretch on Tuesday for the mandatory safety clearance before the commencement of operations. The line is a pat of the Central Secretariat-Badarpur line.
“The CMRS will be inspecting the remaining part of the Badarpur line on Tuesday,”
a metro official said.
The Delhi Metro can inaugurate the stretch anytime after Mr R.K. Kardam gives the green signal. A DMRC official said they will decide on the date of the opening only after getting approval from the CMRS.
DMRC had rescheduled the opening of the 5-km stretch, part of the Central Secretariat-Badarpur Standard Gauge line, to this month after it missed the Commonwealth Games deadline.
Work on the stretch, especially the signalling work, was fast tracked after the Games. Once operational, the line will be integrated with the Central Secretariat-Sarita Vihar section. This will help thousands of residents in Badarpur area and Faridabad in Haryana to commute easily to the national capital and back.
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Robust liquor sales up city’s excise revenue
Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 8: Riding on robust sales of foreign made liquor, Delhi’s excise revenue has zoomed by about 25 per cent in the last six months. Delhi’s excise revenue has been reported at `1103.97 crores from April 1 till November 5 this year as compared to `878.44 crores reported in the same period last year.
“The imported foreign made liquor sale has reported a jump by whopping 42 per cent. This shows that the people in Delhi are going for the imported foreign made liquor in a big way,” stated a senior excise official. The liquor sale through the canteen of the defence also reported a jump by about 34 per cent.
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