PM Modi to launch key DMRC projects on March 8 | India News
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two corridors and lay the foundation stone for three additional corridors. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said this on Thursday, March 8. The projects are part of the ongoing expansion Delhi Metro network and will involve an estimated investment of over Rs 18,300 crore. The initiative aims to strengthen public transport and make daily travel easier for commuters in the city, an official statement said. Gupta said Modi will inaugurate the Majlis Park-Moujpur-Babarpur section of the Pink Line and the Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park section of the Magenta Line during a function to be held at the DDA festival grounds. The 12.3 km Majlis Park-Moujpur-Babarpur corridor has eight elevated stations and is part of the already operational Majlis Park-Shiv Bihar Pink Line. With the addition of this stretch, the Pink Line will stretch by about 71.56 km, making it the country’s first fully operational ‘Ring Metro’, the Chief Minister said. Stations on this corridor include Majlis Park, Burari, Jharoda Majra, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Sorghat, Nanaksar-Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Maujpur-Babarpur, the statement said. The second corridor, from Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park, is a 9.92 km elevated extension of the Botanical Garden-Krishna Park Extension Magenta Line and will have seven stations. This extension will bring the total length of the Magenta Line to around 49 km, it said. Stations in this division include Deepali Chowk, Madhuban Chowk, North Pitampura-Prasant Vihar, Hyderpur Village, Hyderpur Badli Mor, Valswa and Majlis Park. Gupta said parts of the Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park corridor reached a height of around 28.36 metres, making it one of the highest elevated sections in the Delhi Metro network. The Majlis Park-Moujpur-Babarpur corridor has a new bridge over the Yamuna and a double-decker viaduct carrying both a metro line and a road flyover. The Prime Minister will also lay foundation stones for three new corridors – Central Vista Corridor from Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha, Golden Line Extension from Aerocity to Indira Gandhi Domestic Airport Terminal-1 and another Golden Line Extension from Tughlakabad to Kalindinjo under Delhi’s Phandansen Project. read it The 9.913 km Central Vista Corridor will be built underground and will include stations like Shivaji Stadium, Central Secretariat, India Gate, War Memorial-High Court, Baroda House, Bharat Mandapam and Indraprastha, the statement said. The corridor is expected to improve connectivity with government and cultural landmarks in central Delhi, it wrote. The Golden Line’s Aerocity-Terminal 1 extension will be a 2.263 km underground stretch with a new station, while the 3.9 km Tughlakabad-Kalindi Kunj extension will be an improved corridor with stations at Sarita Bihar Depot, Madanpur Khadar and Kalindi Kunj. Gupta said the extension will enhance connectivity for passengers from neighboring cities, including Faridabad and Ballabhgarh, who will be able to reach the airport via Tughlakabad via the Violet Line. Passengers from Noida will have improved access through Kalindi Kunj and forward connections to South Delhi and the airport. He said the projects would help improve public transport, reduce traffic on roads and contribute to prevention efforts. pollution In the capital
