NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Although a routine procedure but a major milestone in the easy conduct of the projects held by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was accomplished yesterday with the Delhi government greenlighting the signing of MoU with the centre.
The CMO
The CMO said, “CM Arvind Kejriwal has approved the signing of the MoU between the Delhi Government, DMRC and Central Government. This (corridors) includes Janakpuri West to Ramakrishna Ashram, Delhi Aerocity to Tughlakabad station and Majlis Park to Maujpur corridor. After this, construction of these corridors will accelerate.”
Purpose
The Delhi government is signing the MoU with the centre to deal with all the obstacles related to the transfer of either private or government land to the DMRC, which would, in turn, expedite the construction work and allow DMRC to achieve its targets in time.
A High Power Committee (HPC)
Under the MoU, a High Power Committee (HPC) will be established to expedite the land transfer processes. It will be presided over by the Chief Secretary, with the secretaries being a part of the body. It will allow for speedy action and efficient outcomes without any lagging.
The 3 Approved Corridors
The three approved corridors under the Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 are:
- Maujpur to Majlis Park
- Janakpuri West to RK Ashram
- Tughlakabad to Aerocity
The 3 Corridors Pending
The three corridors of the Delhi metro pending approval with the central government are:
- Rithala-Bawana-Narela
- Inderlok-Indraprastha
- Lajpat Nagar-Saket G-Block
Delhi Metro Phase 4
Phase IV of the Delhi Metro is a network expansion to new housing areas in the National Capital Region. On March 7, 2019, the union cabinet approved three ‘priority corridors’ out of six corridors of Metro’s Phase 4:
Total length of approved ‘Priority Corridors‘: 61.679 km
Estimated project cost: Rs 24,948.65 crore
Total length of six corridors: 103.93 km
Total Estimated Project Cost: Rs 45,000 crore
Expected Ridership: 1.5 million passengers per day
Phase – IV
Approved New Lines
Line 10 (Golden Line): Aerocity – Tughlakabad
Length: 23.622 km
Type: Elevated (4.279 km) & Underground (19.343 km)
Depot: Sarita Vihar (shared with Violet Line) & possibly Vasant Kunj
Number of Stations: Sixteen
Stations: Aerocity, Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj, Kishangarh, Chhatarpur, Chhattarpur Mandir, IGNOU, Neb Sarai, Saket G-Block, Ambedkar Nagar, Khanpur, Sangam Vihar, Maa Anandmayee Marg Junction, Tughlakabad Railway Colony (Pul Prahaladpur) and Tughlakabad
Approved Extensions
Line 7 (Pink Line): Mukundpur – Maujpur
Length: 12.558 km
Type: Elevated (12.58 km)
Number of Stations: Eight
Stations: Burari Crossing, Jagatpur Village, Surghat, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Maujpur
Line 8 (Magenta Line): Janakpuri West – R.K. Ashram (28.92 km)
Length: 28.92 km
Type: Elevated (21.18 km) & Underground (7.74 km)
Number of Stations: 22
Station Names: Krishna Park Extn, Keshopur, Paschim Vihar, Peeragarhi, Mangol Puri, West Enclave, Pushpanjali, Deepali Chowk, Madhuban Chowk, Prashant Vihar, North Pitampura, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Bhalaswa, Majlis Park, Azadpur & Ashok Vihar, Derawal Nagar, Rajpura, GG Sabji Mandi, Pulbangash, Sadar Bazar, Nabi Karim and RK Ashram Marg
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