Delhi will get the country’s first ‘Ring Metro’, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of new lines on March 8; Know the complete details of every route
Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of major metro expansion projects in Delhi on March 8. Under this programme, two new metro corridors will be inaugurated, while the foundation stone of three new corridors will be laid. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that after the completion of these projects, the capital will get the country’s first ‘Ring Metro’ facility, which will further improve connectivity between different parts of the city. This is expected to provide a lot of convenience to the passengers in their transportation.
The Chief Minister gave this information on Thursday during the program of laying the foundation stone of a Foot Over Bridge (FOB) in the Monastery Market area near Kashmere Gate ISBT. He said that the Delhi government respects all the people living in the capital, irrespective of the state they belong to, and is working to provide better basic facilities to all. He said that strengthening the transport infrastructure for the development of Delhi is the priority of the government.
He said that India never attacked any other country and even if the country took up arms, it was only for self-defense. The Chief Minister said that the Public Works Department (PWD) will construct this foot over bridge at a cost of about Rs 3 crore. The FOB will be designed keeping in mind the culture and traditions of Ladakh.
CM Rekha Gupta said that families from Ladakh have been living in this area for many years and everyone is like a family. He said that people from different states and regions live in the country’s capital and the government respects all the residents. During this, he also targeted the Aam Aadmi Party and said that the previous government gave priority to vote bank politics instead of the welfare of the people. He said that the aim of the present government is to ensure better infrastructure and development for all the citizens of Delhi.
2 new corridors will give effective speed to the metro
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the length of Majlis Park to Maujpur-Babarpur section will be about 12.3 kilometers and 8 elevated stations will be built in it. This corridor will be part of the already operated Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar Pink Line. With its addition, the total length of the Pink Line will be about 71.56 kilometers and Delhi will get the country’s first fully operated Ring Metro. The stations to be built on this corridor will be: Majlis Park, Burari, Jharauda Majra, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Surghat, Nanaksar-Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Maujpur-Babarpur.
The Chief Minister also informed that a 9.92 km long corridor will also be built from Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park, which will be part of the Magenta Line. 7 elevated stations will be built in this section. It will be an extension of the already operating Botanical Garden–Krishna Park Extension Magenta Line. After the commencement of this new section, the total length of Magenta Line will be about 49 kilometers. The stations to be built on this corridor will be: Deepali Chowk, Madhuban Chowk, North Pitampura-Prashant Vihar, Haiderpur Gaon, Haiderpur Badli Mod, Bhalswa and Majlis Park.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that both these metro corridors are also important achievements from engineering point of view. A portion of the Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park corridor rises to a height of about 28.36 metres, which will be one of the highest stretches among the elevated sections of the Delhi Metro. Whereas in the construction of Majlis Park-Maujpur Babarpur corridor, a new bridge has been built on Yamuna river and a double-decker viaduct has been built here, in which the metro track and road flyover have been integrated together. This will be the fifth bridge of Delhi Metro on Yamuna river.
Laying of foundation stone of 3 corridors under Phase-V (A)
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the construction of three new metro corridors under Phase-V (A) of Delhi Metro. With the completion of these projects, the travel of Delhiites will become more easier and faster. According to the Chief Minister, these include Central Vista Corridor from Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha, Golden Line extension from Aerocity to IGI Airport Terminal-1 and Golden Line extension from Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj.
Central Vista Corridor
The length of the Central Vista Corridor to be built from Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha will be about 9.913 kilometers and it will be made completely underground. A total of 9 new stations will be built in this corridor, including R.K. Ashram Marg (under construction), Shivaji Stadium, Yuge-Yugen Bharat, Central Secretariat, Dutva Bhawan, India Gate, War Memorial-High Court, Baroda House, Bharat Mandapam and Indraprastha Station. This corridor will directly connect the prominent sites of the Central Vista area, Dutva Bhawans, Bharat Mandapam and Yuge-Yuge Bharat Museum, to the metro network.
extension of the golden line
The second project is the Golden Line extension from Aerocity to IGI Airport Terminal-1, which will have a length of 2.263 kilometers and will also be built underground. In this, a new station will be built and both the already operating stations will be connected, which will make access to the airport easier. This project will further strengthen the connectivity of Indira Gandhi International Airport. The third project is the Golden Line extension from Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj. Its length will be 3.9 kilometers and it will be built as an elevated corridor. This section will include Sarita Vihar Depot, Madanpur Khadar and Kalindi Kunj stations.
NCR will also benefit
The Chief Minister said that the cities of NCR will also get huge benefits from these projects. Residents of Faridabad and Ballabhgarh will be able to reach Tughlakabad via Delhi Metro Violet Line and travel directly to Airport Terminal-1 via Golden Line. Whereas, the passengers of Noida will be able to easily travel to the airport and various areas of South Delhi through the Golden Line by reaching Kalindi Kunj from Delhi Metro Magenta Line.
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