PIB approves remaining three corridors of Delhi Metro Phase 4 over 40 kilometres

New Delhi, India (Urban Transport News): The Project Investment Board (PIB) has approved remaining three corridors of Delhi Metro's Phase 4 projects measuring over 40 kilometres. The total cost of these lines is estimated to Rs 12,586 crore. These lines includes Rithala-Bawana-Narela (22.91 km), Lajpat Nagar-Saket G-Block (8.38 km) and Inderlok-Indraprastha (12.37 km).

"The board under the Ministry of Finance approved the remaining three lines — Rithala-Bawana-Narela (22.91 km), Lajpat Nagar-Saket G Block (8. 38 km) and Inderlok-Indraprastha (12.37 km) — of the Metro Phase IV," said a senior official.

Now the proposals would be put up before the Union Cabinet for final approval. Approval of the projects costing over Rs 100 crores fall under the Public Investment Board. The Delhi Government had given its approval to all the six proposed corridors in December 2018. But the Cenre had only approved three priority corridors in February 2019. While work on all three corridors — Janakpuri West-RK Ashram (28.9km), Aerocity-Tughlaqabad (20.2km) and Maujpur-Majlis Park (12.5km) — is going on simultaneously, Maujpur-Majlis Park corridor, is expected to be completed first. Due to Covid, the project is likely to miss its 2025 target.

In the Phase 4 of Delhi Metro, three interchange stations will come up as part of the first corridor work — Madhuban Chowk (Red Line), Peeragarhi (Green Line), and Haiderpur Badli Mor (Yellow Line).  Additionally, the corridor of Janakpuri West-R K Ashram Marg will have three more interchange facilities at Azadpur (Yellow Line), Majlis Park (Pink Line) and R K Ashram Marg (Blue Line). 

The total cost of three priority corridors of Phase 4 of Delhi Metro Rail Project is estimated to Rs 24,948.65 crore.