NEW DELHI: The Delhi government gave the approval for Phase III of the Delhi Metro network on Monday, paving the way for the Centre to give its sanction to the project plan.
The third phase, which covers 108km, including the extension of the Dwarka line to Najafgarh, will cost Rs 30,000 crore with taxes, said Delhi government.
The alignment of Phase III remains the same as reported earlier this month. From Mukundpur to Yamuna Vihar and Janakpuri (west) to Noida Botanical Garden , the alignment covers a large part of the city, much along the same route as the Ring Road.
This is expected to ease the traffic situation with easy connectivity between the Metro network and the surface-level Ring Road. The cabinet approval came in on Monday. The plan will now be sent to the empowered committee in the ministry of urban development for approval, to be sent thereafter to the group of ministers (GoM) for final sanction. Said CM Sheila Dikshit , "Delhi is lagging behind in terms of having an adequate coverage by Metro network. The two new lines and extension of the existing three lines will go a long way in addressing the issue ."
The two new lines commissioned are the Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar and Janakpuri West-Noida Botanical Garden, while the three lines being extended include Badarpur-Central Secretariat line going up to Kashmere Gate, the HUDA City Centre-Jehangirpuri going till Badli and the Dwarka line getting extended up to Najafgarh. Added the official, "Incidentally, under Phase II, route length of 108km has almost been commissioned except a section of 3.32km from Kirti Nagar to Ashok Park, which is likely to be commissioned in the next two months."
The cabinet decided to get the DPR (detailed project report) prepared on a priority basis for extension of the existing Dilshad Garden-Rithala line up to Bawana.
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