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Following the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safetys approval on Tuesday,the 12.53-km Metro corridor from Central Secretariat to Qutab Minar is all set to be thrown open for public use on September 3.
With this,Line 2 of the Delhi Metro will become fully operational linking Jahangirpuri in North Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon. As a run-up to the occasion,the Ministry of Textiles and the DMRC will unveil the INA Metro Station,which has a special interior decor showcasing traditional murals,paintings and crafts of India.
DMRC officials said the underground corridor will be inaugurated by Union Minister for Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at 1 pm on Friday. After the flagging off of the ceremonial train from the Udyog Bhawan Metro station,the section will be opened to the public from 3 pm on the same day.
CMRS R K Kardam completed his inspection of the corridor today and a formal clearance is expected shortly, a DMRC spokesperson said.
This much-awaited line connects several tourist destinations and commercial hubs such as INA Market,Green Park,Saket and Qutab Minar to Gurgaon.
Once the 12.53-km stretch is operational,Line 2 will run a distance of 45 km from Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre.
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