Work on two new Metro lines in Delhi to begin by year end

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), meanwhile, has sped up preliminary work on the two corridors. Alignment work, under which surveys and studies are conducted to assess the routes from where the corridor will pass, its connecting points, and the statutory clearances it would need in the section, has been completed, said officials.

DMRC is, at present, working to secure statutory clearances from various departments concerned, officials added.

“DMRC is in the process of obtaining statutory clearances including land acquisition from the authorities concerned. Forest clearances and tree-cutting permissions are also being taken at appropriate levels,” said a senior DMRC official.

Further processes regarding the planning and tendering for civil works are also in progress, said officials.

“The entire work is going on at a very fast pace… the aim is to get clearances and start the construction soon, by the end of this year,” added an official.

The Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block corridor is envisaged to provide connectivity to Andrews Ganj, Greater Kailash 1, Chirag Dilli, Pushpa Bhawan, Pushp Vihar, Saket District Centre, and Saket G Block.

The Indraprastha corridor, meanwhile, will provide connectivity to several government offices (Delhi Secretariat), a railway station (Sarai Rohilla), and a major hospital (Lok Nayak) besides New Delhi, Nabi Karim, Dilli Gate, Daya Basti and Ajmal Khan Park.

Moreover, the Indraprastha-Inderlok Corridor will also be the first Metro line to have frequent interchange stations. There will be 10 stations on the 12-km-long stretch, of which interchange facility to other lines will be provided at five stations — Blue Line (Delhi to Noida/Vaishali), Pink (Majlis Park to Maujpur), Magenta (Botanical Garden to Janakpuri), Yellow (Gurgaon to Samaypur Badli), and Red (Rithala to Ghaziabad New Bus Adda).

On the other hand, the South Delhi corridor will provide interchange facility to Yellow, Magenta, Pink and Violet lines.