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14 CMRL Underground Station receive IGBC’s Platinum Rating

12/03/2019

32 Metro Stations have been awarded with IGBC Platinum Rating

Chennai, Metro Rail News: Fourteen underground stations including the last section of 45 km long Phase I opened in February, Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded with its highest Platinum Rating. A certification awarded for adopting green and user-friendly measures in a public facility

Now Chennai Metro has 32 stations which bagged the award in phase one project as part of its commitment to bring in sustainable green initiatives in its infrastructure.

The stations that have been awarded IGBC’s Platinum Rating are

The Stations are Washermenpet, Mannadi, High Court, Central, Government Estate, LIC, Thousand Lights, AG-DMS, Teynampet, Nandanam, Saidapet, Pachaiyappa’s College, Kilpauk and Nehru Park.

IGBC Chennai Chapter Chairman C N Raghavendran handed over the plaques and certificates for 14 stations to CMRL Managing Director Pankaj Kumar Bansal on March 12, 2019.

Mr. Pankaj Kumar Bansal , MD, Chennai Metro Receiving Certification from IGBC

CMRL Directors Sujatha Jayaraj (finance), Rajeev Narayan Dwivedi (project), L Narasim Prasad (I/C systems / operations) along with senior officials, contractors and IGBC consultants were present.

Some of the aspects of the phase one project which led to bagging the award included the design reflecting functional aesthetics, user friendliness, energy efficiency with station architecture that is environmentally friendly, salient features like rain water harvesting, harnessing solar energy, universal access to physically challenged commuters, last-mile connectivity through NMT (non-motorized traffic), energy efficient design, 32.5 per cent of regenerative energy fed back to the grid achieving an EIRR (Economic Internal Rate of Return) of more than 16.22 per cent.

32 Metro Stations have been awarded with IGBC Platinum Rating pic.twitter.com/BtGGeo4ohO
— Chennai Metro Rail (@cmrlofficial) March 11, 2019

Prior to this, IGBC’s Platinum Rating was awarded to 13 elevated and five underground stations of Chennai Metro namely Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar East, Anna Nagar Tower, Shenoy Nagar and Egmore. CMRL’s Administrative Depot is also LEED-NC 2009 Gold Certified since 18 May 2018.

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MMRDA floats tenders to introduce three more Monorail passenger coaches

Narendra Shah

12/03/2019

Mumbai, Metro Rail News: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to introduce five more Monorail
passenger coaches within the next four or five months.

The MMRDA has floated tenders for spare parts of three passenger coaches and expects to award the contracts soon. The new addition of passenger coaches will help the MMRDA to run Monorail services at intervals of every 12 to 15 minutes.

Only four passenger coaches are in operation now, and services run at a frequency of 22 minutes. The services run for nearly 16 hours, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., which puts a lot of stress on the four rakes.

According to our the sources, The passenger coaches are sent to the depot every afternoon for inspection to ensure that none of the parts of the rakes is overused and affects the frequency of services at peak hours.

“Once we have nine rakes, we will be able to spare two rakes and run seven, thus increasing the frequency. The first two are expected to be inducted by April.” Said , A senior MMRDA official. Commercial operations on the entire corridor started on March 4 with the launch of the Monorail’s Phase 2, connecting Wadala to Jacob Circle.

The daily ridership of the service change through the week, but crossed the 30,000 mark on Sunday. MMRDA officials said the service could potentially carry nearly one lakh passengers every day, but ensuring frequency of services was a challenge.

A senior MMRDA official said, “The service will take some time to settle. We are watching commuter patterns and waiting for more rakes to be inducted.”

The MMRDA is also trying to procure 10 new passenger coaches and bids will be invited soon. The train coaches will take at least 12 to 15 months to be operational from the time of the order being placed.
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‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan appointed principal advisor to J&K MRTCs

Narendra Shah

11/03/2019

Metro Man’ Sreedharan appointed principal advisor for transit projects in JK

Jammu, Metro Rail News: The Jammu and Kashmir Governor administration approved Jammu Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (JMRTC) and the Srinagar Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRTC) i.e J&K MRTCs for two capital city.

According to the official, On 10 March 2019, The J & K Governor administration has approved the appointment of “Metro Man” E Sreedharan as the principal advisor to two mass rapid transit systems (J&K MRTCs) to be built in Jammu and Srinagar,

The Metro Man: E Sreedhran

E Sreedharan is a civil engineer and retired IES (IRSE) officer popularly known as the “Metro Man” for changing the face of public transport in the country with his leadership of building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. he has a vast experience in the implementation of mass rapid transit systems within the country.

In 2015 he appointed by former UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon to serve on the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport for three years.

According to the official, Mr Dheeraj Gupta is chairman and Kumar Rajeev Ranjan is the chief executive officer-cum-managing director for both Jammu & Srinagar MRTC, who is Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development department.

Jammu and Srinagar MRTC would have administrative secretaries of the finance department, transport department, chief executive officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency, additional chief executive officer and managing director, MRTC Jammu and Srinagar, the nominee of Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and other experts on the board.

According to the official, MRTC Jammu and Srinagar will address the issue of urban mobility in the state in a holistic manner to provide hassle-free travelling throughout the capital city.

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Maha Metro to launch Ticketing Service From Today

Narendra Shah

10/03/2019

Nagpur Metro launch Ticketing Service From Today

Nagpur, Metro Ril News: After successfully conducting Aabhar (Thanks-Giving) Rides for two continuous days for Nagpurians, Maha Metro is all set to launch Ticketing Operations from today (March 10). The response to not just the Aabhar Rides, but also to the fact that Nagpurians fully followed all the established norms prompted Maha Metro to launch Ticketing Service.

Nagpurians showed exemplary discipline and stood in queues for either buying the tickets or even getting into the platform, also prompted Maha Metro to start Ticketing Services. So, the commuters would now have to buy tickets before boarding the Train from Metro Stations being operated between Khapri and Sitabuldi Interchange Station.

The Fare structure and the discounted fare for first month for the stretch between Khapri Metro Station and Sitabuldi Interchange Station has already been announced by Maha Metro earlier. As per the discounted fare the amount to be paid for a journey between Khapri Metro Station and Sitabuldi Interchange Statio would be Rs 20. Similarly, the fare between Khapri to Airport Station and Airport to Sitabuldi Interchange has been fixed at Rs 10.

The commercial operation would start from Sitabuldi Interchange Station beginning 8 am. The rides have been slotted for 8 am, 9.30 amd and 11 am in the pre-noon session and at 3.30 pm, 5 pm and 6.30 pm in the second half of the day. The passengers would have to buy tickets from ticket counters at all the five stations of Khapri, New Airport, Airport SOuth, AIrport and SItabuldi Interchange Station.

Every commuter will have to go through the process of scanning QR code at the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC). The commuters would have to scan the ticket at the AFC gate to proceed ahead towards the platform. Most importantly, the commuters would have to pay the exact fare for the journey they wish to undertake. If the fare is less than the journey undertaken, the commuters would have to pay the difference.

Metro had organised Aabhar (Thanks-Giving) Ride the day after the Metro was dedicated to public two days back. For two full days hundreds of Nagpurians took full advantage of the Rides and the number of those who availed the same exceeded 20,000. The tremendous response given by the citizens prompted Maha Metro to start commercial operations.

With laucnh of ticketing operations, Maha Metro has fulfilled its promise of starting full-fledged passengsr services for the citizens of Nagpur. Maha Metro urges Nagpurians to take full advantage of the services

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Centre Approves Rs. 12,020 Crore Surat Metro Rail Project

Narendra Shah

10/03/2019

New Delhi, Metro Rail News: The Government of India has approved the Surat Metro Rail Project comprise two Metro Rail corridors with a combined length of 40.35 km.

The Centre has approved two corridors of the Surat Metro project, which will be executed at an estimated cost of around Rs 12020.32 cr.

According to the statement The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the project will be implemented by the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) and completed in 5 years.

Benefits of the project

This project will provide continuous availability of affordable, reliable, safe, secure and seamless transport system in the urban agglomeration of the city. It will reduce the accidents, pollution, travel time, energy consumption, anti-social incidents as well as regulate urban expansion and land use for sustainable development. The Metro will provide Eco friendly and sustainable Public Transport to residents, commuters, visitors and travelers.

Surat Metro Rail Project

Some of the highlights of these corridors are as follows

Surat Metro corridor-1, Sarthana to Dream city line is 21.61 Kms comprising of underground corridor of 6.47 km & elevated corridor of 15.14 km, which will connect 20 metro stations (via Sarthana, Nature park ,Kapodra, Labheshwar chowk area, Central Ware house , Surat Railway station, Maskati hospital, Gandhi baug, Majura Gate,Roopali canal, Dream city).

Surat Metro corridor-2, Bhesan to saroli line is 18.74kms and is completely elevated corridor which will connect 18 Metro stations. (via Bhesan, Ugat Vaarigruh, Palanpur road, LP Savani School, Adajan Gam,Aquarium, Majuragate, Kamela Darwaza, Magob & Saroli)

Dream city and Bhesan depot will fulfill the maintenance facilities of Surat metro rail Project.

The population of around 69.36 lakh of Surat Municipal Corporation, Out Growth Area & Urban Agglomeration is expected to be benefitted by Surat Metro Rail Project directly and indirectly.

The proposed corridors will be having Multimodal Integration, and will have feeder network of Bus, Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) and Non-Motorized Transport (NMT).

The residential areas, commercial, and industrial areas along this Metro Rail corridors shall be immensely benefitted by this project as the people of these areas will be able to travel on trains from their own neighborhoods to reach different areas of the city conveniently.

The project will be financed mainly through equity from the Centre and state govt on 50-50 basis and loan from bilateral and multilateral agencies.

This project will provide continuous availability of affordable, reliable, safe, secure and seamless transport system in the urban agglomeration of the city.

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PM Modi flags off Noida City Centre-Electronic City section of Delhi Metro’s Blue Line

Narendra Shah

10/03/2019

PM Narendra Modi Flags Off Blue Line Extension of Delhi Metro

Noida, Metro Rail News: On March 9, 2019, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City section of Delhi Metro‘s Blue Line via remote today in Noida.

Passenger services on this section will begin today at 4 pm after it recently got the necessary safety approval from the Metro Rail Safety Commissioner.
The fully elevated section between Noida City Centre and Noida Electronic City consists of six stations – Sector 34, Sector 52, Sector 61, Sector 59, Sector 62 and Noida Electronic City. The metro stretch will benefit the people of Noida.

Passenger operations begun on the Blue Line Extension from NOIDA City Centre to NOIDA Electronic City. — Passenger Services begun on newly opened blue line extension

Frequency

The frequency on the 6.675 km link will be 5.26 minutes in the peak hours, and the running time between the City Centre and Electronic City stations is 12.23 minutes

Fare

The DMRC has fixed the regular fare between the two stations at Rs 30, while the concessional fare for Sunday and national holidays will be Rs 20. The elevated section has six stations — Sector 34, Sector 52, Sector 61, Sector 59, Sector 62 and Noida Electronic City.

This extended corridor will now bring the Blue Line close to the recently-opened Aqua Line, which connects Noida and Greater Noida. The Sector-52 station of the Blue Line is very close to the Sector-51 station on the Aqua Line which is operated by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC).

Facilitating last-mile connectivity between the two lines, authorities are planning to connect the two stations. There is a distance of around 300 metres between Sector 51 metro station in the Aqua Line and Sector 52 station in the Blue Line. There is likely to be a dedicated pathway between the two stations as well as a carriage-way for e-rickshaws, officials said.

The new section will provide a convenient and faster mode of transport for the residents of Noida. It will also decongest the roads and provide an environment-friendly mode of transport. The 6.6km long section is an extension of Delhi Metro’s Blue Line. After the opening of this section, the Dwarka Sector 21 – NOIDA Electronic City Blue Line has become 56.5 km long.

The PM also laid down the foundation stone of 1,320 MW thermal power plant in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh and 1,320 MW power plant in Buxar, Bihar via video link. The Buxar Thermal Power Plant will be based on Supercritical Technology with two units of 660 MW each, equipped with latest emission control technology to protect the environment and has high efficiency.

Delhi Metro’s Red Line extension from Dilshad Garden to Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister at Ghaziabad on Friday. Passenger services on this section began from 8 am onwards today (March 9).

Out of the 8 stations on this section, 6 stations (Raj Bagh, Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar, Shyam Park, Mohan Nagar, Arthala, and Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) have station buildings on both sides interconnecting at the concourse level and with station platforms through FOBs.

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PM Modi inaugurates Red Line extension of Delhi Metro

Narendra Shah

09/03/2019

Delhi Metro Red line Flags off by PM ModiDelhi Metro Red line Flags off by PM Modi

Ghaziabad, Metro Rail News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 8, 2019, inaugurated the 9.4-km-long Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda section of Delhi Metro’s Red Line which will open for public on March 9, 2019 at 8 am.

It will take the rapid transit network into the interiors of Ghaziabad for the first time.

“Passenger services on the Red Line extension from Dilshad Garden to Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) in Ghaziabad will start from 8 am on Saturday,” DMRC’s ED for Corporate Communications Anuj Dayal said.

Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda section comprises eight stations Shahid Nagar, Raj Bagh, Rajendra Nagar, Shyam Park, Mohan Nagar, Arthala, Hindon River Station and New Bus Adda.
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This section will be an extension of the 25.09-km Rithala-Dilshad Garden corridor or Red Line, which has 21 stations. After opening of this section, the entire Red Line will become 34.72 km.

Metro Train Frequency

“Trains will be available at a peak hour frequency of six minutes and twelve seconds on the Dilshad Garden New Bus Adda section. A total of 35 six-coach trains will be used on the entire Rithala New Bus Adda Red corridor. The total journey from Dilshad Garden to New Bus Adda will take about 16 minutes,” Dayal said.

Ticket office machine

“All the station buildings have at least two TOM (Ticket Office Machine) counters with one counter located at a lower height for facility of differently-abled commuters,” the DMRC said.

This would be the second metro corridor in Ghaziabad, after the Blue Line, which links Delhi to the neighbouring city in Vaishali.

The extension of Delhi Metro’s Red Line will connect residents of Ghaziabad to with various parts of the National Capital Region (NCR).

“Currently, commuters have to rely on other modes of transport from Dilshad Garden to reach Sahibabad and further to Ghaziabad. Now with extension of metro, connectivity to Mohan Nagar from Dilshad Garden could also improve considerably,” he told reporters during a preview of the new corridor.

After the opening of this section, the Delhi Metro network will span 336.6 km with 244 metro stations. The DMRC’s span in Uttar Pradesh would be 52.85 km.

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Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone of country’s first RRTS

Narendra Shah

08/03/2019

foundation stone laying of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System RRTS by PM Narendra Modi

Ghaziabad, Metro Rail News: The Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today laid the Foundation Stone for the construction of India’s first Regional Rail between Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut and Meerut Metro at Sikandarpur, Ghaziabad. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Hon’ble Shri Yogi Adityanath and Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri V. K. Singh were also present on the occasion.

Hon’ble Minister of State with independent charge of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri led the program of foundation stone laying of RRTS and Meerut Metro services in Meerut where the local MP and MLAs were present.

The RRTS corridor is being built at a cost of Rs 30,274 crore and is planned to be operationalized by 2024.

Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said, “Giving a new way to next-generation urban infrastructure, foundation stone was laid for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) today. This will the first RRTS project built with a cost of Rs 30,000 crore. Rapid rail and metro both will be running on this corridor in Meerut. Once this is completed, Delhi-Meerut journey will be covered in less than an hour. Of this RRTS, commuters suffering will be removed and traffic system will be streamlined.”

In an immense relief from the road congestion and pollution faced by the commuters travelling between Delhi and Meerut, the RRTS, Regional rail will cover the 82km stretch in less than 60 minutes. It will offer high-speed, high-frequency, safe, reliable, comfortable & green public transit. The operating speed of RRTS would be 160kmph and average speed of 100kmph. The frequency of the trains would be between 5-10 minutes and there would be an RRTS station at every 5-10km.

Addressing the gathering in Meerut, MoHUA minister, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri said, The population in cities is increasing rapidly. Therefore, public transport and intercity linkages are a must. If you make a rapid transit system, there would be many people who would prefer living in Meerut and NCR and come to Delhi for work. I am confident that RRTS project would be completed on time and will improve the ease of living of people living in Meerut and nearby areas along with improving the region’s economic situation.

The RRTS will pass through some of the most densely populated sections in Delhi and Meerut. Starting from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi, the corridor will go up to Modipuram in Meerut, joining many urban cities such as Anand Vihar in Delhi, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Muradnagar and Modinagar in Uttar Pradesh.

Meerut Metro: In a unique feature, the Meerut Metro services with 12 stations on 18 kms stretch between Modipuram and Meerut South stations on RRTS infrastructure will meet the local mobility needs of citizens of Meerut besides providing efficient regional connectivity. The arrangement of Meerut Metro on RRTS infrastructure would also result in an overall cost saving of approximately Rs 6,300 crore.

While the Meerut Metro would mostly be elevated, it would run underground in high density areas like Bramhapuri, Meerut Central, Bhaisali and Begumpul.

The RRTS trains will be equipped with all modern features like Air-conditioned travelling, CCTV surveillance, Mobile/Laptop Charging points, Luggage space etc. All stations and trains will have universal access for the differently abled. Each train will have a Business Class and a Ladies coach.

RRTS stations will be seamlessly integrated with other transport modes like Airport, Railway, Metro, ISBTs and will be connected seamlessly through Elevators, escalators, travellators etc. All three corridors of phase I of RRTS will be inter-operable, thus does not require changing of train to go from one corridor to another.

It will also lead to significant time saving compared to existing modes of transportation. A rail-based travel mode operating with the best in class command and control systems, would offer a safe and reliable transport option. It is also expected to increase the share of public transport along with opening up of new markets and opportunities for people across the region.

Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is first of the three prioritized corridors planned for implementation in Phase-1. The other two are Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar and Delhi-Panipat Corridors.

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PM Modi flags off Lucknow Metro’s CCS Airport to Munshipulia corridor: Know Fare and Route

Narendra Shah

08/03/2019

PM Modi flags off Lucknow metro's North-South corridor

Kanpur, Metro Rail News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the commercial run on Lucknow metro’s 23-km North-South corridor.

PM Modi inaugurates the commercial run through video conferencing from Kanpur where he unveiling other development projects for the state. Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik, chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Chandauli MP and state BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey, Kanpur MP Murli Manohar Joshi, along with other state ministers were present on the occasion.

Lucknow Metro Route map

Lucknow Metro Smart Card

Lucknow Metro Rail Fare Chart List

1 station travelled	Rs. 10
2 stations	Rs. 15
3 to 6 stations	Rs. 20
7 to 9 stations	Rs. 30
10 to 13 stations	Rs. 40
14 to 17 stations	Rs. 50
Over 18 stations	Rs. 60

The prime minister also laid the foundation stone for Agra Metro Rail project

Lucknow Metro Opening Histroy

Transport Nagar To Charbagh : 8.50 Km (opened on 5 Sep 2017)
Amausi Airport To Transport Nagar : 2.67 Km (opened on 8 Mar 2019)
Charbagh To Munshipulia : 12.6 Km (opened on 8 Mar 2019) Total 22.87 Km of ‘Red Line’ is fully operational.

PM Modi also distributed keys of houses to the beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana.

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Cabinet approves three corridors of Delhi Metro Phase IV

Narendra Shah

07/03/2019

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New Delhi, Metro Rail News: The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave “in-principle” approval to three out of six corridors of Delhi Metro Phase IV. Which will further improve connectivity in the Delhi – NCR.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley shared this information at the media briefing after cabinet meeting.

According to the government, The Tughlakabad-Aerocity (20.20 km), Janakpuri West-RK Ashram (28.92 km) and Mukundpur-Maujpur (12.54 km) sections. This will add to the existing 350 km-long Delhi Metro network have been approved by the Cabinet in the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Three Corridors with Stations

Aerocity to Tughlakabad Corridor will have a total of 15 Stations: Starting from Aerocity, Mahipalpur, Vasantkunj Sector-D, Masoodpur, Kishangarh, Mehrauli, Lado Sarai, Saket, Saket G Block, Ambedkar Nagar, Khanpur, Tigri, Anandmayee Marg Junction, Tughlakabad Railway Colony, Tughlakabad.
R. K Ashram to Janakpuri West Corridor will have 25 Stations: Starting from R.K. Ashram, Motiakhan, Sadar Bazar, Pulbangash, GhantaGhar/SabziMandi, Rajpura, Derawal Nagar, Ashok Vihar, Azadpur, Mukundpur, Bhalaswa, MukarbaChowk, BadliMor, North Pitampura, Prashant Vihar, Madhuban Chowk, Deepali Chowk, Pushpanjali Enclave, West Enclave, Mangolpuri, Peeragarhi Chowk, Paschim Vihar, Meerabagh, Keshopur, Krishan Park Ext., Janakpuri West
Maujpur – Mukundpur will have just 6 Stations: Starting from Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, KhajuriKhas, Soorghat, Jagatpur Village, Burari)

These Corridors will expand the Delhi Metro connectivity and will reach to more areas of the national capital. The total network length of the Delhi Metro will cross the 400-kilometre mark after the completion of these corridors.

Union #Cabinet approves Delhi Metro's Phase -4 project#cabinetdecisions pic.twitter.com/WKrjiiK6mg
— Sitanshu Kar (@DG_PIB) March 7, 2019

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said ” Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor will improve connectivity to the national capital’s airport”

The other three lines which are yet to receive the Union Cabinet’s approval are Rithala-Bawana, Inderlok-Indraprastha, and Lajpat Nagar-Saket G Block.

The total outlay for the project will be Rs. 24,948.65 crore in an equal sharing pattern with the Delhi government.

In December, the Delhi government gave in-principle approval to all the six corridors of Phase-IV and allocated Rs. 500 crore.

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