Union minister for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the corridor at Nehru Enclave Metro station.On December 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12. This section is also the longest stretch to have been Gasoline Hedge Trimmer Manufacturers opened so far in the DMRC’s Phase-III project. After the inauguration, the dignitaries travelled in a decked up train to the Hauz Khas Metro station. Let the Delhi Cabinet first take decision which will later come to us,” the Union minister for housing and urban affairs told reporters here. Hauz Khas and Janakpuri West stations are the interchange facilities on this corridor, besides the existing Kalkaji Mandir station .Asked about “so much delay” in execution of the project, Mr Puri, flanked by Mr Kejriwal, said that in democracy, there is a decision-making process in the elected government, adding the project’s proposal will first come in Delhi Cabinet which will take a decision.Passenger services on the segment, which has 16 stations — 14 underground, two elevated — will begin from tomorrow at 6 am from Kalkaji Mandir and Janakpuri West stations simultaneously. And, if there is no decision from their side , we will take decision.The Delhi Metro is also touting the Magenta Line as a ‘Knowledge Corridor’ as four major universities of the Delhi-National Capital Region , have been connected on it. Now, with the opening of the remainder of the Magneta Line, the travel time between Noida and Gurgaon will shrink by at least 30 minutes.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indian Institute of Technology are the institutions which will get metro connectivity with the opening of the new corridor andJamia Milia Islamia University in south Delhi and Amity University in Noida have already got metro connectivity with the opening of the Botanical Garden to Kalkaji Mandir section in December last year. New Delhi: The 24.Speaking on the occasion, Mr Kejriwal said that the Delhi government would soon take a decision on the delayed Phase IV of the Metro network. The Delhi finance department had also made objection on some routes which may not be financially viable.With the opening of this section on Monday, the total operational span of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation network has reached to 277 km, officials said.In March this year, Mr Kejriwal said there were “issues of financial viability” on some of routes falling under the proposed Phase IV.“I just want to say that if something is lacking on their part , we will see as it will later come to us. Terminal 1 of the IGI Airport has also been connected to the metro network through this corridor, with an eponymous station on it.The corridor will operate with 24 trains which will gradually increase to 26 apart from the operating reserves.The minister said with the cooperation of Delhi government, decisions on other “remaining steps”, including on Phase IV, will soon be taken and implemented.82-km Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri West stretch of Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line was inaugurated on Monday, which will bring domestic terminal of the city airport on the DMRC network and cut travel time between Noida and Gurgaon by at least 30 minutes.
