July 3, 2024: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced that it plans to open all three priority corridors of the Phase 4 expansion project spanning 65 kilometre by 2026. Over 50% of the work on all the priority corridors has been completed. The Phase 4 expansion project, which started in December 2019 after finalising tenders, witnessed major hurdles from 2020 to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and delays in regulatory permissions.
The DMRC said that 80% of the civil work at Majlis Park–Maujpur section has been completed while tunnelling operations are underway on stretches of the Aerocity–Tughlakabad (Golden Line) and Janakpuri West–RK Ashram Marg (Magenta Line) corridors.
A section from Janakpuri West to Krishna Park Extension on the Magenta Line is nearing completion and is expected to open by August 2024. Currently, the Magenta Line operates between Botanical Garden and Janakpuri West, and the line is being extended from Janakpuri West to RK Ashram. The Majlis Park–Maujpur corridor is also expected to commence operations by next year. The remainder of the priority corridors is scheduled for phased openings by 2026, pending final approvals for tree cutting and land acquisition at specific sites, according to DMRC as cited in media reports.
The project is being monitored at various levels on a day-to-day basis. Site visits are also taken up at the highest level to expedite the work. Tree-cutting permissions are being pursued at appropriate levels, DMRC posted on X.
Two new corridors, Inderlok-Indraprastha and Saket G Block-Lajpat Nagar, have recently received approval. DMRC is navigating statutory clearances and land acquisition procedures alongside efforts to secure forest clearances and tree-cutting permissions.
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