DMRC delivers DPR for ₹3,300-cr twin metro corridors

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted revised project reports for the Noida-Ghaziabad twin metro corridors involving about ₹3,300 crore investment. As per the revised DPR for the two Blue Line Metro extensions, Phase-3 involves ₹1,438 crore investments and ₹1,866 crore for Phase-4. The nodal agency has already planned that phase 3 will be taken up first as at Sahibabad the regional rapid transit system corridor will also pass near the metro route. It is also possible that a foot over bridge of 150-200 metre can be constructed to provide interchange facility between the two systems. The station at Mohan Nagar will also connect commuters to the 9.6km Red Line extension that became operational recently and that the Red Line extension runs from Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) to Dilshad Garden. With Mohan Nagar is proposed to get connected under the phase 3, it will also become an interchange hub for Metro commuters. Anyone boarding a train from Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) will be able to travel to Central Delhi or Noida with the help of the two routes. The phase 3 will provide direct connectivity to commuters from Sahibabad, Vasundhara and Indirapuram to Noida. Likewise, the phase 4 will benefit commuters from Vasundhara, Sahibabad and even Vaishali to connect them directly to Central Delhi, official sources said.