DMRC starts ground work for Phase-IV project

Shortly after securing approval for three of the six proposed corridors from the Centre, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is set to start construction of the much-delayed Phase IV project. It is going to start geo-technical surveys and detailed drawings of civil structures before tenders are floated. The Union cabinet has approved three corridors of a total length of 61.6kms of the total 104km project, with 17 underground and 29 elevated stations. The three approved corridors are Janakpuri West to RK Ashram Marg, Delhi Aerocity to Tughlaqabad, and Maujpur to Mukundpur. Of the total length, 22.3 km will be underground while the remaining 39.3km will be elevated. A major concern for DMRC at this point is the finalization of a loan-providing agency and the process is going to start soon. The three other corridors of the Phase IV project — Rithala to Narela, Inderlok to Indraprastha, and Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block are awaiting approval, but DMRC officials are confident that the overall work of the project would not be hampered, even if approval for these corridors come later.