The Rithala-Narela corridor of Delhi Metro’s Phase-4 will be extended to Kundli-Nathupura in Haryana. The Delhi government has given its in-principle approval on Wednesday. Now it will be sent to the central government. After getting approval from there, the process of construction of this corridor will be started. This will be a 26.46 km long route. A total of 21 metro stations are planned to be built. 19 stations will be in Delhi and 2 in Haryana.
Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot said that the extension of Narela-Rithala corridor to Haryana will benefit thousands of people. In a press conference held at Delhi Secretariat, Kailash Gehlot said that a total of six corridors were to be built in Metro Phase 4. So far, five corridors have been approved.
Gehlot said that the length of a Narela to Rithala corridor was 22 km, its approval was pending. Later it was decided to extend it to Haryana. Now the Kejriwal government has given in-principle approval to the extension to Haryana as well. It will take four years to build this corridor. This extension will provide significant relief to passengers and will increase connectivity between the two states.
The Transport Minister said that this expansion is an important step towards the movement of the residents of Delhi-Haryana. The goal is to reduce travel time, congestion on roads and promote the use of public transport.
Status of the corridor being built in Metro Phase 4
Mukundpur-Maujpur- under construction
Aerocity-Tughlakabad- under construction
Janakpuri West- R.K. Ashram- under construction
Lajpat Nagar-Saket G Block- Approved (construction not started)
Indralok-Indraprastha- Approved (construction not started)
Rithala-Narela-Nathupur(Haryana)- in-principle approval
Why are BJP’s schemes not running on time?
BJP state president Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday raised the question as to why all the projects of Delhi Metro Phase 4 are not running on time. He said that Delhi’s Transport Minister is trying to take wrong credit. Metro Phase 3 projects got delayed due to not giving permission and funds on time. Now the Delhi government is also responsible for Metro Phase 4 not being completed on time.