NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro head E Sreedharan had a special announcement to make for the residents of Gurgaon on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation‘s 17th foundation day on Tuesday. The IGI link, which presently covers New Delhi railway station to Dwarka sector 21 via the IGI airport, will be extended up to Gurgaon as part of Phase III.
The 14km extension will bring the Millennium City considerably closer, providing a faster link to reach Gurgaon in just 35 minutes.
That’s not all. The Metro is set to reach out to more areas as urban development minister Kamal Nath asked the DMRC to start work on Phase IV of the Metro network. He also asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to raise the money for the Metro expansion. “I have asked the DDA to raise at least Rs 10,000 crore to be handed over to Delhi Metro. We have to find innovative ways to mobilize funds for building urban transport system,” he said.
The extension of the Airport Express line will be done on the PPP model, said Delhi Metro head Sreedharan. While a final decision hasn’t been taken yet, Sreedharan gave hints that the Reliance Infra-led consortium, which is operating the existing Airport Line, could be awarded the contract.
Sreedharan added that DMRC has got approval for the small stretch connecting Central Secretariat with Mandi House and the work on the line will start in the next 60 days. The contract for the work has already been awarded for the line.
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