Delhi Metro expansion: Cabinet clears Phase-VA - all you need to know

The Union Cabinet has approved the Delhi Metro Rail Project Phase-VA, paving the mode for the operation of 13 caller stations and extending the capital’s metro web beyond the 400-km mark, national curate Ashwini Vaishnaw said. According to details presented, the Phase-VA task volition impact the operation of 13 stations, of which 10 volition beryllium underground and 3 elevated. The full magnitude of the approved corridors volition beryllium 16 km, and the task is scheduled to beryllium completed wrong 3 years. The estimated outgo of the Phase-VA enlargement has been pegged astatine Rs 12,015 crore. Once completed, the enlargement volition instrumentality the full operational magnitude of the Delhi Metro web to implicit 400 km. The approved Phase-VA includes 3 corridors. The Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha corridor volition span 9.9 km astatine an estimated outgo of Rs 9,570.4 crore. The Aerocity to Airport Terminal-1 corridor volition screen 2.3 km with a projected outgo of Rs 1,419.6 crore. The Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj corridor volition person a magnitude of 3.9 km and an estimated outgo of Rs 1,024.8 crore.(Story volition beryllium updated with much detail)