While flagging off the Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section of the Pink line from the Metro Bhawan along with Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge) Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his Government would soon clear the Delhi Metro's long-pending Phase-IV project. He, however, indicated that there were “issues of financial viability” on some of its routes.
“Metro is the lifeline of Delhi, and it is an important mode of transport for the city. The Delhi Government will soon give clearance for the Phase-IV project. There are issues of financial viability on some of the routes,” said the Chief Minister.
On the last fare hike, Kejriwal said the Delhi Government and the Centre should “sit together and find out a solution”. The newly-opened section, which has 12 stations, is part of the 59 km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor (Pink line-line 7) of Delhi Metro's Phase-III. A small segment of the Pink line in the Trilokpuri area in east Delhi is also awaiting clearance due to some land issues and other related matters associated with the local people.
On the Delhi Metro's Phase IV project and rapid rail system connecting the national Capital with Meerut, Puri had recently said the AAP-led city Government was “sitting on the project”. “We are finding a solution. The solution is where we are not getting support from the Delhi Government over the Metro projects, we have decided that we will do it ourselves. Rail corridors, we will do on our own. If they (Delhi Government) are not willing to approve a project or provide funding, we are finding out a solution for it,” the Urban Affairs Minister had said.