Centre rejects Delhi govt conditions on Metro Phase-4 project, asks it to start work

• Thursday | 27th June, 2019

The AAP government had in April directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) not to begin the work on Phase-4 project till the HUA Ministry revises its approval in tune with the AAP dispensation’s proposal, a source said. “Hence, there is no question of accepting the recommendations of GNCTD (Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi)...which has not been done for any other metro project,” Mishra said. The move may trigger another round of tussle between the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and the BJP-led Centre, and thus delay the execution of Metro Phase-4 project in the city. The three corridors approved by the Union Cabinet are Mukundpur-Maujpur (12.54 km), Janakpuri West-R K Ashram (28.92 km) and Tughlakabad-Aerocity (20.20 km). According to the source, Mishra wrote in the letter the “Delhi Metro Phase-IV has already been delayed by more than four years for want of approval by GNCTD.