South-Ex banks on metro to put life back on track

Delhi | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

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This has enthused shop owners in South Extension about regaining lost glory.“The market is almost at a standstill,” said Harish Bakshi, manager of Mehrasons Jewellers, a South Extension landmark since 1968. South Extension will soon find itself on the Delhi Metro map for the first time. NEW DELHI: For more than five decades, tony South Extension was the shopping destination of choice for the well-heeled citizens of Delhi. “There definitely are benefits to the metro coming here, but it will also bring e-rickshaws,” observed Manjeet Singh Singh, former vice-president, South Extension Part I RWA. Ironically, the market now pins its hope on Delhi Metro for a revival..