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GHAZIABAD: The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) SK Pathak has accorded the mandatory approval for the commencement of passenger operations on the 9.41 km long Dilshad Garden - New Bus Adda section of the Red Line of Delhi Metro . This comes a day after CMRS conducted an inspection of the corridor.“The CMRS on Wednesday has given clearance for commencing passenger operations on Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda metro line with some stipulation” said Anuj Dayal, chief public relations officer, DMRC. The 9.41 Km route length is entirely on an elevated platform having eight stations in Ghaziabad namely Shaheed Nagar, Raj Bagh, Rajendra Nagar, Shyam Park, Mohan Nagar, Arthala, Hindon river and Ghaziabad New Bus Adda. Final completion cost of the project has been pegged at Rs 1781.21 crore. “The specifications suggested by CMRS will take some time to comply and after that the corridor will be ready for commissioning” added Dayal.The GDA and district administration is so far tight lipped on inauguration date..