Lok Sabha Question No. 2703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Third Phase Projects of DMRC
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2703

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 17, 2022

## THIRD PHASE PROJECTS OF DMRC

## NO. 2703. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has completed
- all of its third phase projects and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of phase of work which is going to be executed by the DMRC in the next phase;
- (c) whether there is any proposal for further extension of the Dwarka-Najafgarh Delhi Metro Rail Line and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details the total amount of debt repaid by the DMRC till
- date from its revenues earned?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): Yes, SirDelhi Metro Rail   Corporation Limited (DMRC) has
- completed its Phase-III projects and its extensions:
- (b): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has now planned to execute Phase IV projects comprising six corridorsOut of  this, construction of the 03 Priority Corridors sanctioned by Government in July 2019 at the total completion cost of %24,948.65 crores has been started and has achieved physical progress of 21.5%. The details of the corridors are as under:

| S No.   | Stretch                      |   Lengt h (in km) |   No- of Stations | Likely Completi on Date   |
|---------|------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|         | Maujpur to Majlis Park       |            12.318 |                 8 | March                     |
| 2       | Janakpuri West to R K Ashram |            29.262 |                22 | 2025                      |
|         | Aerocity to Tughlakabad      |            23.622 |                15 |                           |
| Total   | Total                        |            65.202 |                45 |                           |

The remaining 03 corridors, as under, proposed by DMRC covering a length of 43.677 km at the total completion cost of {12,586.72 crores, have also been taken up for approval

| No.   | Stretch                                |   Length (in km) |   No. of Stations |
|-------|----------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|       | Inderlok to Indraprastha               |           12.377 |                10 |
| 2     | Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block          |            8.385 |                 8 |
| 3     | Rithala to Narela (Metrolite Corridor) |           22.915 |                19 |
| Total | Total                                  |           43.677 |                37 |

- (c): Dwarka-Najafgarh Delhi Metro line is extended up to Dhansa Bus Stand for a length of 0.891 km having 1 station, which has already been commissioned on 18.09.2021. No further extension has been planned:
- (d): DMRC has  informed that till date, it has repaid an amount of {4187.26 crore towards Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) Loan: Apart from this, an interest amount of {4012.53 crore has also been paid towards JICA Ioan:

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