Delhi on Sunday (8 March) got a major infrastructure push as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth around ₹33,500 crore, including new Delhi Metro corridors and projects under the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Redevelopment Plan.
Among the key projects, the Prime Minister inaugurated two new Delhi Metro corridors as part of projects worth about ₹18,300 crore.
These include the Majlis Park-Maujpur Babarpur corridor on the Pink Line, with a length of around 12.3 Km, and the Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park corridor on the Magenta Line, with a length of around 9.9 Km.
The new metro connectivity is expected to benefit areas including Burari, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Madhuban Chowk, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Bhalaswa and Majlis Park.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for three new corridors under Delhi Metro’s Phase V-A expansion, covering around 16.10 Km.
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These corridors are R K Ashram Marg to Indraprastha, Aerocity to Indira Gandhi Airport Terminal-1, and Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj.
According to a PMO statement, these links are intended to improve connectivity to key parts of the national capital, including travel between Noida, South Delhi and the airport.
In the housing and government infrastructure segment, projects worth ₹15,200 crore were launched under the GPRA Redevelopment Plan.
The redevelopment spans Sarojini Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar and Sriniwaspuri, and is aimed at modernising GPRA colonies and creating upgraded infrastructure for government employees and administrative offices.
Ahead of the main programme, the Prime Minister also visited GPRA Type-5 quarters in Sarojini Nagar and hand over keys to female allottees.
The PMO said the GPRA projects are being executed through a self-sustaining financial model in which a limited portion of the project area is being monetised for commercial and residential use, with the proceeds funding the redevelopment.
Under the plan, more than 9,350 modern flats for government employees and around 48 lakh square feet of office space are to be created, according to the PMO.
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