The Delhi Metro has set April 2018 as the new deadline for the completion of its longest upcoming corridor, Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar Pink Line, which has been battling land acquisition woes at certain stretches.
With this, Delhi's wait for the crucial extension of its signature mass rapid transit system just got longer. However, a major part of the line, from Mukundpur to Lajpat Nagar, will be completed by September, a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official said, adding that its eventual commissioning may take some more time.
91% civil works done
The metro's Phase III, of which the 59-km-long Pink Line is a part, has already missed its December 2016 deadline. Since then, the metro has revised the new target date of completion several times. Around 91% of civil works on the line is complete as of March, says the latest available project status report.
Magenta Line, another crucial project of Phase III, that will connect west Delhi to Noida via IGI Airport's domestic terminal, is likely to be "opened" in three stages - from May to September, the report adds.
