PM likely to launch Blue Line extension on Friday

To unveil Red Line extension too

March 06, 2019 01:53 am | Updated March 07, 2019 02:48 pm IST - New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the 6.6-km Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City section, an extension of the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line on March 8, official sources said.

The fully-elevated Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City section consists of Sector 34, Sector 52, Sector 61, Sector 59, Sector 62 and Noida Electronic City.

On the same day, the PM is also slated to inaugurate the 9.4-km-long Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda section, an extension of the Red Line. It has already been granted the nod by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety and will take the rapid transit network into the interiors of Ghaziabad for the first time. The Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City section was inspected for safety on Monday.

According to officials, PM will launch civilian flight operations at Hindon airbase and inaugurate the Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda section of Metro’s Red Line on Friday.

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