Draft DPR eyes 5 underground stns on Yashobhoomi-Rajiv Chowk link

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) draft DPR proposes 20 km fully underground Metro corridor from Yashobhoomi to Rajiv Chowk.

Corridor runs 8 km in Delhi and 12 km in Gurugram, with 5 underground stations at Bijwasan, Kapashera, Sector 22, IFFCO Chowk, and Rajiv Chowk.

Estimated cost is ₹13,500 crore; proposal submitted to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and received by Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) on June 19.

Route passes through Dhul Siras, Bharthal, Bijwasan, Kapashera, Mollahera, Udyog Vihar, IFFCO Chowk, Delhi Jaipur Highway, and terminates at Rajiv Chowk.

Proposal consolidates two earlier alignments: Yashobhoomi-Rajiv Chowk and Dwarka Sector 21-IFFCO Chowk; HMRTC also proposed spur from Rezangla Chowk to Dwarka Sector 21.