Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday flagged off metro services on the Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand stretch of metro. The inauguration of the stretch which will make the Grey Line Metro accessible to a sizeable chunk of population living in Outer Delhi.
On the occasion, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi’s Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, Ambassador of Japan in India Satoshi Suzuki and MD — DMRC Mangu Singh were present apart from other dignitaries and officials in the ceremony that was held virtually.
With the opening of this section, the Dwarka - Dhansa bus stand grey line corridor will become 6.1 kilometres long with four stations. With an interchange at Dwarka, the grey line will provide seamless connectivity from Najafgarh and Dhansa Stand to different parts of the city. The metro connectivity to Dhansa Bus Stand will immensely benefit the residents of the interior areas around Najafgarh and Dhansa Bus Stand
Kejriwal said, “It is a moment of great delight for all the people of Outer Delhi, especially the residents of Najafgarh. Till now, the route of the Delhi Metro would end at Delhi Gate region in Najafgarh. There are about 50 such villages in the area from where a huge number of people come to inner Delhi to work. All these people had to cross the Phirni Road Chowk to get to the Metro, which would result in a huge traffic jam at the Chowk. Now that the metro services have been extended to the Dhansa Bus Stand, people won’t need to cross the Chowk and stand in traffic.
The route may be just 1.5 kms long but it is a very significant stretch for the residents. A large number of people come from Jhajjar, Haryana to work in Delhi. They too will get a lot of help from this service.” “I remember how in February 2015, when I visited the region for election campaigning, people would put forth a demand.
They asked us to make one more station on the stretch. We promised them that we’ll get the Dhansa Station made. It was one of the first things we did when we came into power. The Delhi Government had put forth a proposal which the Centre approved, and we thank them for that. I want to congratulate the entire team of DMRC, all the officers, engineers and Shri Mangu Singh upon their success. I would also like to thank the Centre for always supporting the Metro Projects in Delhi,” the CM said.
Gahlot took to Twitter to share his delight and said, “Congratulations Najafgarh!
Today is very important to me for two reasons. First as Transport Minister of Delhi - Expanding the existing metro network in Delhi and second as MLA of Najafgarh - a new metro station (Dhansa Bus Stand) is being added in the Najafgarh constituency.”
