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J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti praises PM Narendra Modi

Published By : Admin | April 2, 2017 | 19:14 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, inaugurated the 9-kilometre-long Chenani - Nashri tunnel on the Jammu – Srinagar highway. After this, he addressed a public rally in Udhampur and said that some people were pelting stones in Kashmir while some others were breaking stones in the same Kashmir to usher in development. PM Modi tourism is the road towards Kashmir’s development. Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also spoke on the occasion and said that the Chenani – Nashri tunnel would not only help the people of Jammu & Kashmir by reducing travel distance but would also bring hearts together and bring her state closer to the nation.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also thanked the Prime Minister for placing trust on her government through difficult times of the previous year. She said to PM Modi, “I cannot help but mention the way you and your government were supportive towards me and my government during the especially difficult times in the last year. You sent the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to support us and it helped us a lot in coming out of those testing times.”

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti stressed on the need of the BJP-PDP alliance for Kashmir and said, “My father Mufti Mohammad Saeed joined hands with you to bring Kashmir out of its troubles”. She also told the Prime Minister that she was happy about how he always succeeded in whatever he sets his mind to.

She spoke of resolving the Kashmir issue through dialogue. She said, “From 1947 till the Kargil war we have won many wars. But our real strength lies in the spirit of democracy in which we resolve issues through dialogue.”

Reiterating her trust in Prime Minister Modi’s efforts towards resolving the Kashmir issue Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said, “With the common agenda that our alliance has, we will show a new path to the youth of Kashmir. Like your call for a New India, you will also inspire the making of a New Jammu Kashmir.”

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also appreciated Prime Minister Modi’s connection with Jammu and Kashmir and said that tour operators requested her to invite the Prime Minister to visit Kashmir Valley to send a message to the whole world that Kashmir is safe for tourists.

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Cabinet approves three new corridors as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase V (A) Project
December 24, 2025

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved three new corridors - 1. R.K Ashram Marg to Indraprastha (9.913 Kms), 2. Aerocity to IGD Airport T-1 (2.263 kms) 3. Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj (3.9 kms) as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase – V(A) project consisting of 16.076 kms which will further enhance connectivity within the national capital. Total project cost of Delhi Metro’s Phase – V(A) project is Rs.12014.91 crore, which will be sourced from Government of India, Government of Delhi, and international funding agencies.

The Central Vista corridor will provide connectivity to all the Kartavya Bhawans thereby providing door step connectivity to the office goers and visitors in this area. With this connectivity around 60,000 office goers and 2 lakh visitors will get benefitted on daily basis. These corridors will further reduce pollution and usage of fossil fuels enhancing ease of living.

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The RK Ashram Marg – Indraprastha section will be an extension of the Botanical Garden-R.K. Ashram Marg corridor. It will provide Metro connectivity to the Central Vista area, which is currently under redevelopment. The Aerocity – IGD Airport Terminal 1 and Tughlakabad – Kalindi Kunj sections will be an extension of the Aerocity-Tughlakabad corridor and will boost connectivity of the airport with the southern parts of the national capital in areas such as Tughlakabad, Saket, Kalindi Kunj etc. These extensions will comprise of 13 stations. Out of these 10 stations will be underground and 03 stations will be elevated.

After completion, the corridor-1 namely R.K Ashram Marg to Indraprastha (9.913 Kms), will improve the connectivity of West, North and old Delhi with Central Delhi and the other two corridors namely Aerocity to IGD Airport T-1 (2.263 kms) and Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj (3.9 kms) corridors will connect south Delhi with the domestic Airport Terminal-1 via Saket, Chattarpur etc which will tremendously boost connectivity within National Capital.

These metro extensions of the Phase – V (A) project will expand the reach of Delhi Metro network in Central Delhi and Domestic Airport thereby further boosting the economy. These extensions of the Magenta Line and Golden Line will reduce congestion on the roads; thus, will help in reducing the pollution caused by motor vehicles.

The stations, which shall come up on the RK Ashram Marg - Indraprastha section are: R.K Ashram Marg, Shivaji Stadium, Central Secretariat, Kartavya Bhawan, India Gate, War Memorial - High Court, Baroda House, Bharat Mandapam, and Indraprastha.

The stations on the Tughlakabad – Kalindi Kunj section will be Sarita Vihar Depot, Madanpur Khadar, and Kalindi Kunj, while the Aerocity station will be connected further with the IGD T-1 station.

Construction of Phase-IV consisting of 111 km and 83 stations are underway, and as of today, about 80.43% of civil construction of Phase-IV (3 Priority) corridors has been completed. The Phase-IV (3 Priority) corridors are likely to be completed in stages by December 2026.

Today, the Delhi Metro caters to an average of 65 lakh passenger journeys per day. The maximum passenger journey recorded so far is 81.87 lakh on August 08, 2025. Delhi Metro has become the lifeline of the city by setting the epitome of excellence in the core parameters of MRTS, i.e. punctuality, reliability, and safety.

A total of 12 metro lines of about 395 km with 289 stations are being operated by DMRC in Delhi and NCR at present. Today, Delhi Metro has the largest Metro network in India and is also one of the largest Metros in the world.