Infrastructure
Noida's Aqua Line metro (Source: FE)
The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) in its 38th board meeting last week approved the detailed project report (DPR) for a 11.56 km metro link that will provide direct connectivity to Delhi Airport (Terminal-1) via the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro.
The board meeting was chaired by Jaideep, Officer on Special Duty (UT) & ex-officio Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
It will have a total of eight stations, namely Botanical Garden, Noida Sector 44, Noida Office, Sector 97, Noida Sector 105, Noida Sector 108, Noida Sector 93, and Panchsheel Balak Inter College.
The detailed project report, which is estimated at Rs 2,254.35 crore, has been forwarded to the Uttar Pradesh Government and the Government of India for their ultimate approval.
He further said the line will provide connectivity to Indian Railways stations like New Delhi and Anand Vihar, along with inter-city and intra-city bus stations.