Title - Metro links to Najafgarh, Bahadurgarh get govt nod

NEW DELHI: Metro will now reach Bahadurgarh and Najafgarh with a ministerial panel on Tuesday approving three links of Delhi Metro phase III - from Dwarka to Najafgarh, extension of Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar line to Shiv Vihar and the extension from Mundka to Bahadurgarh.The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) gave its approval to a 5.50km link from Dwarka to Najafgarh which will cost Rs 1,070 crore.This corridor is targeted for completion by DMRC in three years by 2015 and the estimated ridership will be 48,000 passengers per day in 2015 and 61,000 passengers per day in 2022.The panel also cleared the extension of Mukundpur-Yamuna Vihar line to Shiv Vihar.The Shiv Vihar link can later be extended to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The fully elevated corridor will have seven stations--Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevra, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, Modern Industrial Estate, Bus Stand and City Park and will be completed at a cost of Rs 1,991 crore."This corridor is targeted for completion by March, 2016," said an official, adding that it will provide the much needed rapid transport facility between Delhi and Bahadurgah.