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Metro line ready at Anand Vihar

While the Anand Vihar Railway station has begun operations and the Metro station is all set for inauguration on Wednesday, the proposed foot overbridge (FOB), which was to connect the Metro station to the adjacent railway terminal, is still stuck in paperwork. The FOB, expected to provide easy connectivity between the three terminals in Anand Vihar, was earlier planned to directly connect the Metro station to the Anand Vihar Inter-State Bus Terminal. Due to land constraints, however, it was shifted to the railway station.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has now sought permission to locate some columns of the structure on railways land. According to the railways, the DMRC has requested for a waiver of the lease charge, which is under consideration. “The request made by DMRC is a departure from the norm of land transfer, therefore it took us some time to approve it. The proposal is being considered and should be given a nod in another 10 days, following which work can begin,” a railways spokesperson said.

The two bodies have had land transfer agreements for New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations earlier. While there was land exchange in equal proportion neutralising the payment of lease charge in the case of the New Delhi station, the DMRC, according to the railways, still has pending lease payment dues for the land transfer at the Old Delhi railway station. Sources in the railways maintained the decision for Anand Vihar took longer because of this outstanding payment. DMRC officials, however, said there is no need for land transfer at Anand Vihar.

The permission requested is to locate the FOB columns in the railway station’s parking lot area, which is owned by the railways. “There was a misconception among railways officials that we are seeking land transfer. We will merely locate a few columns on the central verge of the road near the railway station parking lot — no transfer of land is required for this. Neither have we asked for land for commercial purposes, in which case payment had to be made,” Kumar Keshav, Director (Projects), DMRC, said. “Once permission is granted we are all set to start work on the FOB. The design and contractor for the project has already been finalised.”

Metro rolls in comforts

With an expanding network and increasing passenger load, the Delhi Metro is taking quick strides towards technology and infrastructure change. Over the past year as the Delhi Metro commissioned new lines as part of Phase II, Metro officials maintain that lessons have been learnt from Phase I and changes incorporated in the new lines.

For Phase II, the new rolling stock has come as the biggest gift for commuters. The new stock from Bombardier, which saw initial glitches, came with several new hi-tech features that were improvisations made on the previous stock of trains.

A Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesperson said: “We improved on the shortcomings of the earlier trains. The new trains, with better technology, have several features that will give Metro commuters world-class travel experience.”

“Features like external side display on each coach to indicate destination station, digital route maps showing present, next and destination stations, higher capacity air-conditioning units and heating and humidity control functions, CCTV cameras in each coach, sockets to recharge mobile phones and laptops have been incorporated in the new rolling stock for comfortable travel,” the official said.

Delhi Travel Guide

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Located on the banks of river Yamuna, Delhi consists of New Delhi (the national capital) and Old Delhi.It is home to over 15 million of people and India’s third largest city after Kolkata and Mumbai .

New Delhi was built by the British and that is reflected in its architecture. All roads in New Delhi lead to the India Gate which is a memorial to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in World War I. Towards and along Janpath, you’ll see the international and 5star hotels, impressive buildings built to house the governmental departments, the foreign embassies and museums such as the famous National Museum and the Nehru Museum and also famous for the place Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah. New Delhi is also the place where the new big international businesses are concentrated and extended spacious residential areas are located as contrasted with the swarming life in Old Delhi.

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