Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth around ₹33,500 crore in Delhi on March 8, according to an official statement. The Prime Minister is scheduled to attend the programme around noon and address the gathering. Before the event, he will visit the GPRA Type-5 quarters in Sarojini Nagar and hand over keys to female allottees.
About ₹18,300 crore of the investment is for Delhi Metro projects. Modi will inaugurate two new metro corridors: the Majlis Park–Maujpur Babarpur corridor of the Pink Line, spanning 12.3 km, and the Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park corridor of the Magenta Line, covering 9.9 km. These corridors are expected to improve connectivity across areas including Burari, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Madhuban Chowk, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Bhalaswa, and Majlis Park.
He will also lay the foundation stone for three new corridors under Phase V-A of the Delhi Metro expansion, covering a total of 16.10 km. These corridors include R.K. Ashram Marg to Indraprastha, Aerocity to Indira Gandhi Airport Terminal-1, and Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj, enhancing travel links between Noida, South Delhi, and the airport.
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The remaining ₹15,200 crore will go toward the General Pool Residential Accommodation Redevelopment Plan. Spread across Sarojini Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar, and Sriniwaspuri, the redevelopment aims to modernize government housing colonies and provide better residential and office facilities for employees.
The project uses a self-sustaining financial model, monetizing a small portion of land for commercial and residential use to fund the redevelopment. When completed, it is expected to provide over 9,350 modern flats for government employees and around 48 lakh square feet of office space, improving efficiency and generating revenue for the project.
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