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Delhi Metro Phase III snippets


Greater connectivity is not the only benefit Delhi Metro's Phase III project will offer. According to a study commissioned by DMRC, the new corridors will help decongest some roads, reduce air pollution and save fuel costs as well. The Phase III network comprises two new corridors--Mukundpur to Shiv Vihar and Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden--besides extension of several existing corridors of the network.o
Apart from helping cut the pollution levels, the Phase III of the Delhi Metro is expected to have an impact on the surface transport as well.
That's not all. The Phase III is expected to have an impact on savings in road infrastructure too. According to the RITES study , to accommodate the vehicles, the government will have to acquire 55 hectares of land for parking and another 106 hectares (530 km) to create additional road infrastructure.
The Phase III will also help towards savings on fuel consumption, which is expected to be in millions of rupees per year. These savings are, in fact, one of the primary aspects of the study , said officials.
Delhi Metro had in its previous phases also helped significantly in cutting fuel costs as well as reducing emissions. According to data by the Delhi Metro, in Phase I of its network (2007), the number of vehicles that went off roads daily was 16,895.This went up to 3,90,971 last year, by which time Phase I and II came about. Meanwhile, the annual reduction in pollutants was 31,520 tonnes in 2007 and 5,77,148 tonnes in 2014. The savings in time per trip was 31 minutes in 2007 and 28 minutes in 2011, when Phase I and II became functional. It was 32 minutes last year.

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