I went at site to review progress of missing pink line of Delhi Metro

I had written about Trilokpuri Block 15 on my previous post where there is missing link of Delhi Metro pink line on 13 APR 2019. Subsequently there was news item in July/Aug 2019 that DMRC had allotted flats for resettlement of project affected people and tenders were floated for the construction work by DMRC in Sep 2019. The missing line is supposed to start in Sep 2020.

I am interested in completion of missing pink line since it will connect my neighborhood metro station Mandawali West Vinod Nagar to south Delhi ring road stations.

To day I visited the site to review the progress of work. From Mandawali West Vinod Nagar I went to Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake by metro. Then I started walking towards Trilokpuri Block 15. I found following flats constructed by DMRC just opposite to Trilokpuri Block 15.

I saw many people in most of the Balconies and I asked one fruit vendor outside whether the people have shifted in the flats and he said yes. Then I asked why there is no demolition in Trilokpuri Block 15 and he said that demolition was in progress from Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 end.

I started walking towards Mayur Vihar pocket 1 and found some buildings demolished and work going on. I saw one Mosque behind the demolished building and asked the Supervisor whether the Mosque would be retained. He said yes, the line is going to pass from right side of the mosque.

I walked to Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 station and boarded pink line, changed at next station to blue line and got down at Akshardham.

Trilokpuri Block 15 where Pink Line of Delhi Metro is stuck due to resettlement of residents.

I had started this blog for writing about Google Applications but since there is nothing much to write now I am going to write about issues in Delhi.

Delhi Metro Pink Line was almost complete on 31st Dec 2018 when it started services between Lajpat Nagar and Mayur Vihar Pocket 1. Earlier It had started the services from Shiv Vihar to Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake in Oct 2018.

The stretch between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri could not be completed due to issues of resettlement of residents of Trilokpuri Block 15. See the incomplete line on following map:




Following is the exact Location of Trilokpuri Block 15



Notice on right edge of the rectangle the metro had reached from one side and bottom edge of the rectangle from other side.

The latest news on resettlement of the residents is as follows:

DMRC considering monetary compensation for Trilokpuri residents after DDA refuses ROW

Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 is a terminating Station for trains coming from Majlis Park but Trilokpuri station is not designed as a terminating station. The next terminating station is IP Extension. At present only one out of 3 trains is sent from IP Extension to Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake on single Line and it returns on the same Line. If the frequency of trains at IP Extension is 5 minutes it is 15 minutes at Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and two intermediate stations East Vinod Nagar and West Vinod Nagar.