Narendra Modi Inaugurates New Delhi Metro Sections

Pink Line completed as India’s first circular metro network with new Phase V corridors announced

March 8, 2026: Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated two new sections of the Delhi Metro — the 12.3-km Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur stretch of the Pink Line and the 9.9-km Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park extension of the Magenta Line. With the latest addition, the Pink Line has been completed as a circular route, becoming the country’s first operational ring metro network. The expansion is expected to improve connectivity across several areas including Burari, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Madhuban Chowk, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Bhalaswa and Majlis Park.

The prime minister also laid the foundation stone for three new corridors under Phase V(A) of the metro project, covering about 16.10 km. These routes include the R.K. Ashram Marg–Indraprastha corridor, the Aerocity–Indira Gandhi Airport Terminal-1 corridor and the Tughlakabad–Kalindi Kunj corridor, which are expected to strengthen travel links between Noida, South Delhi and the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

During the event, Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth ₹15,200 crore under the General Pool Residential Accommodation redevelopment programme. Accompanied by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, he visited the GPRA Type-5 quarters in Sarojini Nagar and handed over keys to women allottees. The redevelopment plan covers major areas including Sarojini Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Kasturba Nagar and Sriniwaspuri as part of efforts to modernise government housing infrastructure.