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JICA to consider upcoming corridors of Delhi Metro's phase-4 expansion

Estimated to cost Rs 24,000 crore, the phase looks to connect several gaps in the city's transport infrastructure

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The phase has six lines with a route length of 103.93 km, of which 61 km has been selected as priority. DMRC, in a recent legal submission, said it is “reeling (from) financial crisis”

Shreya Jai Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Oct 19 2022 | 12:32 AM IST

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which has been lending to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) since its inception, will continue to consider the upcoming metro corridors, despite the financial trouble the latter is facing.

Speaking to Business Standard, Nakazawa Keiichiro, senior vice-president, JICA, said DMRC was seeing an uptick in revenue with the increase in footfall.

“We have been with Delhi Metro for 20 years now and we are proud of this Japan-India partnership. There are financial issues to be resolved but this project is a very important part of the two countries’ collaboration,” he said.

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