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New Delhi: The  Aam Aadmi Party  government has asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to “justify” its proposal to procure over 150 coaches along with its financial implications in view of the drop in ridership after the fare hike. In two letters to DMRC’s Director (Business Development), the government has also sought details and background of the long-pending proposal, which will enable DMRC to convert all its remaining six-coach trains on Yellow, Blue, and Red lines to eight-coach ones. The details have been sought as the DMRC has revised its proposal multiple times since January 2017, leading to “confusion” in the government, an official said. “Also, the situation has changed drastically after the fare hike. The DMRC had estimated that 40 lakh people would use its network after the commissioning of Phase III, but it is clear that the target is not going to be met anytime soon,” the official claimed. However, the governmen...

New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. They discussed several issues, including the proposed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)  Phase-IV. The approval for the DMRC Phase-IV has been pending with the Delhi government. In February 2016, the Aam Aadmi Party government had given an in-principal nod for the construction of Phase IV project , but the Delhi Cabinet is taking time to take its final decision. Kejriwal had said there were "issues of financial viability" on some of the routes falling under the Phase IV project. The Delhi Finance department had also made objections on some routes which may not be financially viable. The report stated that however, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is not in agreement with the observations of the finance department as the 22-km long Tughlakabad Aerocity line is not included in it. Delhi CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal came to see me this evenin...