Delhi underground metro will be bigger than London’s by 2017
January 8th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The length of the underground metro in Delhi will be increased to 416 km by 2017, making it the largest in the world, Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath said Saturday.”By 2017 Delhi underground metro will be larger than London’s metro. We will have 416 km underground metro by the end of 12th Plan,” he said at the 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here.
He said the government plans to invest over $1 trillion on infrastructure projects in the next five years.
“We hope nearly 30 percent of the proposed investment will come from overseas,” Nath told reporters on the sidelines of India’s annual event to connect with its 25-million-strong diaspora in 130 countries.
Nath reiterated his ministry’s target to increase the pace of highways construction to 20 km per day from the existing nearly 12 km a day.
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