From the archive record
Metro mess is going to spoil your shopping plans again. After negotiating huge traffic jams around Connaught Place because of Delhi Metro's construction work at Janpath, visitors to the Capital's three other major markets must now brace themselves for further inconvenience for at least two more years. As Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) begins work on five major stations - Bhikaji Cama Place, Sarojini Nagar, INA, Lajpat Nagar and Nizamuddin - as part of its phase III project, huge traffic jams are expected on the Capital's vital thoroughfare, Ring Road, and the main arterial roads that connect to it. The actual work, including barricading and installation of machines, will begin. The stretch is part of the Delhi Metro's proposed corridor connecting Mukundpur with Shiv Vihar in phase III