Delhi Metro News: Delhi Metro wants Rs 1300 crore, DMRC will plead with Kejriwal government

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Delhi Metro, which has been closed for more than 4 months due to Corona virus infection, has lost more than Rs 1300 crore. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, which faces a daily loss of Rs 10 crore, does not even have the money to pay the installment of the Japan International Co-Operation Agency. DMRC had appealed to the Central Government in this regard, but it has refused to give money to repay the loan. With this, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is now preparing to plead with the Delhi government to pay the money. DMRC needs more than Rs 1300 crore from Delhi government.

A meeting of the directors of the Metro Board is proposed in the next few days, in which many important issues will be discussed. There will also be discussion on this proposal, in which there is a matter of pleading with the Delhi government to repay the purchase. It is being said that after the meeting, the DMRC will send a proposal to the Delhi government to make a request to help repay the loan. Earlier, DMRC had asked the central government for help. On this, the Center has directed the DMRC to ask the Delhi government to repay the loan. DMRC officials say that this proposal will be sent to the Delhi government next week.

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Delhi Metro has been closed for more than 4 months due to Corona virus infection.
DMRC has taken a total loan of Rs 35,198 crore from Zika, which the metro has to repay in 30 years. DMRC has so far repaid 3337 crore loans. After which the loan of 31,861 crores is outstanding.
In the financial year, DMRC has to fill a loan of 1,242.83 crore but till date it has been able to repay only 79.19 crores. The remaining 1163.64 crore loan is outstanding this financial year.
Recently, the Union Urban Development Ministry directed the DMRC to ask the Delhi government to repay the loan.
Delhi Metro has been operational since 22 March. This is the first time for Delhi Metro, which has been serving Delhi for almost 2 decades, when it is completely closed.