![SC refuses to halt work on phase-IV of Delhi Metro](https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/tcu29/article66762894.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/PTI03_22_2023_000194A.jpg)
SC refuses to halt work on phase-IV of Delhi Metro
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt construction work on phase-IV of Delhi Metro, saying any interference would result in huge escalation of costs.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt construction work on phase-IV of Delhi Metro, saying any interference would result in huge escalation of costs.
The phase-IV of Delhi Metro will consist of six corridors -- Aerocity to Tughlakabad, Inderlok to Indraprastha, Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block, Mukundpur to Maujpur, Janakpuri West to R K Ashram, and Rithala to Bawana and Narela.
A bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Vikram Nath noted that there was provision for planting of uprooted trees.
The top court said that no doubt that concern for the environment is an important aspect, however developmental works like Metro railway, which will cater to billions of people and reduce carbon emissions as the number of vehicles on road will be reduced, cannot be ignored.
Also Read: NH 48 construction: Delhi Metro increases frequency on Yellow Line, adds 2 trains
The Apex Court asked Delhi Metro to be careful in future while planning further phases.
The direction came on a plea against the Metro construction work.
![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20250217064624.jpg)
When fed into Latin, pusilla comes out denoting “very small”. The Baillon’s crake can be missed in the field, when it is at a distance, as the magnification of the human eye is woefully short of what it takes to pick up this tiny creature. The other factor is the Baillon’s crake’s predisposition to present less of itself: it moves about furtively and slides into the reeds at the slightest suspicion of being noticed. But if you are keen on observing the Baillon’s crake or the ruddy breasted crake in the field, in Chennai, this would be the best time to put in efforts towards that end. These birds live amidst reeds, the bulrushes, which are likely to lose their density now as they would shrivel and go brown, leaving wide gaps, thereby reducing the cover for these tiddly birds to stay inscrutable.