New Delhi, March 5 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several important metro projects in Delhi on March 8.

The Chief Minister said that two new corridors of the Delhi Metro, Majlis Park to Maujpur-Babarpur (Pink Line) and Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park (Magenta Line), will be inaugurated.

In addition, the foundation stone for three new corridors under Phase-V (A) will also be laid. Gupta said the total cost of these metro projects is more than Rs 18,300 crore, and they will further strengthen public transport in the national capital.

She said the Majlis Park-Maujpur-Babarpur section is about 12.3 kilometres long and has eight elevated st...