India, Feb. 15 -- The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the detailed project report and budget of Rs.2,254 crore for the 11.56-kilometre Metro Link extension of the Aqua Line, officials of the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) said. Once this Metro corridor is built, it will facilitate interchange among the Delhi Metro's Blue Line and Magenta Line, and Noida's Aqua Line, said NMRC officials.

The link will branch out from the Botanical Garden Metro Station in Sector 38A and end at Sector 142, towards the Noida Expressway, and have eight stations, they said. Work on the corridor will begin shortly, they added.

"As the Union cabinet has approved the project and its budget, the NMRC is likely to issue a tender for this project so that th...