India, May 4 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday announced that seven new Metro corridors will be taken up under Phase V(B), signalling another major expansion of the capital's rapid transit network as the city pushes to deepen connectivity and reduce dependence on road traffic.

The announcement was made at the 32nd Foundation Day ceremony of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, where the Chief Minister said work on Metro Phase IV and the broader Phase V programme is moving at pace and preparations for the new corridors are now underway.

Calling the Metro the "lifeline" of Delhi, the Chief Minister said the network has moved far beyond being just a transport facility and has become the city's most dependable public system. "Metro...