The objective of the Project is to cope with the growing traffic demand in the Delhi metropolitan area, the capital city of India, by extending the mass rapid transport system totaling approximately 83 km in length, thereby contributing regional economic development and improvement of the urban environment, through alleviation of traffic congestion and reduction of traffic pollution. As the phase 2 part of the entire Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System Project envisaging the construction of 414 km of urban railway in Delhi metropolitan area, the Project aims to extend underground and elevated railway totaling 83km in length (7 segments in 6 lines).