India, July 25 -- The central government has approved a 2.6km extension of the Noida Metro's 29.7km Aqua Line from Depot station to Bodaki in Greater Noida, where a multi modal logistics hub is proposed, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) said on Thursday. The corridor will be built in three years at a cost of Rs.416.34 crore, officials added.

Two other extensions - an 11.56km one from Botanical Garden to Noida Sector 142, and a 5km link from Noida Sector 51 to Knowledge Park 5 in Greater Noida West, await central government nod. The former will make the connectivity between Delhi Metro and Noida Metro seamless, and also be closer to Noida International Airport in Jewar.

"The 2.6km extension will take metro connectivity deeper into...