Ghaziabad, March 22 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has sought about Rs.302 crore from the Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) for losses suffered during the Covid lockdown period of 2020-21 and 2021-22, the officials aware of the development said on Thursday.

The DMRC operates two metro extensions -- Anand Vihar to Vaishali and Dilshad Garden to New Bus Adda -- in Ghaziabad.

The DMRC had written to them about the subject in October, 2023 and again sent a letter, seeking an amount of Rs.302 crore for operational losses suffered during the two periods, said GDA officials.

In this connection, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government's housing and urban planning department has also shot a letter to the authority, seeking a report ab...