new delhi no matter what the time 18yearold niharika bhatt always sends her live location through gps and whatsapp to her parents or brother who track her movements till she is safely back home in pocketd sfs flats mayur vihar phaseiii she takes this safety step because the closest metro station is 56 kilometres away residents of the area said that the stretch between the colony and the metro station is not safe particularly for womenthe nearest stations are mayur vihar phasei and noida sector 15 and it takes 30 minutes to reach them the roads leading to the metro stations are unsafe thats why my family tracks my live location or keeps calling to ensure my safety bhatt saidyukta pandey bhatts neighbour said autorickshaw drivers charge rs 80100 to go to the metro station depending on their whim there is no other means of transport unless a family member drops you by car or twowheeler poonam mehan 45 a homemaker whose daughter works in gurgaon said she spends rs 200 to commute between new ashok nagar or mayur vihar extension metro stations and her house every daymadhusudan rai 55 a businessman said he picks and drops his daughter jyoti who studies in dwarka from the nearest metro station no matter how busy his schedule is the areas around trilokpurisanjay lake metro station are not safe even for men as mugging is not uncommon in the area he addedmayur vihar phaseiii which came up in the 1990s is surrounded by six blue line and one pink line metro stations but all of them are 56 kilometres away in the absence of an affordable and safe mode of lastmile connectivity residents are completely dependent on personal vehiclesthe residents of the area have been demanding better metro connectivity for years but to no avail vinod nair convener of united forum of residents from mayur vihar phaseiii vasundhara enclave and noida said if the magenta line is extended from botanical garden to anand vihar which is an interchange for blue and pink lines it will benefit more than five lakh residents of not only mayur vihar phaseiii but also vasundhara enclave and khodait will be a boon for residents if a metrolite corridor comes to the area there were plans to start a monorail service many years ago and feasibility studies for light rail were also carried out in 2014 it doesnt matter which political party is in power no one has been able to bring metro connectivity to mayur vihar phaseiii nair saidin january responding to the pleas of the forum to either extend magenta line or plan metrolite dmrc had replied that the suggested corridors fall mostly in uttar pradesh and the residents could take up the proposal with the uttar pradesh governmentthe residents forum has planned a peaceful rally on february 16 from pocket b6 in mayur vihar phaseiii to ramlila ground in vasundhara enclave to protest against the apathy of the government and demand a metro station extension of