The Delhi high court has dismissed a petition seeking to scrap the metro's elevated corridor project in south Delhi on the ground that it would cause noise pollution in residential areas. A bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur, however, directed the Centre and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to make all possible efforts to reduce the level of noise pollution which will be caused by the Metro rail running on the elevated corridor. The petition, filed by residents of south Delhi colonies falling on the route of the project, had contended that running the Metro rail on elevated corridor would create noise pollution and interfere in their life as it would be passing close to their homes. The 4.5-km elevated corridor is being constructed between the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Kalkaji Colony and would pass through Jangpura, Kailash Colony, Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar and Greater Kailash.