Make Metro a complete Make in India project: E Sreedharan to Narendra Modi
India’s ‘Metro man’ E Sreedharan has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Metro a complete ‘Make in India’ project to bring down costs and benefit commuters, who got a jolt when fares were hiked steeply in Delhi recently. E Sreedharan said unless indigenisation is taken up seriously and vigorously, it will not be possible to reduce cost of Metro projects The Prime Minister’s Office has now sought views from the Union urban development ministry on Sreedharan’s letter, which calls for complete indigenisation of Metro projects across the country. Besides running its rail network in the Capital, currently Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is also involved in implementing and preparing project reports for several ongoing Metro projects, including Kochi, Jaipur and Greater Noida. In his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UD minister M Venkaiah Naidu, the DMRC principal advisor has called for setting up of a special mission mode team under DMRC to master specific technology for which Metro is now dependent on foreign suppliers.
Discover Related
Metro Expansion in Full Swing in Old City, Pista House to Be Demolished
Odisha Forms High-Level Task Force to Fast-Track Rs 17 Lakh Crore Projects
'Just In 2 Months...': Kejriwal Targets Delhi Government Over Power Cuts
Delhi government grants Rs 183 crore for flyover near Civil Lines to ease traffic
DMRC: No mandate on ticket pricing as fare fixation committee decides it
CM wants Metro services to be expanded from airport to Future City
MUMBAI 1, single card for public transportation in Mumbai to be launched soon
PM Modi to inaugurate multiple projects of over ₹3,880 crore in Varanasi
PM Modi lands in Varanasi for 50th time as MP. Full itinerary and list of inaugurations
CM Vishnu Deo Sai laid foundation stone for India's first GaN-based semiconductor plant in Raipur
Ludhiana government schools get boost with revamped infrastructure
Cabinet clears Tirupati-Katpadi rail doubling project; Rs 1,332 crore boost to connectivity, tourism
Residents demand link roads in congested areas such as Anna Nagar
Coimbatore to get a comprehensive and updated mobility plan
Indias building materials sector experiencing hiring boom: Report
Safety inspection on BKC-Worli Metro 3 segment begins
CM Naidu projects AP’s GSDP at $2.4 trillion, Per Capita Income at $42,000 by 2047-48
Pawan Kalyan Launches Rs 1,050 Crore Development Package for ASR District
Delhi Metro to launch India's first three coach train corridor
Lajpat Nagar-Saket G block corridor to be India's first 3-coach metro line
Kochi metro’s electric feeder buses ferry over 2 lakh commuters
Delhi govt approves ₹500-crore road project as part of infra push
Coal production in India crosses 1 billion tonne milestone in FY25