The unfolding year is expected to usher in a number of positive developments in the sector. The onus now is on effective execution. With a number of metro projects lined up for construction or operational launch in 2016
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Tag: Abhay Kumar Mishra
We have lagged behind in pacing up with the implementation
There are cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, etc., where the metro rails are already operational and the construction work is underway for further expansion of the existing metro network. Then there are cities like Hyderabad, Lucknow, Kochi, etc., where the project execution is underway for their respective maiden metro projects.
PPP framework and policies need to be revamped
Highlighting the role of the mass rapid transit system in the Indian urban transportation, Abhay Kumar Mishra, CEO, Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd, lauds the successful completion of the first year of the Mumbai Metro
Funding Dichotomy
The population surge, rapid urbanisation, and the consequent congestion have time and again fuelled the ´need for speed´. Mass rapid transit system like the metro rail has dawned as a panacea in this regard.




