The disruption caused by the nationwide lockdown for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent workers’ exodus from cities back to their homes will result in technology playing an even bigger role in the execution of the metro rail projects, experts have said.

To increase ridership in metro rail network there is a need to develop a comprehensive mobility plan not only for the primary transport system but also for the secondary and tertiary system for first and last-mile connectivity and, therefore, the need for setting up of a unified metropolitan transport authority.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Delhi Metro's Phase IV project comprising of three priority corridors.

The government has approved the extension of Delhi Metro corridor from Dilshad Garden to New Bus Adda Ghaziabad. The total distance of the extended line will be 9.41 km.

As per estimates by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), there are around 46,000 MW of generation assets which are stranded for the lack of last mile connectivity and evacuation related issues.

Urban transport and development is a state subject. With the Centre and the State coming together to fight the decade-old urban issue for a few and a century-old issue for many cities, Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) feels that the Centre providing a helping hand to the State is like a corporate federalism.

Similar to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Kolkata to have driverless trains on the upcoming metro lines, including the East-West corridor for which some of the rakes have arrived.

Seeking to ensure smooth flow of commuters at new interchange stations of the recently-inaugurated corridor of the Magenta Line

The total length of operational metro projects in India presently stands at about 440 km and is growing. Cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) where they are already operational, are simultaneously adding on to their existing route networks.