DMRC knocks global elite club's gate

Delhi Metro by the end of this month will join the global elite club of top 10 urban metro rail network which have a network of over 300 km, a senior Urban Development Ministry official said recently, adding that it started in 1995 and in these 21 years it has spanned 213 km. The top 10 elite club in the world with over 300 km of network included in Beijing, Shanghai and, London, Additional Secretary, Urban Development Ministry, D P Mishra said.

Elaborating, that an event to mark the 22nd Foundation Day of DMRC at Metro Bhawan in the national capital where besides, more than 300 km of metro network operational in seven cities, and more than 600 km of it is currently under construction, as in projects which have been already sanctioned, the DMRC will cross the 1,000 km mark in the next 5 years. Also, another 500 km of it is under different stages of consideration of the government and that the Centre is in the process of "standardization, and creating such a system so that 'Make in India' can be promoted in various components of the DMRC, including its rolling stock, Managing Director, Mangu Singh said.