Metro projects get Rs 17,810 cr in this years Budget
The Dollar Business Bureau The Government has set aside more than Rs.17,810 crore in the Budget for 2017-18 for metro projects all over the country, which is an increase of around 14% compared to the allocation last year. While presenting the annual budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that a new policy for metro rail will have innovative financing methods. However, compared to last year, the Union budget did not give any break-up for individual projects such as those being managed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The only allocation mentioned separately was of about Rs.150 crore that is being granted to DMRC for its expansion to NCR areas such as Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad and Noida, which is almost double compared to previous year's Rs.87.4 crore. In ...
DMRC looks to go global: Anuj Dayal
By Ahmad Shariq Khan Anuj Dayal the Executive Director of DMRC in an exclusive interview with Ahmad Shariq Khan, The Dollar Business, talks about the journey of DMRC, its challenges in constructing over 200 kms of Metro lines in Delhi in record time, the Make in India initiative and how the mammoth project influenced him to pen down a management manual that could be useful for future planners. 1. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) began its journey in the late 1990s, and since then has connected Delhi with the National Capital Region, spanning 213 km across the region. How do you see the journey so far? Tell us about your priority for DMRC. Ans: The journey so far has been exciting ...
