This chapter explores the problems highlighted by the InfraVision Foundation and IIT Delhi professors in their white paper, the low ridership numbers, and the government's response to the challenges. It also delves into the reasons behind the low ridership and the justification for the high costs of constructing the Metrorail network.
In August 2023, an independent think-tank in India called The Infravision Foundation got together with a couple of professors from IIT Delhi and published a whitepaper. It pointed out issues with India’s metro rail network. No one paid much attention to it initially. But then, UK-based publication The Economist picked it up last week. And suddenly, the government of India felt the need to provide a rebuttal.
So in today’s episode for 9th January 2023, we tell you what’s the fuss around India’s metro rail network.