Banglore Metro...
^^^^After all these good news......
The bad news comes.......
IAS babucracy is trying to stall Kochi metro project
they are trying to throw DMRC and E Sreedharan out of the project
Metro rail row evokes mixed response
KOCHI: Amid controversies over Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) role in implementing the Kochi metro project, city residents want the state government to execute the project without further delays. Many would like DMRC and E Sreedharan to finish the work they have begun, while some expressed their dissatisfaction over the shoddy state of affairs. TOI caught up with a few prominent personalities in Kochi for their opinion on the issue.
While district collector and Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) director board member P I Sheik Pareeth supported DMRC's role saying that the agency can complete the project in a time bound manner, the chairman of Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) N Venugopal urged the government to take the global tender route to ensure transparency.
Elaborating his views, the collector said: "If Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is executing the Kochi Metro project and E Sreedharan is there to oversee the work, then we will be able to complete the metro project in three years. If not, I don't have an answer."
But Centre for Public Policy Research MD D Dhanuraj favoured the global tender plan to dissolve the controversies surrounding the project. "Various agencies will get an opportunity to analyse the detailed project report prepared by DMRC. There will be more transparency and clarity. If DMRC is the best metro agency, they can compete with others and take up the responsibility of executing the project. No project should be individual centric or organisation centric," he said.
Meanwhile, the president of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nishesh Shaw said: "The state wanted DMRC to take up the project. They should have floated a global tender long ago. The government should not step back now and delay the works. Instead it should settle the differences between various agencies amicably. Stalling the event for a temporary period will not resolve the crisis."
"DMRC is not the only agency in the world involved in execution of metro projects and E Sreedharan is not the only expert available. The state should go for a global tender and choose a competent agency," said the GCDA chairman.
However, president of Better Kochi Response Group S Gopakumar backed Sreedharan. "DMRC, under the stewardship of E Sreedharan, would be the right choice. While the agency is familiar with Indian circumstances, the Metro Man knows the city," he said.
Isnt there any one to protests against this???????
