This report on the recent national level round-table on metro rail systems in Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai and Pune organised by Parisar presents the experiences by experts on metro rail systems in these cities and also their concerns & ways of moving forward.
Parisar organised a national level round-table “The City and the Metro”, held at Yashada, Pune, on 20th and 21st July 2010. Many cities in India are going in for Metro Rail systems in an attempt to address their transportation problems. Such systems are already in operation in Kolkata and Delhi with other cities in the process of building a metro system. In total, India is expected to invest Rs. 2 lakh crores (40 billion dollars) in Metro rail systems over the next 10 years. Presently a public debate is taking place in the city across a variety of issues about the proposed Metro Rail System being considered for Pune.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/city-and-metro
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/parisar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/metro
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-t
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-transport
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangalore-t
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-t
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kochi
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/transport
