A decade has gone since the first line of metro started in Delhi in 2002. Despite its expansion across the city in the past 10 years neither pollution nor congestion levels have gone down as claimed by its advocates. An analysis of the revenue generated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation through property development and the rise of property prices adjacent to metro routes and stations suggests that the metro is entangled with the larger process of gentrification in the city.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/delhi-metro-rail-beyond-mass-transit
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pritpal-randhawa
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-air-quality
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