CM Chavan threatens boycott of metro opening
- 5 years ago
The much-awaited Mumbai metro has got embroiled in a legal dispute over tariff, a day before commencement of its operations, with the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) moving the Bombay High Court against the operator over the fare hike. The matter is slated to be heard on Monday.
Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said he would inaugurate the service, which is expected to ease traffic congestion on the city's roads and provide much-needed relief to commuters using the overburdened suburban railway, only if the operator — Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL) — agreed to stick to the "original" tariff quoted in the tender.
Debashish Mohanty, a director of MMOPL, however, said they would go ahead with the launch of the service on the 11.4-km line from Versova in the western suburbs to Ghatkopar in the east through Andheri on Sunday even if the chief minister did not come for the inauguration.
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Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said he would inaugurate the service, which is expected to ease traffic congestion on the city's roads and provide much-needed relief to commuters using the overburdened suburban railway, only if the operator — Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL) — agreed to stick to the "original" tariff quoted in the tender.
Debashish Mohanty, a director of MMOPL, however, said they would go ahead with the launch of the service on the 11.4-km line from Versova in the western suburbs to Ghatkopar in the east through Andheri on Sunday even if the chief minister did not come for the inauguration.
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