Tricity Metro project still waiting to pick up speed

Metro's Track Full Of Hurdles

- Hillary Victor

CHANDIGARH: The wait for the Tricity Metro project continues to grow longer.

A month after Haryana transport additional chief secretary Ashok Khemka chaired a committee meeting on the project, the minutes have finally been released, directing Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) to re-examine its Metro ridership estimate of 11.3 lakh passengers per year.

With this fresh hurdle, the project is likely to face further delays, with still no clear timeline for its launch.

The eight-member committee, constituted by UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria in November last year, was tasked with assessing the financial viability of the Tricity Metro project. Four months later, the committee, which is working in coordination with RITES, has met twice in January and February. But failed to come up with conclusive results.