[sustran] Metro saved Rs 2,000 crore in five years: study

[Sudhir]

Dear All,

Can anybody access this quoted CRRI report on Delhi Metro ?

Metro saved Rs 2,000 crore in five years: study  ( Indian Express 31 Jan)


*New Delhi* While it is believed that Metro, right from conceptualisation to
construction stage, is an expensive urban project — Phase I of the Delhi
Metro was constructed at a cost of Rs 10,571 crore — a report has found that
the Delhi Metro has saved Rs 2,072.51 crore for Delhi in five years since it
began operations in December 2002.

Delhi Metro's Phase I saves passenger time, cut fuel costs, reduces capital
and operating costs of vehicles, reduces environmental damage, prevents
accidents and reduces maintenance cost on infrastructure, *says the study
conducted by the Central Road Research Institute*. Read more @
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/metro-saved-rs-2-000-crore-in-five-years-study/417216/

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