fwd: 'Mumbai Rail Corp. will soon become a reality'

[Ananthakrishnan]

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> Enjoying some autonomy, MRVC will be able to expedite rail development
> projects that are vital for improving Mumbai's transport network.
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Partnerships between the Union and State Governments are of course, the
right way to go. In Chennai, despite investment by the State Government in
the Mass Rapid Transit System, (two thirds of the cost of expansion) there
is no unified transit authority and no move to integrate rail and bus fares.

This is despite the fact that the parties in the State and Central
Governments are allies, so far as Tamil Nadu is concerned.

G.Ananthakrishnan, Chennai-based journalist can be reached at Tel: + 91 44
8413942 , Fax: + 91 44 8415395.