World Bank-led publication launched

A new platform for Metros has been launched for exchange of ideas, pooling of knowledge and sharing of experience, best practices, innovations etc among the Indian Metro Rail companies to nurture excellence in performance.

“I-METROS”, the association of all Indian Metro Rail companies, was launched by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha at the “Indian Metros: Collaborating for Excellence” conference held in New Delhi on 8 Mar 2018.

Sinha expressed confidence that‘I-METROS’ will go a long way if it progresses in the right way in terms of sharing of best practices and adoption of the latest technologies.

Housing and Urban Affairs Secretar, Durga Shanker Mishra, added “The government has come up with a new Metro policy last year which will pave the way for creating an eco-system for the rapid growth and development of Metro systems in the country.”

Sinha also released “The Operator’s Story”- a publication by World Bank and Railway and Transport Strategy Centre (RTSC), Imperial College London, on findings of the research on “What makes Metros successful”. fii-news.com