Centre flayed for delaying Kovai and Madurai metros
COIMBATORE: Social activists and urban transport experts condemned the “step-motherly treatment” by the union government, after a RTI reply revealed that the much-awaited Coimbatore and Madurai metro rail projects have been languishing without approval for more than 19 months.
The RTI, filed by Chennai-based Geographic Information System (GIS) expert and transport activist Dayanand Krishnan, disclosed that DPRs for both cities remain “under preliminary examination” by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The TN government had submitted the DPRs nearly 19 months ago, yet the projects have not moved forward.
