Metro would not decrease number of cars, making such vehicles expensive like Singapore can: SC
The Supreme Court Tuesday did not agree to the submissions of Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd that the metro would encourage citizens not to use cars, saying this is not the correct “extrapolation” and making cars “uneconomical” like Singapore may work.
In Singapore, a car is an expensive treasure and a prospective buyer has to secure certificates of entitlement (COE) in a bid as per media reports, one of the tenders for COE bids for a mid-sized sedan had cost around USD 30,000.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha permitted the MMRCL to pursue its plea with the relevant authority for felling 84 trees at Mumbai’s Aarey Colony for constructing train ramps at its car shed project.
