Metro Rail Projects in India: A Study in Project Planning

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Taking stock of the urban transport scenario in Indian cities, this is the first full-length study of the metro rail system in India.

In recent times the metro rail has come up as a favoured alternative of mass transport in urban spaces faced with growing population, heightened vehicular traffic, and increased pollution. Using data, analysis, and first-hand information, this book tells the story of metro rail as proposed and undertaken across India—from Kolkata in the east and Mumbai in the west to Delhi and Jaipur in the north and Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kochi in the south. Focusing on the complexities of project planning and contrasting the Indian experience with those of its global counterparts, this volume distils important lessons for future infrastructure projects.

While the metro rail system has considerably improved inter-city connectivity, the metro story in India is an ongoing one. With a Foreword by E. Sreedharan, setting the stage this volume will appeal to anybody keen to know more about urban transport in India, as well as policymakers, management professionals, and students and researchers of economics and business studies.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR M Ramachandran

M Ramachandran, Ph. D. and M. Phil. in economic planning from University of Glasgow, UK, is Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Member of the Indian Administrative Service since 1972, Dr. Ramachandran has handled several national and international assignments. He was First National Officer selected to be on deputation to United Nations Development Programme, India during 1986-1992.He was Principal Secretary, School Education in Uttranchal and Pricncipal Secretary to the Chief Minister before elevating to the position of Chief Secretary. He was identified as the “Infrastructure Man” in the State of Uttaranchal where he took several new initiatives covering public-private partnership projects. As Secretary, MoUD, since November 2006, he is steering the implementation of JNNURM. He is a recipient of Skoch Challenger Award recognizing his contribution to urban development and JNNURM.