Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot seeks report after 6 metro snags in 3 weeks
India Today
In view of recurring incidences of breakdowns on various lines of Delhi Metro, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to submit an investigation report within a week and remedial action taken to ensure seamless operations.
Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to submit an investigation report within a week in view of recurring incidences of breakdowns on various lines of Delhi Metro that were reported this month, causing inconvenience to passengers.
Different metro corridors faced service disruptions due to technical snags on atleast six occasions this month.
The latest technical snag was reported on the Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli-HUDA City Centre), disrupting operations for about one hour on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Violet (Kashmere Gate-Raja Nahar Singh) and Red Lines (Rithala-Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda) also faced technical glitches.
On June 6, services on Delhi Metro's Blue Line corridor were impacted twice in a day due to a technical snag.
Gahlot took to Twitter and wrote, "There have been recurring incidences of breakdowns on various lines of Delhi Metro this month causing inconvenience to passengers. Have directed @OfficialDMRC to submit an investigation report in the next 7 days on the breakdowns and remedial action taken to ensure seamless operations.
There have been recurring incidences of breakdowns on various lines of Delhi Metro this month causing inconvenience to passengers. Have directed @OfficialDMRC to submit investigation report in next 7 days on the breakdowns and remedial action taken to ensure seamless operations.
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