SC and CAG deliver stinging indictments on the company’s record of complying with environmental norms and misleading the public.
Last week brought bad news for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. The public sector company, best known for operating metro trains efficiently in India’s capital, faced severe criticism from two influential quarters.
First it was the Supreme Court and a couple of days later, the Comptroller and Auditor General. Both severely criticized certain aspects relating to the planning and execution of the metro rail project of the DMRC, as the corporation is alternatively called. While the criticisms were about multiple aspects of the metro rail project, what stood out starkly among them was the strong criticism made by both the …
Akshay is an investigative reporter and former writer at The Morning Context. Based in Delhi, he writes about the environment, public policy and economy from the lens of the pulls and pressures of an ambitious democracy. Akshay uses the right to information extensively for reporting stories of vital public interest. Over the past decade and more, he has worked for HuffPost India, Frontline, The Economic Times, Down To Earth and DNA.
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