Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan on Thursday allayed concerns over the safety of the metro in the wake of cracks appearing on piers, saying
adequate steps have been taken to strengthen them and the new age transport system was completely safe.
"All piers have been checked by independent people hired by the DMRC. All of them were checked thoroughly. In this line alone (Noida), we strengthened 11 piers. There are no concerns on safety issues," he said.
DMRC hired Sirish & Patel Associates to check the piers after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Zamrudpur in South Delhi on July 12 killing seven people.
The Delhi Metro also postponed the launch of the Noida corridor due to strengthening of piers on the route.
After the inaugural ceremony of the Noida corridor, Sreedharan told reporters that the recent fare hike in Metro trains which come into effect from tomorrow was justified and cited the organisation's expenditure for the decision.
The DMRC on Wednesday effected a 36% hike in its fare with the minimum being increased from Rs 6 to Rs 8, while the maximum hiked from Rs 22 to Rs 30.
"The hike in the metro fare was decided after two considerations. First, the last time that the fare was revised was in December 2005, which was almost four years back and second the metro network is now increasing rapidly. Passengers can now travel up to 60 km in the metro,"
Nitika
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