Mumbai: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Saturday promised the people of Mumbai that his Government is committed to seeing that the city got world-class public transport system.
Calling upon the Maharashtra Government to speed up work on the Mumbai Metro, Dr Singh said the city could not continue to depend on a public transport that it has inherited from the distant past.
Dr Singh was speaking after launching a group personal accident cover `Mahasuraksha Yojna’ for over 2.25 lakh drivers of CNG-fuelled autorickshaws and taxicabs in Mumbai by Mahanagar Gas Ltd (MGL), a joint venture between GAIL, British Gas and the Maharashtra Government.
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