With the Metro rails stupendous success as a mass rapid transport system in Delhi and Kolkata, it is going to be replicated in six other cities in the country with an investment of about Rs 60,000 crore.
While the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has already been appointed as the prime consultant for Hyderabad and Kochi Metro and the in-house consultant for Mumbai Metro, it has submitted detailed project reports for Metro systems in Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahemdabad and Chennai.
Beside Indian cities, DMRC is also offering assistance in operating the mass rapid system for Jakarta in Indonesia.
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