Delhi Metro | DMRC misguides UD Minister, no action on Airport Express line case
New Delhi: The government told Rajya Sabha today that Delhi Metro authorities have taken action against the consultant and engineers involved in executing the Airport Express Metro line for alleged lapses, including providing "unfit" track fittings for the project. In his written reply Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has informed the ministry that the track fittings provided by concessionaire are "not fit" for trains to be run at more than 80 kmph, even though the prescribed limit on the metro line is 120 kmph. He further added that as an outcome, the consultant, who was the engineer for the project, forfeited the performance security of Rs 5.80 crore. He also said the civil contractor was disqualified for participating in DMRC tenders, adding that the assistant engineer and deputy chief engineer for the project were taken up under the Discipline and Appeal Rules. “The prescribed speed of Delhi...