Sreedharan- India’s metro man to head Modi’s bullet train project
NEW DELHI: From 1995 to 2012, Sreedharan, a retired Indian Engineering Service (IES) served as the managing director of Delhi metro. Now the Narendra Modi government has chosen E Sreedharan to head the committee for the bullet train project and to lay down standards for metro rail systems in the country. Now the Sreedharan has banged the Prime Minister Modi"s ambitious bullet train project . During an interview, the Sreedharan said Bullet trains will cater only to the elite community. It is highly expensive and beyond the reach of ordinary people. What India needs is a modern, clean, safe and fast rail system. During an interview, the Sreedharan said Bullet trains will cater only to the elite community. It is highly expensive and beyond the reach of ordinary people. What India needs is a modern, clean, safe and fast rail system. By August 2022 the bullet train is expected to be constructed. The Japan-backed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project costs $17 billion. For the Modi’s p...