Delhi's Teeming Streets Give Way to Air-Conditioned Calm

Delhi, the capital of India, is the site of a rapidly expanding metro system whose first underground section, completed in the summer of 2005, has been greeted with positive reactions thanks to its spacious, air-conditioned facilities. The first phase was 66 kilometers long and cost $2.3 billion to construct in stages over seven years, three years shorter than originally proposed. Multi-national teams of contractors and experts contributed to the project, which is design-build. The top management at Delhi Metro Rail Corp. is credited with seeing the mega-project through to success. Soft loans from Japan and Indian government commitments gave the project a robust funding base. Owned jointly by the governments of India and Delhi, the corporation was able to avoid bureaucratic pitfalls of its predecessors on other projects. More than 180 kilometers of lines are planned for the system, which has won praise for the Indian construction industry.

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• Authors:
  • Reina, Peter
• Publication Date: 2005-11-28

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 66-67
• Serial:
  • ENR
  • Volume: 255
  • Issue Number: 21
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Project management; Rail transit; Subways
• Geographic Terms: Delhi (India)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01018583
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 2 2006 9:33AM