<p>Principal adviser to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) E Sreedharan on Saturday felt that Bengaluru should ideally have a Metro network spread over 150 kilometres considering its 11 million population.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The government should set up a commission to find out reasons behind the delay in execution of the 42-km-long Namma Metro Phase I project. The implementing agency should let people know on why there is a delay. Complexity of geology is not the reason. I know things are not moving in the right direction but I do not want to comment about it,” Sreedharan, who is credited with building the Konkan Railway and Delhi Metro, said.<br /><br />Sreedharan, popularly known as ‘Metro Man’, was in the city to launch the Karnataka Chapter of Foundation for Restoration of National Values (FRNV), a non-profit organisation which he himself heads at the national level. He urged the government to speed up the Metro network within the city on a war-footing.<br /><br />On introducing a suburban rail system, Sreedharan said: “The state government should take the initiative to realise the project. Under the new policy, the state governments have to bear 51% of the total cost of railway projects,” he said.<br /><br />Sreedharan said the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) has a limited passenger-capacity and cannot be introduced unless roads are wide.<br /><br />He mentioned that the newly formed NGO, which intends to work towards bringing in electoral and administrative reforms, would take different measures to make government departments more accountable.<br /><br />“On the delay in executing the Metro project, the foundation is free to file a public interest litigation (PIL) or Right to Information (RTI) petition. This would put the implementing agencies on their toes,” he noted.<br /><br />Earlier, at the FRNV programme, he said: “Deterioration in the basic values of people is evident from the manner in which Parliament and state legislatures function and increase in corruption level.<br /><br />“The foundation would work towards instilling values among people, especially in schools,” he said. V Vishwanath, convenor of Karnataka chapter of FRNV, was present on the occasion.</p>
<p>Principal adviser to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) E Sreedharan on Saturday felt that Bengaluru should ideally have a Metro network spread over 150 kilometres considering its 11 million population.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The government should set up a commission to find out reasons behind the delay in execution of the 42-km-long Namma Metro Phase I project. The implementing agency should let people know on why there is a delay. Complexity of geology is not the reason. I know things are not moving in the right direction but I do not want to comment about it,” Sreedharan, who is credited with building the Konkan Railway and Delhi Metro, said.<br /><br />Sreedharan, popularly known as ‘Metro Man’, was in the city to launch the Karnataka Chapter of Foundation for Restoration of National Values (FRNV), a non-profit organisation which he himself heads at the national level. He urged the government to speed up the Metro network within the city on a war-footing.<br /><br />On introducing a suburban rail system, Sreedharan said: “The state government should take the initiative to realise the project. Under the new policy, the state governments have to bear 51% of the total cost of railway projects,” he said.<br /><br />Sreedharan said the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) has a limited passenger-capacity and cannot be introduced unless roads are wide.<br /><br />He mentioned that the newly formed NGO, which intends to work towards bringing in electoral and administrative reforms, would take different measures to make government departments more accountable.<br /><br />“On the delay in executing the Metro project, the foundation is free to file a public interest litigation (PIL) or Right to Information (RTI) petition. This would put the implementing agencies on their toes,” he noted.<br /><br />Earlier, at the FRNV programme, he said: “Deterioration in the basic values of people is evident from the manner in which Parliament and state legislatures function and increase in corruption level.<br /><br />“The foundation would work towards instilling values among people, especially in schools,” he said. V Vishwanath, convenor of Karnataka chapter of FRNV, was present on the occasion.</p>