DMRC to run Rapid Metro after October 16

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday directed Rapid Metro Rail Gurugram South Limited (RMRGSL) to operate its metro corridor till October 16. After that, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), with whom the Haryana government has signed an agreement, will take over operations of the line.

The high court has directed RMRGSL to hand over operations and maintenance along with control and possession of the corridor to DMRC between September 23 and October 16.

Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) and Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), the two agencies that had moved the high court against a termination notice served by Rapid Metro earlier this year, signed an agreement with DMRC on September 16 to run the corridor for five years.

A high court division bench of justices R K Jain and Arun Kumar Tyagi ordered that the metro corridor should be handed over under the supervision of Justice Kailash Gambhir and Justice V K Gupta Read More