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Are We Creating Outcomes Similar to Power Sector by Proliferating Metro Rail Across Cities in India?

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  • Kumar V. Pratap

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Metro rails mitigate problems of pollution and congestion in crowded Indian cities and are therefore a priority of the government. However, they are also very expensive to build and operate, making their operations loss-making. With increasing proliferation of metro rails and their continuous losses, there would be a need for repeated bailout packages for the metro rail sector in India, similar to the case of the power sector. There are a number of measures that can be taken to mitigate this outcome as apparent from the example of Hong Kong Metro.

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  • Kumar V. Pratap, 2021. "Are We Creating Outcomes Similar to Power Sector by Proliferating Metro Rail Across Cities in India?," Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers, , vol. 46(1), pages 7-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:vikjou:v:46:y:2021:i:1:p:7-12
    DOI: 10.1177/02560909211015455
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