Indian Railways bullet train blasted by Metro man Sreedharan; this is what he said

Common people in India need a better rail system. They need a fast, clean, modern railway system. Metro Man of India E Sreedharan said that Indian Railways is 20 years behind all advanced nations. He also averred that Bullet train is for elite classes and a country like India needs safer metro than Bullet trains. Sreedharan is a man who helped to ease the transportation system of the country.

Padmashree awardee Sreedharan in an interview with Hindustan Times said, “Bullet trains will cater only to the elite community. It is highly expensive and beyond the reach of the ordinary people. What India needs is a modern, clean, safe and fast rail system.”

Sreedharan is a Padma Shree awardee and he took over the responsibility of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in 1997. He also contributed in the development of Konkan railway and also India’s first Metro rail project in Kolkata.

Accidents have been one of the major concerns and people in suburban areas are quite unsafe in the current system, he indicated.

“Accident record has not improved. Many also die on tracks, at level crossing, in suburban sections. Almost 20,000 lives are lost on tracks yearly. I feel Indian Railways is 20 years behind those of advanced nations.” He said.

To lay down indigenous technical standards for the metro rail system in the country, Sreedharan is going to head a high level committee.

Union Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal said that the Bullet train project is an ambitious project and will be completed by 2022. It was earlier estimated to be completed by the year 2023.

Goyal said, “The bullet train project is on track. In this country, every project has certain difficulties and issues that have to be addressed as you progress in the project. We are working for the acquisition of land in Maharashtra and Gujarat. There are some concerns with local people and a dialogue is going on. I am very confident very soon we will and I am very confident that very soon we will resolve it. We are trying our best to complete the work by 2022 before its deadline, 2023."

"The Indian Railways is working day and night to complete the much-awaited Bullet train project by 2022," he added.

Ministry is working on the land acquisition for the bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. It will cover a length of 508km, of which 21km will be under the sea.