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    CHALLENGES FACED BY DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION

    In operations, constant efforts are being made to tackle the problem of overcrowding.

    In construction, carrying out work on congested roads without causing inconvenience to

    the general public is a major challenge.

    Delhi Metro has been criticized for passenger management and low train frequency for

    that more than a hundred trains have been converted from the four-coach formation to the

    six-coach formation.

    Problems related to security threats:

    Security of the Delhi Metro is being made bullet-proof as 200 new shot resistantmorchas (fortified boxes) will be placed for CISF troops at the entry points of the

    station

    Delhi Airport Metro: Lenders slap recovery notices on DMRC, Reliance Infrastructure:

    Faced with their loan exposure to the Delhi Airport Metro Express Link project turninginto a non-performing asset, a consortium of lenders has initiated steps for recovery ofthe dues. The lenders consortium, headed by Axis Bank, has sent recovery notic es toboth Reliance Infrastructure (promoter of the original concessionaire) and Delhi MetroRail Corporation (which is now operating the Airport Metro link), sources in the banking

    industry said. The consortium has an overall exposure of about Rs. 1,800 crores to theproject. The lenders had met senior Finance Ministry officials on the issue recently,sources said. Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd, the special purpose vehicle floated byRInfra to execute the project, had in July said it had terminated the concession agreementwith DMRC through a notice sent in October 2012. The termination is, however, underarbitration. Banks contend that the notice for termination does not absolve RelianceInfrastructure of repayment of the dues. Apart from Axis Bank, the consortium includesPunjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Central Bank of India and the Londonsubsidiary of India Infrastructure Finance Co Ltd. IIFC (UK) has an exposure of $54million (around Rs. 340 crores today) out of the total Rs. 1,800 crores provided by theconsortium.

    Problems in Phase III expansion, mainly because of land acquisition hurdles:

    Building stations in dense East Delhi. Areas such as Karkarduma, East Vinod nagar and

    Trilokpuri are packed with densely populated unauthorized colonies. Metro stations have

    to be constructed at places like Jamia Nagar, Kalindi kunj and Jaffarabad and land has to

    be acquired from the UP irrigation department. In basai darapurr and mayapri, JJ clusters

    need to be shifted, which is taking time. Land has to be acquired in the cantonment area

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    from the Defense authorities. At Dhaula kuan, the Mukundpur-Yamuna vihar line will

    reach its highest point, going over the Airport Express line. This is a challenge for metro

    engineers.

    Slew of tunnels and bridges pose engineering challenges:

    From building bridges on the Yamuna to constructing over 70 tunnels, Delhi Metro facesseveral challenges during construction of the Phase III corridor. Under Phase III, theDelhi Metro is constructing 74 tunnels for its 47km-long underground corridors. Officialssaid that to minimise the risk to surrounding buildings during the construction of tunnels,Delhi Metro will install a system that will gather vibration data during digging work. Thisdata will help the Metro minimise the risk to buildings during construction work.

    Problems in Delhi Metro's Blue line again, commuters stranded:

    Traffic on snag-prone Dwarka to Noida City Centre line of Delhi Metro was disrupted

    today due to signal problem, delaying scores of commuters. "Due to track circuit(signaling) problem, between Mandi House and Pragati Maidan section, trains on Line3/4 are running with a restricted speed of 25 kmph in this section leading to unevenfrequency of trains on the route

    Despite assurances that the DMRC would enjoy autonomy, it faced political pressure notonly in the recruitment process, processes, promotions, and contract awarding but also in

    land acquisition.The DMRC also faced the difficult task of relocating the peopleevicted from properties acquired for the project. It had to build temporary

    accommodations for the people who were to be relocated.With the Delhi Metro Actcoming into force, the DMRC faced few legal problems in acquiring properties. About

    400cases were filed against the DMRC on this issue, out of which only 100 were pendingas of 2006.