Tariff dispute over Mumbai Metro service set to start tomorrow

June 07, 2014 18:41

he much-awaited Mumbai metro has got embroiled in a legal dispute over tariff, a day before commencement of its operations, with the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority moving the court against the operator over fare hike.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has said he would inaugurate the service, which is expected to ease traffic congestion on the city's roads and provide much-needed relief to commuters using the overburdened suburban railway, only if the operator -- Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd agrees to stick to the "original" tariff quoted in the tender.

Debashish Mohanty, a director of MMOPL, however, said they would go ahead with the launch of the service tomorrow even if the Chief Minister does not come for the inauguration.

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