Just A Minute With: Delhi Metro's E. Sreedharan
By Matthias Williams
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Just ten days before the bridge collapse that almost forced the Delhi Metro chief to step down, Elattuvalapil Sreedharan told Reuters that India needs sweeping changes on how it implements infrastructure projects.
Here are excerpts from the exclusive interview -
Q: To what do you attribute the success of the Delhi metro?
A: "For us, time is money. We know that each day is so important and we can't allow one day to waste."
Q: How did you cut through the red tape?
A: "At the government level, there will be a lot of bickering and bargaining necessary, but ultimately we are able to get what we want."
"The traffic scenario is very dismal and something has got to be done very fast. Everybody realised that. So irrespective of the political parties in power, generally we found that everybody was very keen to get the project completed on time." Continued...
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