The Delhi Metro Project: Effective Project Management in the Indian
Public Sector
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Case Details:
Case Code : PROM005
Case Length : 21 Pages
Period : 1998-2006
Pub Date : 2006
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : DMRC
Industry : Construction
Countries : India
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Introduction Contd...
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However, thanks to thorough planning, an effective project design, and a
'we-mean business' culture, it was able to overcome all these hurdles. The
organizational culture was based on punctuality, honesty, and a strict adherence
to deadlines. The DMRC successfully managed the various stakeholders in the
project like the general public, government bodies, etc., and also ensured that
the project was environmentally safe.
With Phase I of the Delhi Metro project nearing completion, the GoI decided to
extend the metro network and work on Phase II of the Delhi Metro project was set
to commence in September 2006.
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In the process of implementing the project, the DMRC had gained a lot of
technological expertise, which would be used by other cities in India and
abroad to build metro systems similar to the Delhi Metro.
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Background Note
Metro systems were generally considered as a transport option when the
population of a city crossed the 1 million mark (Refer Exhibit I to know
more about metro transit systems). Delhi crossed that milestone as early
as in the 1940s.
The 1950s saw a doubling of the city's population; with
that, the vehicular traffic also soared. By the early 1990s, Delhi had
more registered vehicles than Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai put together. |
It had become one of the most polluted cities in the world,
with automobiles contributing to more than two thirds of the total atmospheric
pollution. There was an urgent need felt at this point to improve both the
quality and availability of mass transport services in Delhi.
The first ever traffic study of Delhi (titled the 'Origin – Destination Survey
of Traffic of Greater Delhi') was carried out by the Central Road Research
Institute (CRRI) in 1957. As many as 35 more studies on Delhi's transport
problems were conducted subsequently by various entities (Refer Exhibit II for
some of these studies). Almost all these studies recommended the Mass Rapid
Transit System (MRTS) as a means to solve Delhi's traffic problems.
In 1989, the GNCTD, with support from the GoI, commissioned a feasibility study
for developing an MRTS for Delhi. The study was undertaken by Rail India
Technical & Economic Services Ltd. (RITES)5
and completed in 1991...
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