New Delhi: The government has extended the term of office of Mangu Singh as Director of Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation until March 31, 2022, according to official orders issued on Wednesday.
The extension occurred in the middle of the ongoing work on the PH-IV of the Delhi Metro network, because the construction and new operation were beaten before due to induced coronavirus and locking pandemics.
Singh’s ownership as MD DMRC starts from January 1, 2012 after its predecessor E Seedharan has submitted its costs on December 31, 2011.
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From NCT of Delhi, in accordance with the provisions of Article 130 Memorandum and Articles Association of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited, and after obtaining Approval from the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, the Government.
From India Vide Letter Date 28.09.2021 With pleasure to extend the term of office of Shri Mangu Singh as Director of Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation limited to 31.03.2022, “orders reading.
Orders have been issued by the Delhi Government Transportation Department Authority.
The Delhi Metro operation was stopped for more than five months due to the Covid-19 pandemic which began in early 2020.
During the period 169 days when Metro services were suspended starting March 22, 2020, DMRC suffered losses worth almost Rs 1300 Crore, the previous source said.
The following guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Metro Delhi has continued operations in the relevant way on September 7, 2020 under the leadership of Singh, and runs Metro services while adhering to Covid norms to ensure public security challenging for DMRC.
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In an interview to PTI in September 2020, Singh said, “service restarted was not carried out by consideration of generating income or carrying passengers, but to connect people and contribute to economic revival”.
Again, in 2021 amid the second wave of pandemic which began in April, the service was re-suspended for a long hiatus, and continued from June 7 with a limited capacity for seating passengers.
In the interview September 2020, he also said that the Covid-19 situation had affected the work of PH-IV Metro Delhi, but the ongoing project would only be postponed by several months and, therefore, “will not require costs.
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The Union Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in March 2019 has agreed three of the six Fase IV corridors proposed by Metro Delhi which will increase connectivity in the national capital.
Under the approved phase-IV segment, 61.679-km from the new Metro line must be built in three different corridors consisting of 45 metro stations.
These new parts must provide interconnectivity between Metro Delhi’s operational lines.
According to the government, Mukundpur-Maujpur, R k k ashram-Janakpuri West and Aero City-Tuxlakabad corridors approved by the cabinet.
The current range of Network DMRC is almost 392 km with 286 stations including the Metro Noida-Greater Noida and Metro corridor fast.
Singh has greatly contributed to the implementation of the Metros project in Delhi and Kolkata and has been responsible for bringing revolutionary changes in the implementation of large Metro Engineering (Civil) projects in a strict deadline and budget, and considered a leading tunneling expert, DMRC has done it before said.