Delhi Metro decides to take over the operations of Gurgaon Rapid Metro

A senior DMRC official said the staff of Rapid Metro will be absorbed by Delhi Metro and will get existing pay scale and position for the next three months

In an apparent rescue act, Delhi Metro has decided to take over the operations of Gurgaon Rapid Metro, second such move after doing so with Airport Express Metro in 2013. Gurgaon Rapid Metro is owned by IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd (ITNL) — a subsidiary of the bankrupt IL&FS group.
 
According to the minutes of the meeting held between the state government of Haryana and managing director of Delhi Metro, Mangu Singh, the project will be taken over by DMRC for a period of five years. “From the start of the service on February 5, operations of Rapid Metro will