Widening scope, aim to be a key player in urban infra space: DMRC MD

Vikas Kumar— the third managing director (MD) of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) — has taken over the reins at a time it is making efforts to recover its operations as well as finances. To improve revenue while keeping ticket fares in check, DMRC is venturing into newer regions and business avenues. Kumar shares details of DMRC’s growth plans in an interview with Dhruvaksh Saha and Shreya Jai. Edited excerpts:

In the past 20 years, how has Delhi Metro maintained its cost and operations?

We made the Delhi public transport at par with international metro rail systems. The first