CHENNAI: A PIL has been filed within the Madras High Court searching for a path to the Chennai Metro Rail Corporation to fix its fares on par with that of suburban educate products and services.
In the petition, MGR Viswanathan, a resident of suburb Pattabiram, additionally sought for a path the metro rail corporation to fix the minimum fare for travel through metro rail at Rs 5.
He claimed in his petition that the BJP, which heads the NDA govt on the Centre, had prior to now assured to fix the fares of the Chennai Metro on par with the suburban educate fares.
The fare in suburban electric educate provider from Chennai Central (Park) to Trisulam (Chennai airport), a distance of 18km is handiest Rs 5 and the price tag fare of suburban electric educate from Chennai Beach to Tambaram (27 km) is Rs 10 handiest, the petitioner submitted.
On the opposite hand, the fare to travel through metro rail from Chennai Central to airport is Rs 60, he contended.
The petitioner said he had prior to now written to the government involved including on January 17.
As there was no reaction from the government he was filing the prevailing PIL, he submitted.
In the petition, MGR Viswanathan, a resident of suburb Pattabiram, additionally sought for a path the metro rail corporation to fix the minimum fare for travel through metro rail at Rs 5.
He claimed in his petition that the BJP, which heads the NDA govt on the Centre, had prior to now assured to fix the fares of the Chennai Metro on par with the suburban educate fares.
The fare in suburban electric educate provider from Chennai Central (Park) to Trisulam (Chennai airport), a distance of 18km is handiest Rs 5 and the price tag fare of suburban electric educate from Chennai Beach to Tambaram (27 km) is Rs 10 handiest, the petitioner submitted.
On the opposite hand, the fare to travel through metro rail from Chennai Central to airport is Rs 60, he contended.
The petitioner said he had prior to now written to the government involved including on January 17.
As there was no reaction from the government he was filing the prevailing PIL, he submitted.
PIL seeks Metro fares on par with local trains
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