Is DMRC feeding Media data about metro rail mishaps across the world to counter negative publicity?
What if a few Metro pillars have crashed in Delhi? It happens all over the world! That’s what the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) seems to be hinting at. Unable to hide the cracks in its pillars and reputation, DMRC is reportedly trying to generate a positive buzz in the city by leaking to the media data about how accidents are common in similar projects all over the world. “Over the past few months, whenever a major mishap has taken place, Metro officials have quickly pointed out similar accidents that have happened at metro rail sites internationally,” said a senior DMRC official, wishing anonymity. On Monday morning too, as soon as news about fresh cracks detected in a pillar in the Noida line became public, Delhi journalists received an email from Metro Bhawan informing them about a mishap at Seoul metro in South Korea, in which five people had been killed. The email pointed out how a launching girder had crashed in Seoul last week. “Not only in Delhi, but these accidents occur
