Sir, the need for this amendment was felt as without a legal framework the extension of Metro to Gurgaon and Nodia would have been legally challenged and stalled at any time. Since there was no legislation available for operation and maintenance of the Metro Railways in Delhi, Parliament enacted the Delhi Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002. So, this Act was needed. Hon. Minister is very efficient and the work on metro is also going speedily. I extend my all thanks as the work is progressing on time and some time before time also. The entire world is worried because of the climate change. Naturally, this metro project will help us in this regard. We are happy that we are proceeding with this project on time. I would like to draw the attention of the hon. Minister to the fact that the speed of the work has been accelerated by the DMRC but the monitoring of safety measures adopted at its various construction sites has not kept pace with it. The question about the hasty planning of BRT corridors came true when one its traffic marshals was mowed down by a chartered bus on the corridors a week later. Sir, the recent collapse of the fly over at Laxmi Nagar may have raised genuine question about the safety standards being pursued by the DMRC. I am drawing the attention of the hon. Minister as to how many accidents have occured because of this Delhi Metro. So, seeing this we can say that the saftey aspect is not taken care of by the DMRC. The Minister should direct the DMRC  to be more careful in this regard. Recently, the Planning Commission has stated that the Metro Project is not a Central project. I do not understand this. It is a central project and we have been amending all through this law. No doubt, transportation.
