Journalism of Courage
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, author of Transforming Cities: Postcards of change, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta at the Express Adda in Mumbai on Tuesday night. (IE Photo: Prashant Nadkar)
At the Express Adda, Prithviraj Chavan said the Mumbai Metro has disputes due to cost overruns and conceded that the contract wasn't written properly. (IE Photo: Prashant Nadkar)
Chavan said the Mumbai Metro will be open for public but it won't be inaugurated due to the model code of conduct in place for the General Elections. (IE Photo: Amit Chakravarty)
The Maharashtra Chief Minister also said that “every PPP project in Maha has run into problems. We need a dispute redressal mechanism.” (IE Photo: Amit Chakravarty)
He said the biggest challenge facing Mumbai is the issue of urban governance, which is a three-tier system at present. (IE Photo: Amit Chakravarty)
