DMRC will always be in my heart says Mangu Singh as he signs off as Delhi Metro chief
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Delhi Metro chief Mangu Singh on Thursday bid an emotional farewell to the DMRC after an illustrious career of 25 years including the last decade as its managing directorOn the last day of his tenure on March 31 he said the Delhi Metro will always be in my heart and he was satisfied with his long journeySenior officials and many members of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC board of directors visited Singh at his office at the Metro Bhawan here and extended their best wishesBut this is not a traditional retirement I would say where one would sort of move away after completing ones service I will be in Delhi and in the age of technology with mobile phones and WhatsApp will be in touch with the people he told PTI in an interview on ThursdayA Bijnor native and a graduate in civil engineering from the University of Roorkee now IIT-Roorkee he bid adieu to his DMRC family and accepted greetings from his colleagues and his successor Vikas Kumar who will take charge as the new managing director on April 1Singh considered as the foremost tunnelling expert became part of the Indian Railways Services of Engineers IRSE in 1981He then joined the Indian Railways and worked in various capacities including as deputy chief engineer of the Kolkata Metro Railway from 1989 to 1996Asked how would he describe his journey at the DMRC he said My journey with a metro began much earlier than the DMRC I was associated with the Calcutta Metro from 89-96 so its been almost 33 years with metrosAnd nothing can be more satisfying than this career of several decades including 33 years in metros including 25 years in DMRC and then 10 years and three months as its MD God has been very kind in giving me such opportunities I have been able to create 310 km of network while being part of different metros and I dont think anybody had that sort of opportunity anywhere in the world he said with a sense of prideThis span of 310 km includes the network added in the DMRC and other metros while working in various capacities he said Singhs tenure as MD of DMRC had begun on January 1 2012 after his predecessor E Sreedharan handed over the charge to him on December 31 2011 His tenure was extended multiple timesDelhi Metro under Singhs leadership endeavoured to bounce back after being severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns His journey had begun with the Delhi Metro back in 1997 when he started working in the capacity of a chief engineerchief project managerLater he rose to become executive director and then director works in the DMRC before taking the charge as its MD in 2012 officials said He has contributed greatly in the project implementation of metros in Delhi and Kolkata and has been responsible for bringing revolutionary changes in the execution of large metro engineering projects civil within tight deadlines and budget the DMRC had earlier saidAsked about DMRCs association with other metros in India under his leadership he said I am very fortunate to have been involved with almost all metro networks in the country whether a metro is operational or under construction or in initial stage of planning I had the opportunity to get involved everywhere It was a big opportunity in life and I am really very satisfied with this journey he saidOne project outside Delhi that he felt special about is the Line2A of Mumbai Metro which is slated to be inaugurated on Saturday That project I personally feel was very challenging in a city like Mumbai Why I am particular about that project is because in Mumbai they already have an MMRC Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation that they are executing But confidence and faith was shown in us and the then CM personally called me and said you Mangu Singh have to deliver a line in Mumbai he saidSo that is why I feel it is more fascinating and challenging and we have done that he said The DMRC networks current span is nearly 392 km with 286 stations including the Noida-Greater Noida Metro Corridor and Rapid Metro in Gurugram PTI KND RHL
New Delhi Mar 31 PTI Delhi Metro chief Mangu Singh on Thursday bid an emotional farewell to the DMRC after an illustrious career of 25 years including the last decade as its managing directorOn the last day of his tenure on March 31 he said the Delhi Metro will always be in my heart and he was satisfied with his long journeySenior officials and many members of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation DMRC board of directors visited Singh at his office at the Metro Bhawan here and extended their best wishesBut this is not a traditional retirement I would say where one would sort of move away after completing ones service I will be in Delhi and in the age of technology with mobile phones and WhatsApp will be in touch with the people he told PTI in an interview on ThursdayA Bijnor native and a graduate in civil engineering from the University of Roorkee now IIT-Roorkee he bid adieu to his DMRC family and accepted greetings from his colleagues and his successor Vikas Kumar who will take charge as the new managing director on April 1Singh considered as the foremost tunnelling expert became part of the Indian Railways Services of Engineers IRSE in 1981He then joined the Indian Railways and worked in various capacities including as deputy chief engineer of the Kolkata Metro Railway from 1989 to 1996Asked how would he describe his journey at the DMRC he said My journey with a metro began much earlier than the DMRC I was associated with the Calcutta Metro from 89-96 so its been almost 33 years with metrosAnd nothing can be more satisfying than this career of several decades including 33 years in metros including 25 years in DMRC and then 10 years and three months as its MD God has been very kind in giving me such opportunities I have been able to create 310 km of network while being part of different metros and I dont think anybody had that sort of opportunity anywhere in the world he said with a sense of prideThis span of 310 km includes the network added in the DMRC and other metros while working in various capacities he said Singhs tenure as MD of DMRC had begun on January 1 2012 after his predecessor E Sreedharan handed over the charge to him on December 31 2011 His tenure was extended multiple timesDelhi Metro under Singhs leadership endeavoured to bounce back after being severely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns His journey had begun with the Delhi Metro back in 1997 when he started working in the capacity of a chief engineerchief project managerLater he rose to become executive director and then director works in the DMRC before taking the charge as its MD in 2012 officials said He has contributed greatly in the project implementation of metros in Delhi and Kolkata and has been responsible for bringing revolutionary changes in the execution of large metro engineering projects civil within tight deadlines and budget the DMRC had earlier saidAsked about DMRCs association with other metros in India under his leadership he said I am very fortunate to have been involved with almost all metro networks in the country whether a metro is operational or under construction or in initial stage of planning I had the opportunity to get involved everywhere It was a big opportunity in life and I am really very satisfied with this journey he saidOne project outside Delhi that he felt special about is the Line2A of Mumbai Metro which is slated to be inaugurated on Saturday That project I personally feel was very challenging in a city like Mumbai Why I am particular about that project is because in Mumbai they already have an MMRC Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation that they are executing But confidence and faith was shown in us and the then CM personally called me and said you Mangu Singh have to deliver a line in Mumbai he saidSo that is why I feel it is more fascinating and challenging and we have done that he said The DMRC networks current span is nearly 392 km with 286 stations including the Noida-Greater Noida Metro Corridor and Rapid Metro in Gurugram PTI KND RHL
