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The man who got Delhi on track

The man who got Delhi on track

India's capital city built a Metro to tackle its traffic and air pollution problems

Witness History · BBC World Service

November 21, 20198m 59s

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Show Notes

India's capital city built a brand new mass transit system to tackle its traffic jams and air pollution. The first section of the Delhi Metro was opened to the public in 2002. E Sreedharan was managing director of the Metro project and he's been speaking to Prabhat Pandey about the challenges he faced. Photo: the inside of a Delhi Metro carriage. Credit: Getty Images.