PUNE: The Pune Metro Sahakarya Samiti has pointed out serious lapses in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted by the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation, for Pune’s proposed Metro saying if accepted in its original form, the DPR will lead to astronomical costs, and substandard services.

The Samiti has pointed out that to begin with the coaches need to be broad gauge (BG) and not single gauge while indigenous BG coaches are at least eight times cheaper, they have a 74 per cent bigger carrying capacity, members of the committee have stated in a report released recently.

The Samiti has also pointed out that the DPR is valid only for 17 years (upto 2031) from the date of opening (2014), instead of the minimum 30 years ie up to 2045 as is the standard practice everywhere.

Top retired official from the Indian Railways and management experts, who comprise the Samiti, have submitted minute details of all technical aspects, which have been overlooked by the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation in its report to the Pune Municipal Corporation.