Former Union Minister and ex-city MP, Pawan Kumar Bansal on Monday asked the UT Administration to revive the metro project in tricity.
Bansal criticized the administration for abandoning the project earlier and said that now, there is again a little chance of reviving the project and the decision should be taken carefully.
The project had suffered a major setback after the Union Home Minister Advisory Committee (HMAC) had termed it unfeasible for Chandigarh in July this year. Members of the committee, which is headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, had asked the UT Administration to look for alternatives to strengthen public transport.
In the past, Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher has also raised questions about the project's viability.
Bansal said that it was after detailed discussions at different levels and considering reports of different studies that a decision was taken to initiate a metro project for the tricity.
The Congress leader said that he was one of those who pleaded for metro at every forum, and is saddened that the project has been abandoned.