Metro Matters

Metro Matters

On this show, metro editor Shivani Singh talks about the quality of life in Delhi, discusses issues that matter to its residents, and takes their concerns to experts and policymakers. This is a Hindustan Times production, brought to you by HT Smartcast.

Episodes

12: '3-engine' governance, 'nationalism vs anarchy': Javadekar on BJP's Delhi poll pitch

January 13, 2020 • 16 mins
Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Delhi elections in-charge Prakash Javadekar spoke to Hindustan Times about the upcoming Assembly polls, the party’s main talking points to the electorate, the performance of civic agencies, the anti-CAA protests, and police handling of the Jamia Millia Islamia and Jawarharlal Nehru University incidents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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11: Scanning Mohalla clinics

December 5, 2019 • 12 mins
The Mohalla Clinics is one of the flagship schemes of the AAP government in Delhi. With the aim to fix the primary healthcare in the city, the government had earlier announced the opening of 1,000 clinics. The project had a slow start because, initially, it ran into problems with the L-G, and later, the government couldn't get land. But in the last few months, there has been considerable expansion. Delhi now has 302 mohalla clinics...
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10: EPCA chief Bhure Lal calls out ‘delayed action’ against polluting activities

November 21, 2019 • 12 mins
In this episode of Metro Matters, Hindustan Times' metro editor Shivani Singh speaks to Bhure Lal, the chairperson of the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) about the air pollution crisis in Delhi and National Capital Region. The Supreme Court-mandated EPCA is the enforcing body for the Graded Response Action Plan that defines specific measures to tackle different levels of air pollution throughout the ...
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9: Pedestrians, cyclists have equal rights on roads': PWD minister Satyendar Jain

November 6, 2019 • 12 mins
In this episode of Metro Matters, Delhi’s PWD minister Satyendar Jain speaks to Hindustan Times’ metro editor Shivani Singh about the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government’s decision to redesign nine arterial roads in the national capital to streamline traffic movement. Jain dispels the notion that creating space for pedestrians and cyclists will reduce the road space for vehicles and result in traffic jams. He also talks about the ...
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8: Punctuality, crowding, last-mile travel: Delhi Metro chief on challenges

October 31, 2019 • 14 mins
In the latest edition of Metro Matters, Mangu Singh, managing director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, speaks to Shivani Singh, metro editor, Hindustan Times. The Delhi Metro chief talks about tackling the challenges of punctuality in operations, the growing problem of crowding at stations as well as fixing last-mile connectivity. Mangu Singh says that the corporation is planning to introduce new, energy-efficient mobility options s...
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7: EPCA’s Sunita Narain on why exemptions will dilute Delhi’s odd-even plan

October 16, 2019 • 12 mins
In this episode of Metro Matters, Shivani Singh, speaks to Sunita Narain, member of the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA), about the hits and misses in Delhi's fight against air pollution. Supporting the Delhi government's decision to enforce odd-even road space rationing from November 4-15, Narain backed the inclusion of two-wheelers in the plan. Narain said she hopes that the a...
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6: How fear of hefty fines is making Delhi roads safer

October 4, 2019 • 11 mins
Hindustan Times' Metro Editor Shivani Singh talks to Delhi Police’ Special Commissioner (Traffic) Taj Hassan about the impact on Delhi roads since the implementation of the amended Motor Vehicles Act. Hassan believes that steep fines are needed in a city such as Delhi. He adds that since the amended law came into force on September 1, more people are wearing seat belts and helmets, and many drivers have started following the stop l...
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5: Delhi Transport Minister on ‘odd and even’ of road rationing

October 4, 2019 • 12 mins
Hindustan Times metro editor Shivani Singh speaks to Delhi's transport and environment minister Kailash Gahlot about the AAP government's decision to reintroduce for the third time 'the odd and even' road space rationing between November 4 and 15. Gahlot says that two-wheeler riders will be exempt from the drive because the public transport is still not adequate to take the extra load of passengers. Also even as critics question th...
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4: Why Delhi deserves the world heritage city tag

October 4, 2019 • 12 mins
Hindustan Times metro editor Shivani Singh speaks to historian Swapna Liddle, also the convener of the Delhi chapter of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), about Delhi’s renewed plans to seek the UNESCO world heritage city status. Liddle, whose organisation is helping the government prepare the brief for the city’s nomination, says the recognition will set off a chain reaction among Delhi's residents and a...
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3: Delhi's Happiness lessons: Making studies a source of joy

October 4, 2019 • 10 mins
Hindustan Times metro editor Shivani Singh attends a happiness class. The special classes were launched by the Delhi government in the state-run schools last year to address the emotional concerns of students. We speak to Delhi's education minister Manish Sisodia about the happiness curriculum, and learn from a bunch of students and their teachers about the journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2: Street crimes get violent in Delhi, but top cop Amulya Patnaik has a plan

October 4, 2019 • 10 mins
As residents complain about frequent incidents of snatching on city roads, Delhi police commissioner Amulya Patnaik says his force’s prevention strategies have started showing positive results. In conversation with Hindustan Times metro editor Shivani Singh in another episode of Metro Matters -- a weekly show on everything that matters to Delhi -- Patnaik talks about his priorities, the role of community-based strategies and the ch...
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1: ‘Basic services for Delhi, not poll sops’: Manish Sisodia

October 4, 2019 • 12 mins
Delhi is divided in its opinion on the AAP government’s initiatives to provide free power, WiFi and commutes for women. But Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia asserts that AAP is mandated to do the people’s work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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