Won’t allow KMRL to become another KSRTC, says Loknath Behera

Rationalising fare structure, concessions to frequent travellers, and day pass system under Kochi metro’s consideration

Allaying fears that the approximately ₹1-crore loss per day will result in Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) becoming yet another KSRTC, Loknath Behera, the metro agency’s managing director, said a whole lot of new initiatives were on the anvil to improve footfall in the system of mass rapid transport by wooing youth, elderly people, and marginalised sections. Rationalising the fare structure, offering concessions to frequent travellers, introducing day pass system and discounts to NCC and student police cadets and senior citizens as in Singapore were under consideration. Every effort will be made to ensure the safety and well-being of people aged 70 years and above. All this is important, since people must feel “at home” in the metro system.