This refers to the report “Infra biggies queue up for largest PPP project” (January 4). This is a huge step by the state towards making Mumbai an international financial centre. It will mean comfortable and quicker travel for the people — and a significant increase in labour productivity. Last week, The Economist observed that Mumbai’s “millions endure commutes that would qualify them for post-traumatic-stress counselling in rich countries, and that rush-hour trains get so crushed that a phone or pair of glasses carried in a breast pocket will smash under the pressure of bodies”. Let us hope that the best of the state, railways and business resources are deployed in this project. The government should periodically inform the people about its progress — the period for which the private partner will receive the revenue, the approximate one-way fare, and so on.
S Subramanyan Navi Mumbai
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