The role of Chinese government-owned CRRC Corporation Ltd (CRRC) in the Indian metro rail sector is on shaky ground after the company's inability to comply with Make-in-India guidelines.
CRRC's failure to kick off the production of rolling stock at Sri City manufacturing unit, located around 50 km north of Chennai on the Andhra Pradesh border, is all set to affect the operations of the phase 2 projects of the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. On the ground at Sri City, the company is yet to start work and is yet to get even clearance from the forest department, say sources.
CRRC had