Chandigarh, April 14 -- It's about time residents give up their hopes of travelling in a Metro within the tricity as UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has reiterated the project is not viable for a small city like Chandigarh which has a population of only about 12 lakh.

Speaking at an event, organised by the Chandigarh Residents' Association Welfare Federation (CRAWFED) on Sunday, Kataria said that for a city like Chandigarh, the expansion of the electric bus service is far more practical and cost-effective than a Metro. "Even offering the bus service for free would be more economical than investing in a full-fledged Metro system," he said, in what is being seen by many as the last nail in the coffin for the Metro project which has be...