The much-awaited Mumbai metro has got embroiled in a legal dispute over tariff, a day before commencement of its operations, with the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) moving the Bombay High Court against the operator over the fare hike. The matter is slated to be heard on Monday.<br /><br />Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said he would inaugurate the service, which is expected to ease traffic congestion on the city's roads and provide much-needed relief to commuters using the overburdened suburban railway, only if the operator — Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL) — agreed to stick to the "original" tariff quoted in the tender.<br /><br />Debashish Mohanty, a director of MMOPL, however, said they would go ahead with the launch of the service on the 11.4-km line from Versova in the western suburbs to Ghatkopar in the east through Andheri on Sunday even if the chief minister did not come for the inauguration.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
