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JAIPUR: Setting aside all confusions on the deadline of launching the Metro train, urban development and housing minister Shanti Dhariwal on Saturday said despite delays, the new-age transport system would be launched in the city in June.Dhariwal said two rakes of Metro train would be brought to Jaipur in April to begin a trail run. Also another two rakes would be brought to Jaipur from Delhi in March.The minister further said 10 rakes would also be supplied from Bangalore and out of these 10 rakes, two would be brought in April. On Saturday, Dhariwal inspected Metro sites between the two terminals -Mansarovar and Chand Pole. Accompanied by senior officials of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Dhariwal walked along the railway tracks covering some distance during the inspection.Later, the minister expressed satisfaction and claimed that residents of the city would be able to take a ride on Metro train in June. "I am sure that Metro train will be introduced in the city in June, within the set deadline," he said, informing that the DMRC officials have also assured the state government that the Metro train would be launched in the last week of June.In order to meet meet the deadline, the contractors have prepared a comprehensive action plan in which they will take up different works simultaneously which would save time, Dhariwal said. The DMRC has been taking up laying of railway tracks, wiring work for electricity supply and others simultaneously which helped recovery of delay.

Replying a question on delay in work, Dhariwal said the main reasons were land acquisition problems and court cases. He said the land acquisition took some time, which made it difficult for the government to meet the deadlines.

On the frequent accidents reported at Metro sites, Dhariwal directed the DMRC to take proper precautions to avoid such incidents. DMRC officials said the reason for accidents at Metro sites is due to the deployment of new labourers. "When labourers are new, the coordination between them was a slight concern," a DMRC official added.