Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore’s Rs 7,500 crore “dream project” has within four months turned into a financial nightmare. The city’s pridethe Indore Metro has not only lost 97% of its riders since launch but is now spending several times more on electricity bills than it earns from tickets, raising serious questions about planning and viability.

When the metro opened on May 31, 2025, over 1.5 lakh people rushed in for the free rides. But that excitement faded instantly. Between June and September 25, the metro recorded just 95,146 paid passengers in total. With an average ticket price of Rs 20, that translates into barely Rs 19.02 lakh earned in four months.

But here lies the shocker, as per the sources, the metro’s monthly electricity expense alone exceeds Rs 20 lakh meaning in four m

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