Delhi Metro augmenting train trips, intensifying drives to combat pollution as GRAP Stage 1 imposed

In the wake of the implementation of GRAP-I in Delhi from Wednesday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will be increasing train trips on weekdays (Mon-Fri) starting October 22. DMRC will also be intensifying anti-pollution drives at its construction sites and surrounding areas across the national capital to help mitigate the pollution. According to a release, Delhi Metro will be running 20 additional trips on its network from tomorrow on weekdays to encourage more and more people to use public transport than their personal vehicles. Similarly, a number of specific activities will be taken up to ensure a decrease in dust levels inside construction sites, removal of road dust from the surrounding roads, removal of garbage from footpaths and road medians, etc.

Delhi Metro’s engineers will be inspecting the construction sites as well as the surrounding roads thoroughly to ensure that all construction materials are properly covered and the wheel wash facilities for outgoing vehicles are in working condition. These drives will be conducted in addition to a number of measures already taken up by DMRC to handle the issue of pollution.