Delhi Metro To Organise Host Of Activities to celebrate Independence Day: Ridership Record Broken for the third in a month on 8th August, 2014

On Aug 14, 2014

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to celebrate the Independence Day this year with week long celebrations involving a series of activities.

All the premises of Delhi Metro such as stations, viaducts, depots, residential enclaves etc will be decorated with the tricolor, banners, illumination etc which will try to invoke the spirit of independence day among the commuters.

The National Flag will be hoisted at all major offices, depots and Metro stations etc of Delhi Metro. Patriotic songs will be played at all stations during the week commencing from the 10th of August. A short film on Delhi Metro will be screened on the LED screens installed at stations.

Quiz competitions on the theme of Metro as well as India’s independence will be organized for the commuters at select Metro stations across the network. DMRC will also launch an awareness campaign about the importance of using public transport for a cleaner and greener tomorrow through FM Radio. Interesting contests will be organized for the radio listeners and Metro smart cards will be given away to the winners.

Specially abled Children, senior citizens etc from some Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will be taken on conducted Metro tours during the week to celebrate the occasion. For the families of DMRC employees also, cultural programmes and painting competitions will be organized at all the residential conclaves of Delhi Metro.

Since 2002, Delhi Metro has been working tirelessly to provide freedom to the National Capital Region (NCR) from pollution, traffic snarls and road accidents. As per a study conducted by the Central Road Research Institute in 2011, Delhi Metro has helped reduce about 1.17 lakh vehicles from the streets of the city and has reduced the emission of pollutants by up to 1,79,613 tonnes. By reducing the number of vehicles, It has also helped prevent over 700 accidents annually.

DELHI METRO BREAKS RIDERSHIP RECORD FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN A MONTH

Delhi Metro has been registering a continuous increase in ridership since July, 2014, with the ridership figure creating a new record for the third time since last month on the 8th of August, 2014.

While on the 21st of July, 2014, Delhi Metro’s ridership figure touched the high of 26.84 lakhs, on 4th August, it crossed the 27 lakh barrier to reach 27.05 lakhs. On the 8th of August, the ridership figure has now reached a new high of over 27.60 lakhs breaking all previous records.