In a move to ensure better hygiene standards at Metro stations across Delhi-NCR, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is introducing advanced and hi-tech machineries besides conducting specialised training programme for its staff.
To achieve the world class standard, DMRC has introduced new equipment and machines that will keep the entire system clean and hygienic round the clock and all the team leaders and supervisors of the cleaning teams deputed at stations, maintenance depots are being trained and certified by a foreign institute of cleaning science located at Gurgaon.
Apart from this, DMRC has convened an orientation programme and workshop for all station managers, train maintenance depot in-charges, and other officials from operations department to understand the nuances of these newly introduced equipment and techniques and to ensure their full compliance by the housekeeping contractors.
The DMRC has also started awarding housekeeping contracts for all the Metro stations to ensure that the requisite machinery, reagents, chemicals and housekeeping staff are mobilised and the stations and its premises are kept clean and hygienic.
Presently, DMRC has deployed around 3,500 housekeeping personnel at its 137 stations that work round the clock in three shifts. On an average 20 to 25 persons are deployed per station to keep the stations clean. The overall cleaning and housekeeping activities cost around Rs five crore per month.