As part of the celebration of 73rd Republic Day, Shri Manoj Joshi, general manager, Metro Railway unfurled the National Flag at Metro Rail Bhavan and took the Guard of Honour from RPF.
In his address to the staff & officers present on this occasion,he highlighted the following achievements of Metro Railway:
In the current financial year 2021-22, Metro Railway’s passenger earnings have increased to Rs 76.81crore from Rs 13.13 crore up to December ‘21 during the corresponding year of the last year.
Metro carried 4.91 crore passengers from April ‘21 to December ‘21 in spite of Covid restrictions.
Metro RPF rescued five children and handed them over to their parents/local police stations.
In his speech, the general manager has also mentioned that 10 Automatic Smart Card Recharge Machines at nine stations and 52 Card Balance Checking Terminals at 26 stations have been branded.
QR Code based ticketing system and Wi-Fi facility has been introduced in East-West Metro Corridor.
Two lifts have been commissioned for easy movement of differently-abled persons and senior citizen and at Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station.
Shri Joshi stressed upon ensuring safety, security, punctuality and enhancing amenities for the passengers and urged upon the Metro employees to be more dedicated in providing the best service to the commuters.
After the programme, one energy efficient, VVVF drive enabled and contactless lift was dedicated to the service of the nation by Shri Joshi, and another energy efficient, VVVF drive enabled and contactless lift was inaugurated by Smt Dipti Joshi, president, Metro Railway Women Welfare Organisation at Metro Rail Bhavan.