New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In an initiative aimed at environmental conservation and sustainable development, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Tuesday that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will install special collection boxes for old clothes at 10 major stations. She said that at these stations, people can deposit garments they no longer wear. These clothes will be recycled and converted into useful products.Chief Minister Gupta said the Delhi government is continuously working…
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New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) In a major push to encourage the use of public transport and reduce dependence on private vehicles, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday announced a series of measures, including additional train trips, enhanced security arrangements, and expanded commuter facilities across the Delhi-NCR network.According to the DMRC, 24 additional train trips will be introduced every Monday beginning May 18 through the deployment of six extra trains. The corporation said ad…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Hydrogen-powered buses introduced by Indian Oil Corporation Limited and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) here mark a significant step towards clean and sustainable mobility in India, IndianOil Director (Refineries) Arvind Kumar said on Friday.Speaking to IANS, Kumar said the two hydrogen fuel cell buses handed over to DMRC will operate between Central Secretariat and Kartavya Bhavan, promoting green and environment-friendly public transport.”Hydrogen-powered buses…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) On the occasion of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) 32nd Foundation Day, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Sunday the seven new corridors to be constructed under Metro Phase-V (B).She said these corridors will have a combined length of 97.158 kilometers, and 65 new stations will be built along them. The estimated cost for all seven corridors to be constructed under Metro Phase-V (B) is approximately Rs 48,204.56 crore.The Chief Minister stated that th…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta carried out a detailed review of Delhi Metro and associated road and flyover projects, reiterating that building a modern and efficient public transport system remains a top priority for the government. Chairing a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, she said the focus is on reducing traffic congestion, improving ease of travel and cutting pollution levels in the capital.Senior officials, including the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail…
Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to revive the Bhubaneswar Metro project through a structured collaboration between the Union and the state government, on the lines of Jaipur Metro Phase-2 in Rajasthan. In a letter to CM on Thursday, Patra mentioned that the Union Cabinet on April 8 approved the Jaipur Metro Phase-2 (41 km; 13,000+ crore) project under the Metro Rail Policy, 201…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has extended last train timings across all its corridors till around 01:00 a.m. to facilitate smooth travel for spectators attending the IPL 2026 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.Officials said that key routes, including the Delhi Airport Express Line, will operate till late-night hours to manage the anticipated surge in passenger traffic following the match.As per the revise…
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Senior Sasmit Patra, a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and Rajya Sabha MP, on Monday wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, seeking his immediate intervention to ensure that the proposed Metro Rail project, initiated during the previous government, is not scrapped by the state government. In his letter, Patra argued that the project envisioned during the previous Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government is a critical mass-transit backbone for th…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday unveiled an aggressive and wide-ranging strategy to combat air pollution in the capital, signalling tough measures to ease traffic congestion at 62 identified hotspots through time-bound interventions. Announcing the rollout of the Air Pollution Mitigation Action Plan 2026, she said the initiative builds on the government’s ‘historic’ Green Budget for 2026-27 and aims to translate clean air goals into measurable outcomes….
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister and Chairperson of the State Names Authority (SNA), Rekha Gupta, has approved the renaming of two upcoming Metro stations and modification of names of seven others, while retaining the originally proposed names of 12 stations, an official statement said on Sunday.The changes were made after reviewing the names of 21 stations proposed in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), with the aim of ensuring that station…