Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli section gets awarded

Delhi Metro’s newly-opened Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli Section and the Receiving Sub Station(RSS) at Mukundpur Depot have been awarded the highest possible rating (Platinum) for adherence to green building norms, by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), which has devised a rating mechanism for Metro stations and buildings on a scale of platinum, gold, silver etc for following the green building specifications. The Platinum ratings were also awarded to the DMRC residential Complex Metro Enclave at Saket while the DMRC headquarters at Metro Bhawan received ‘Gold’ ratings for maintaining the green building norms.

The awards were given on Friday during the 2nd National Conference on ‘Green Metro Systems’ at Metro Bhawan and was organised by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and IGBC, a part of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). A web application for monitoring solar energy generation by DMRC was also launched during the inaugural session of this day-long conference.

IGBC’s Green Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) Rating is the world’s first exclusive rating system to address sustainability in new Mono Rail and Metro Rail systems. This rating system is a tool to enable new rail-based MRTS to apply green concepts during design and construction, so as to further reduce environmental impacts that are measurable. The objective of IGBC Green MRTS Rating is to ensure environmental sustainability, while enhancing commuter experience.

Delhi Metro is developing all its stations of Phase 3 as green buildings. Adhering to green building norms, 12 Metro stations of the Delhi Metro network in Phase III of the project have already been awarded with platinum, the highest possible rating by the Indian Green Building Council. This achievement will help stations reduce their power consumption by 35 per cent.

DMRC’s Managing Director Dr. Mangu Singh stressed on the importance of adopting green technologies and said: “Metro being a mass transit rail based system is in any case environment friendly, but we are continuously striving to make it more and more energy efficient with focus on greater care for the environment.” He emphasised on the water recycling and solar initiatives carried out by Delhi Metro which reflects the organisation’s efforts at the micro level.

Applauding DMRC for its various green initiatives, Dr Prem C Jain, Chairman, IGBC said: “Sustainability and enhanced commuting experience is built-up in DMRC system by design. DMRC has set a benchmark in maintaining the ‘Green’ norms and has inspired other upcoming Metro systems in the country to follow its path of sustainable development.”