The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced it will run 40 extra trips beginning today as part of the measures to fight air pollution in the national capital.
The Delhi Metro will run 40 additional trips on weekdays starting October 25, the DMRC said on Tuesday.
The move came days after the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)-II measures were invoked to combat pollution in the national capital.
“The Delhi Metro will run 40 additional train trips on weekdays (Monday-Friday) across its network starting Wednesday,” the DMRC said in a statement.
“This has been planned to increase the use of public transport among passengers across Delhi-NCR,” it said.
According to the DMRC, over 4,300 trips are undertaken by the Delhi Metro every day.
Article source: indiatoday.in
