Delhi Metro Steps Up Services Amid AQI Spike: 20 Extra Weekday Trips From Nov 3

Delhi Metro To Run 20 More Trips On Weekdays.

As Stage-II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was invoked across Delhi-NCR on Monday, November 02, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) also announced a service update in view of the same. The Delhi Metro will reportedly run 20 additional trips on weekdays from Tuesday, November 03, taking the total number of additional trips on its network to 40.

The additional trips are aimed at encouraging commuters to use public transport instead of private vehicles amid deteriorating air quality in the region.

“In the wake of the implementation of GRAP-II in the capital, Delhi Metro will be running 20 more trips from tomorrow on weekdays, thereby, increasing the total number of additional trips on its network by 40. This is to encourage more and more people to use public transport than their private vehicles and help mitigate pollution,” the announcement post read.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed the 300 mark and entered the ‘very poor’ category, resulting in the CAQM invoked the GRAP-II across Delhi-NCR. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s AQI stood at 327 today.

It was after taking stock of the worsening air quality…

Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi