DMRC Increases Train Trips for Air Quality

Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 2 Implementation

1. Context: GRAP Stage 2 is activated in Delhi-NCR to address worsening air quality.

2. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Initiatives:

   • Additional Train Trips: Introduction of 40 additional train trips per day on weekdays.
   • Objective: Encourage public transport use over private vehicles to improve air quality.
   • Total Train Trips: Increase from 4,342 to 4,382 trips per day across DMRC corridors.
   • Future Provisions: Potential increase by 60 more trips if GRAP Stage 3 is enacted.

3. Administrative Supports:

   • Direction by DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar to enhance operational capacity.

4. Environmental Impact:

   • Aimed at mitigating pollution levels in urban areas, particularly during periods of poor air quality, aligning with constitutional mandates on the Right to a Healthy Environment.

5. Legislative and Policy Framework:

   • The initiative connects with broader strategies within National Air Quality Standards and urban transportation policies under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

6. Public Transport and Sustainability:

   • Efforts to promote sustainable urban transit systems as part of India’s commitment to combat climate change, consistent with international agreements on pollution and climate resilience.

This summary encapsulates efforts by DMRC in response to environmental concerns, outlining the operational adjustments made under the GRAP.