Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, Dec 26, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, Dec 26, 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
Logistics
-
Environment Industry & Economy - Standards & Benchmarks Delhi Metro Rail gets green certification Our Bureau
Enthusiastic commuters competing with each other to find a place in the Metro rail in the Capital on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 25 THE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been awarded the ISO 14001 certification for environment-friendly construction and operations. This certification, according to a press release, makes it the second metro system in the world after the New York Metro to achieve this standard and the first one to receive it in the construction stage. DMRC was reportedly assisted by the US-Asia Environmental Partnership (USAEP), a division of USAID, to develop an environment management system as per the requirements of ISO 14001. DMRC is also planning to convert all its stations on the first line between Shahdara and ISBT into green stations and is already working on developing and implementing maintenance contracts that are environment-friendly.
Send this article to Friends by
E-Mail
|
Stories in this Section |
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | Home |
Copyright © 2002, The
Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu Business Line
|