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with stringent environment-efficient methods to minimise pollutants during its construction and re-aligning the ecological balance in the affected areas by reparatory afforestation, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is perhaps one of the most eco-friendly constructions in Delhi. Right from day one, a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment was done and environment-friendly techniques like the judicial use of diesel- efficient generators, appropriate waste management and rainwater harvesting were adopted at all the metro stations. “We also substituted cement with fly-ash, which alone earned us around 20 million carbon credits”, says E. Sreedharan, Chairman, DMRC. Furthermore, due to design alterations in the underground sections, it reduced the utilisation of steel by thousands of tonnes. One of the cheapest metro rails in the world, is today at par with the best in the world. After all, what else would you expect out of an organization that gets tyres of all the construction trucks cleaned at day-end, so that the streets of Delhi don’t get dirty?!
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with stringent environment-efficient methods to minimise pollutants during its construction and re-aligning the ecological balance in the affected areas by reparatory afforestation, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is perhaps one of the most eco-friendly constructions in Delhi. Right from day one, a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment was done and environment-friendly techniques like the judicial use of diesel- efficient generators, appropriate waste management and rainwater harvesting were adopted at all the metro stations. “We also substituted cement with fly-ash, which alone earned us around 20 million carbon credits”, says E. Sreedharan, Chairman, DMRC. Furthermore, due to design alterations in the underground sections, it reduced the utilisation of steel by thousands of tonnes. One of the cheapest metro rails in the world, is today at par with the best in the world. After all, what else would you expect out of an organization that gets tyres of all the construction trucks cleaned at day-end, so that the streets of Delhi don’t get dirty?!For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
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