This summer two of Delhi Metro's new stations were awarded the platinum (highest) rating for adherence to green building norms of the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).* IGBC's Green Mass Rapid Transit System rating is the world's first exclusive rating system to address sustainability in new municipal rail systems.* The IGBC rating system enables new rail based municipal rapid transit systems (MRTS) to apply green concepts during design and construction to reduce environmental impact.* The rating system ranks stations and depots and on a scale of platinum, gold, and silver depending on their adherence to IGBC specifications.* All*90 new metro stations which will be completed by 2016 as part of Delhi Metro's Phase 3 are green buildings.* In addition five new solar power facilities have been installed by Delhi Metro at different stations, depots and residential enclaves.
The Delhi Metro is a remarkable achievement in other respects in addition to green.* The Government of India and the Government of Delhi jointly set up the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in 1995.* The DMRC is a special purpose organization with great autonomy and powers. The DMRC has full powers to hire people, decide on tenders and control funds.* The initial phase of the $2.3 billion project wrapped up in December, 2005, on budget and nearly three years ahead of schedule.* According to Business Week "A well-run subway is a marvel even in a first-world city. In India, where public works are often models of dysfunction, it's nothing short of a miracle."* One reason was that DMRC relied on private funding from the Japan Bank of International Cooperation and other international organizations.
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