Delhi Metro recycles over 8.80 tonnes of waste paper

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has recycled over 8.80 tonnes of waste paper in the recent months, fresh production of which would have entailed 15.84 MW power, over 2,200 KLD water and considerable CO2 emissions.
Authorities said that the decision to recycle and reuse waste paper generated from the offices of the Metro was taken in August last year, and the objective achieved within five months.
"A specialised agency was roped in for the purpose and waste paper baskets were installed at all offices requesting the employees to dump waste paper in those baskets," DMRC chief spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

The agency then collected the waste paper, recycled them for use again and delivered back to the Metro authorities, thus being able to "substantially" reduce the consumption of fresh paper since a bulk of the requirements are now fulfilled by recycled waste paper, he said.
Naidu said that DMRC has been asked to carry out a
comparative study of metro systems across the world and suggest ways to improve the Delhi Metro's efficiency and also took a jibe at demands by various states to build metro.

"I discussed with Arvind ji about experience of metros across the world, their frequency, expenditure, speed, and volume of passengers they carry.

"DMRC have been asked to carry out a preliminary study and then we will sit with the CM and take steps in that regard as metro is a costly affair. It goes up to 400 crore per km. Demanding metro's has become a fashion these days," Naidu said.
According to DMRC, during the trials, the interaction of the trains with physical infringements (civil structure) will be checked to ensure that there is no physical blockage during the movement of the train on the track.
There will be a two way communication between Operation Control Centre (OCC) and the train. Their starting and stopping, acceleration and braking, operation of doors and handling of emergencies are fully automated which will not require any on board staff.

"Obstruction Deflection Device (ODD) is installed to push away small obstructions on track to avoid derailment. There are two front facing cameras to prevent suicides and one detrainment camera," the metro said.
The Ministers also inaugurated a Receiving Sub Station (RSS) at the depot which will cater to the power requirements of the Majlis Park - Shiv Vihar corridor. It has been designed entirely as a green building.
DMRC has drafted a solar policy under which it aims to generate 20 MW power by 2017 and 50 MW by 2021. It has already commissioned 6.3 MW and has awarded contracts for another 20 MW.

The company is also planning to install offsite plant of 500 MW capacity to run all its operations and not depend on other sources, Naidu said and said that the Centre was drafting a law under which projects without provision of rain water harvesting will not be approved.
"Municipal corporations across the country will be issued orders in this regard. We are reducing man to man contact to reduce corruption and moving applications and other processes online," he said.