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Awareness videos to been shown at Delhi Metro stations
Updated On: 16 April, 2010 07:40 AM IST | | Surender Sharma
DMRC to screen educational videos to make commuters aware of the dos and don'ts
DMRC to screen educational videos to make commuters aware of the dos and don'ts
They say half knowledge is dangerous. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) concurs.
With the accident toll rising every day, the Delhi Metro is now toying with the idea to fix the problem in a more effective way. Soon, videos featuring local artists will be screened at various Metro stations, depicting ways to be alert while travelling.
"I think we need to adopt other methods as well and spread awareness to decrease the tally of incidents in future.u00a0 Though the situation has improved since 2002, when the Metro was launched, but with increasing ridership, the number of accidents has also risen," said Anuj Dayal, spokesperson, DMRC.
There has been a spurt recently in cases where people got injured due to overcrowding and pushing and
| On alert |
| Within a span of three months this year, passengers pressed the PEA button 260 times. Thus, delaying trains services by two to five minutes every time the emergency button was used. Due to misuse of the alarm button, the DMRC had to cancel 200 train trips, thus, affecting about 3 lakh passengers as each train trip can carry up to 1500 passengers. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
