Noida Metro wins CII IGBC MRTS Platinum Rating

The Noida Metro Aqua Line which connects the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida has achieved the CII IGBC MRTS 'Platinum Rating' for an energy-efficient and sustainable metro system. In the 4th national conference on Green Metro Systems organized together by the CII- Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and DMRC, it was announced that all 21 stations of the Noida Metro Aqua Line have been awarded the platinum rating. Executive Director, Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), PD Upadhyay, received the IGBC Green MRTS Platinum rating on behalf of the Noida Metro network at the conference on Green metro systems. A senior NMRC official at the conference said that the Noida Metro network has been awarded the platinum rating as the stations and other infrastructural facilities on the network fulfill more than 80 per cent of the set standards of IGBC for achieving the MRTS green metro system. The NMRC official explained that the focus areas of sustainable solutions of the Noida Metro Aqua Line include implementation of energy-efficient LED lights on the network, water harvesting facilities at station depots, application of solar panels with an installed capacity of 10 megawatt, recycling of waste water at depot with zero discharge.