Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the much-awaited Badarpur-Faridabad Metro that will connect the national capital with the satellite town and hoped that it would give impetus to economic growth in the region.<br/><br/>Prime Minister also highlighted how the newly built section is using clean energy in the form of solar power to generate Peak electricity of around 2 Megawatts to help run its operations. He said, in the coming days, how clean and environment-friendly railway stations can be created, is the direction in which<br/><br/>the Metro is running a successful campaign. He said, at a time when the entire world is worried about global warming, Delhi Metro is making its contribution to the green movement.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports, the 14 kilometer long Badarpur – Faridabad Metro corridor has nine stations from Sarai to Escorts Mujesar. It is an extension of the presently operational ITO – Badarpur section of the Delhi Metro and has been built at an estimated cost of 2500 crore rupees.The DMRC has installed solar panels at all the stations to generate nearly 2 megawatt power. The estimated ridership on the corridor is expected to be around two lakh per day and a major portion of the road users are likely to shift to this mode of transport.To tackle the rush, DMRC is pressing into service fiv six-coach-trains and the rest four coach train will also be converted into six coach gradually.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the much-awaited Badarpur-Faridabad Metro that will connect the national capital with the satellite town and hoped that it would give impetus to economic growth in the region.<br/><br/>Prime Minister also highlighted how the newly built section is using clean energy in the form of solar power to generate Peak electricity of around 2 Megawatts to help run its operations. He said, in the coming days, how clean and environment-friendly railway stations can be created, is the direction in which<br/><br/>the Metro is running a successful campaign. He said, at a time when the entire world is worried about global warming, Delhi Metro is making its contribution to the green movement.