<span style="color: #222222;">Housing and Urban Affairs secretary Durga Shankar Mishra today said that high-speed commuter trains Regional Rapid Transit System, RRTS are entirely being manufactured under the government's Make in India policy. <br />''<br />''Unveiling the first look of India's first RRTS train today, Mr Mishra said that the environment friendly, energy efficient trains will improve the quality of life in and around NCR by accelerating economic growth and creating economic opportunities. He said, it will also reduce air pollution, carbon footprint, congestion and accidents.<br />''<br />''The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is one of the three prioritised RRTS corridors being implemented in phase-1. The 82 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor is the first RRTS corridor being implemented in India. The corridor will bring down the travel time between Delhi to Meerut by around one third. <br />''<br />''The prototype is scheduled to roll off the production line in 2022 and will be put into public use after extensive trials. The state-of-the-art RRTS rolling stock will be first of its kind in India with a design speed of 180 kilometre per hour.</span>
News On AIR | September 25, 2020 8:31 PM
RRTS trains entirely being manufactured under 'Make in India' policy, says MoHUA Secretary