MUMBAI METRO ONE HOLDS SWACHH METRO ABHIYAAN

INVOLVES COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR CAMPAIGN AT METRO STATIONS

THANKS COMMUTERS, METRO STATION NEIGHBOURS AND STAFF FOR MAKING METRO THE CLEANEST PUBLIC SPACE IN MUMBAI

Mumbai, 26^th September, 2015: Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, held an event at the Mumbai Metro stations on September 26^th, 2015, to express its gratitude to the commuters and cleaning staff for keeping Mumbai Metro clean.

From 11.30 am onwards, volunteers from three Mumbai colleges who were involved in the campaign as Swachh Metro Senanis spread awareness amongst the commuters using Mumbai Metro and the community near the Metro stations about Metro One’s efforts to provide the cleanest public spaces in the city at its stations and trains.

Mumbai Metro One – Swacha Metro Abhiyan

Nearly 100 volunteers drawn from JM Patel College, MVM College of Commerce and Science and Malini Kishor College of Commerce and Economics participated in the campaign along with the officials and staff of Mumbai Metro One.

They were carrying placards thanking the commuters as well as the shopkeepers who run their establishments in the vicinity of the Mumbai Metro One stations for keeping the Metro clean. The volunteers also rode the train and interacted with around 100 commuters, encouraging them to record their reactions in special logs. A regular commuter, Mrs. Sumati A. Saikar wrote, “Mumbai Metro is not just the fastest mode of public transport in Mumbai, it is also the safest and the cleanest.”

The college students were also upbeat about their own involvement with the campaign. Ashwin Poojary, 19, a student of MVM College of Commerce and Science, said, “I decided to get involved in the drive because I am really impressed with the efforts of Mumbai Metro to provide the best service to its commuters.”

Commenting on the Swachh Metro Abhiyaan, MMOPL Spokesperson said, “Our efforts to provide a clean and safe ride on Mumbai Metro would not have been possible without the contribution of the commuters, business-owners around Metro stations, and our staff. We have taken this opportunity to express our gratitude for their support in the endeavour.”

Mumbai Metro One will share the reactions of commuters and shopkeepers who run their businesses near Metro stations on social media platforms. The event on September 26^th, 2015, was the first in a series planned by MMOPL in the lead up to the first anniversary of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan on October 2.

Reliance Infrastructure Limited

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra) is amongst the largest infrastructure companies, developing projects through various Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in several high growth sectors within the infrastructure space i.e. Roads, Metro Rail and Cement.

RInfra is also the leading utility company having presence across the value chain of power businesses i.e. Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Power Trading.

RInfra through its SPVs has executed a portfolio of infrastructure projects such as a metro rail project in Mumbai on build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis; eleven road projects with total length of 1,000 kms on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis and two cement plants of capacity of five million tonnes each in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh of which the plant in Madhya Pradesh has commenced commercial production.

RInfra along with its wholly owned subsidiary company generates over 940 MW of power through its five power stations; distributes power to over 64 lakh consumers in Mumbai and Delhi. RInfra subsidiary companies have commissioned three transmission projects by installing eight national grid lines, being the first set of lines commissioned in India by the private sector.

RInfra also provides Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services for developing power and road projects.

MMOPL

Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL), is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created to develop, implement and operate Mumbai’s first Metro Line, on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. It is a consortium formed by Reliance Infrastructure Limited, MMRDA and Veolia Transport SA of France with 69%, 26% and 5% stakes respectively.

The 11.40 km long Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor that will provide connectivity between Western and Eastern Mumbai was awarded to MMOPL for the Concession period of 35 years. The corridor has 12 stations and will reduce the travelling time of Mumbaikars from 90 minutes to 21 minutes.