Awareness videos to been shown at Delhi Metro stations

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.

shoving of passengers. Two commuters, a girl and a boy, accidentally fell on the tracks and lost their limbs last month. In another case, a BPO employee fell on the tracks due to maddening rush a few days ago.

"We will revive various campaigns, distribute pamphlets, rope in volunteers and stage Nukkad nataks (street theatre) to make people aware of the ways to use a Metro and travel comfortably," added Dayal.

"Three videos have been shot and the duration of each is more than a minute. These videos have already been telecasted at Kashmere Gate station and Rajiv Chowk Metro station. Soon, it'll be screened in another 50 Metro stations as well," said a Delhi Metro official.