Is Delhi Metro lifeline of Delhi ?

The metro railway services which has come as a boon for the people of the city is expanding in leaps and bounds

the presence of Delhi metro has been a boon. We have now started to spend more time underground than above the ground, happy in our moleskins. No, it is not a place for Pritam and his band to sing romantic songs, and it is not a place for Amitabh Bachchan to let out his inner child in front of his ‘father’. It is our commute, our lifeline

The other projects in the pipeline are Phase III and IV which have a network spanning over 413 km and are expected to be ready by the end of 2020.

The best thing that has happened since the introduction of the Delhi metro is the reduction in the city’s traffic and pollution level. Expansion plans of the Delhi Metro started especially for the 2010 Commonwealth Games

The Delhi metro has served many purposes for the average student of the University of Delhi (DU) since its beginning. Despite helping students beat the strenuous Delhi traffic, the Delhi metro has many other amenities to cater to students

Although the Delhi Metro is not the first in India but it can be said to be the first of its kind in the country

The Vishwavidyalaya metro station’s cheap INR 50 earphones become necessities; copies, books, earrings, and food are readily available right at the metro stations. Not to mention the utility of the bicycles for use on a leisurely day around the campus.

In 2014, Delhi Metro was ranked the second most popular metro system globally after the New York metro train service.

Constructed with the utmost architectural brilliance and state of art facilities the Delhi metro is very different from the other metro rails in the world

College students spend a substantial amount of time commuting in the metro. The average, broke DU student can hardly afford the luxury of an Uber cab. For the lucky few off-campus students, the metro sometimes serves the purpose of not just connectivity

Apart from being technologically sound the one thing that has been given prime importance within the Delhi metro is security.

The DMRC conducts rainwater harvesting along its blue line.

The Delhi Metro railway is being constructed in Phases. Most of the routes under Phase 1 were completed before 2010.

Recent expansion in the metro will prove to be more helpful in bridging the north-south divide. The 21.56 km stretch of the Pink Line which is operational now connects the North and South campuses of Delhi University, which would reduce the travel time to 40 minutes. The line also connects 12 stations and the Blue, Yellow, Red, and Airport metro lines.

The second phase known as Phase II covers almost 79 stations and was successfully completed in 2010.

In December 2017, the Prime Minister opened a section of the Magenta Line connecting the Kalkaji Mandir metro station to Botanical Garden in Noida. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is hence slowly expanding and is expected to cover 700 kilometres in a few years as per the Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

The other projects in the pipeline are Phase III and IV which have a network spanning over 413 km and are expected to be ready by the end of 2020.

Delhi Metro strike issue: In a big relief for Delhiites, the Delhi High Court has ordered a stay on the proposed strike of Delhi Metro employees. As many as 9,000 Delhi Metro non-executive employees had threatened to go on strike on June 30.

the Delhi High Court has ordered a stay on the proposed strike of Delhi Metro employees. As many as 9,000 Delhi Metro employees had threatened to go on strike on June 30 because of several issues including a demand for salary hike.

The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Bahadurgarh, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida in the National Capital Region of India. By far the largest and busiest metro in India, and second oldest after the Kolkata Metro it is the world's 9th longest metro system and 16th largest by ridership

DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) had appealed in the Delhi High Court against the strike, stating that Delhi Metro is the lifeline of the public transportation system in the national capital.

Earlier in the day, talks between the DMRC management and the employees failed, following which a strike was anticipated from midnight. However, with the court stepping in, Delhi Metro commuters will be able to make use of the services on Saturday as usual.

The network consists of eight colour-coded regular lines, running 327 kilometres (203 mi) serving 236 stations. The system has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using both broad-gauge and standard-gauge.

Delhi High Court acknowledged that since DMRC runs a public utility service that caters to 25 lakh people on a daily basis an ad-interim relief should be granted. The Delhi High Court has restrained the protesting Delhi Metro staff from going on strike on June 30, 2018 or till further orders in the matter.

the non-executive employees to protest is salary hike. Apart from this, there are also other reasons like fixed guidelines for sacking an employee and right to form a union. According to the Metro employees, the DMRC management has not kept the promises, which were made last year.