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Delhi Metro adds extra weekday trips as GRAP-I kicks in from October 22 to combat air pollution

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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will operate 20 additional train trips on weekdays from Thursday, October 22, to encourage commuters to use public transport and help curb air pollution in the national capital, PTI reported. The move comes after Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) was implemented across Delhi-NCR on Wednesday.The move comes after the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked GRAP-I across Delhi-NCR on Wednesday, following a deterioration in the capital’s air quality to the ‘poor’ category.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the DMRC said the additional services would operate on weekdays to encourage more people to choose the Metro over private vehicles and help reduce vehicular emissions.

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