Delhi Metro Bags "Japan Society of Civil Engineer's Award"
The Delhi Metro has bagged an award from the Japan Society of Civil Engineers. This award is given for its "High-quality" infrastructure development project under phases first-third. This outstanding civil engineering achievement award is for the year 2020. According to an official " This award is given to highly selective showcasing projects in the development of civil engineering technology across the world."
According to the tweet by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), it said that " Delhi Metro phases First, second and third projects have been awarded the prestigious Japan Society of Civil Engineers(JSCE) outstanding civil engineering achievement award' for the year 2020. The JSCE termed the Delhi metro's project as a "High- quality infrastructure development project." Meanwhile, The JSCE in its award note mentioned that the Delhi Metro project has brought Awareness of safety and efficiency at the construction sites in India, and provided residents with safe, secure and comfortable transportation.
According to the official statement, it said that Delhi Metro civil engineering achievements in past decades have received Global recognition and have been appreciated by prominent International Organisation. It also said that Delhi Metro implementation of phase one was rated "Excellent" in a post-evaluation study conducted by Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA). The study rated Delhi Metro project execution capability at "3" which is the highest possible grade indicating the performance of DMRC was excellent. It also added that "The unstinted support from Japan, JICA including India Office has helped Delhi Metro in becoming a shining example, globally in the field of Urban Mass transit."
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