Delhi Metro wins Japanese Award for Outstanding Civil Engineering
Delhi Metro’s Phase I, II and III projects have been conferred with the prestigious Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) ‘Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award’ for the year 2020.
DMRC said in a statement on Sunday, JSCE termed the Delhi Metro project as a ‘high quality infrastructure development project’.
JSCE mentioned in its award note that the projects of Delhi Metro have brought awareness about safety and efficiency at construction sites in India and provide safe, secure and comfortable transportation to the residents.
The award is given for showcasing highly selected projects in the development of civil engineering technology around the world.
Delhi Metro’s civil engineering achievements over the past two decades have received global recognition and appreciated by leading international organizations.
Earlier, the Phase-I implementation of Delhi Metro was rated ‘Excellent’ in a post-evaluation study conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The study rated the project execution capability of Delhi Metro at ‘3’, which is the highest possible grade indicating that DMRC’s performance was excellent.
Delhi Metro has been closely associated with Japan since its inception.
JICA has not only provided the easiest financial assistance but also all aspects of Delhi Metro including the ongoing Phase-IV project with excellent value added activities like knowledge support by introducing Japanese innovative technologies and safety and innovation mindset, unique work culture, technical Steps supported. DMRC’s cooperation and capacity building.
The continuous support from Japan, JICA including India Office has helped Delhi Metro to become a shining example globally in the field of urban mass transport.
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