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Metro volunteers cross Delhi limits to reach Noida

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The drive will conclude at Noida Sector 18 station on Friday
Application forms and information material to be distributed

NEW DELHI: Encouraging commuters in the Capital to put on their best behaviour while travelling by the metro railway, the Delhi Metro Citizens’ Forum will now offer its services in neighbouring Noida as well.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Tuesday announced that volunteers would now cross the boundaries of Delhi. The programme is being launched with a four-day membership drive being carried out at two metro stations in Noida.

“Starting the drive from Noida Sector 15 metro station on Tuesday, the drive will be carried on for three more days and will conclude at the Noida Sector 18 metro station on Friday,” said a Delhi Metro spokesperson. He said the drive would continue at the Sector 15 metro station on Wednesday and would be carried out at the Sector 18 metro station on the remaining days from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Delhi Metro officials will be present for the programme at special stalls to be set up in the unpaid area of the metro stations where they will distribute application forms and information material to interested volunteers.

“The metro officials will counsel and explain the programme in detail to the new volunteers. All commuters who wish to become volunteers would be called for an induction-cum-training programme at Metro Bhavan later this month,” the spokesperson said.

On the first day of the recruitment programme, more than 100 enthusiastic commuters filled out the forms and showed interest in enrolling. According to the Delhi Metro spokesperson, the total number of citizen-volunteers had reached 400 with more showing interest in joining in.

“The Delhi Metro recently organised an induction programme for fresh volunteers who wanted to join the Metro Citizens’ Forum. This was the sixth induction programme organised to recruit volunteers since the Forum’s inception on January 18, 2009. The Forum was formed with the intention of encouraging proper travelling etiquette and behaviour among metro passengers. It is also aimed at training citizens to act in a responsible manner during an emergency situation in the metro,” the spokesperson said. The Delhi Metro organised a meeting of all volunteers of the Metro Citizens’ Forum at Metro Bhavan on January 22 to mark the first anniversary of the Forum.

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