Green ‘Platinum’ award for Hyderabad Metro Rail

Hyderabad, India -Union Minister for State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Sri Hardeep Singh Puri presented prestigious Indian Green Building Council’s (IGBC) Green MRTS ‘Platinum’ award for Hyderabad Metro Stations- Rasoolpura, Paradise and Prakash Nagar at a grand function here at HICC dated on November 01, 2018.

MD, HMRL, Sri NVS Reddy and MD, L&T MRHL, Sri K. V. B. Reddy have jointly received the award from the union minister at the inaugural function of the 16^th green Building Congress 2018, India’s premier green Buildings event being organized by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) here.

IGBC which promotes eco-friendly green building construction in India to reduce carbon emissions and encourages environmental friendly practices is holding the Green building congress 2018 in HICC, Hyderabad from Oct. 31-Nov.3, 2018.

IGBC rates annually green buildings in different categories all over the country and gives silver, gold and platinum ratings to buildings which follow stringent environment norms and reduction of energy consumption. IGBC has given Hyderabad Metro Rail stations under Green MRTS Platinum award, 2018, which is the highest category award.

Speaking on the occasion, MD, HMRL Sri NVS Reddy said, “We feel honoured and grateful to receive such an important award in recognition of HMR’s green building initiatives”.

All the Hyderabad Metro stations have been constructed as open stations with natural lighting and ventilation which reduces energy consumption to minimum levels. 

Solar panels are being installed at all the metro stations for green energy.  LED lighting fixtures are provided in all Metro stations and trains to reduce energy consumption up to 40%.Regenerative breaking in Metro trains saves up to 35% energy which is fed back into the power system, he added.