- On April 24, 2023, CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited) was presented with the esteemed International Green World Award at a ceremony in Miami, Florida.
- The Green World Awards are one of the world’s most esteemed environmental award programmes.
- The Green World Award represents the CMRL’s recognition and commitment to its positive environmental impact.
- CMRL has adopted various environmentally friendly initiatives and a sustainable model that aims to minimize the environmental impacts during construction and operations on the environment while providing a reliable, comfortable, safe, and fast travelling experience to our passengers and the people of Chennai.
- Reducing energy usage, carbon emissions, and overall operating expenses helps to improve energy efficiency and water management.
- These programmes ultimately helped to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
- The event organizers appreciated the initiatives and efforts made by CMRL in winning this award in the Carbon Reduction category, which is the hardest of all award categories.