Title - NEW DELHI : Japanese award for DMRC

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been awarded the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Award for 2012 for its outstanding contribution to the development of human resources, society and economy of India and also for promoting mutual understanding between India and Japan.

At a function organised at Metro Bhawan here on Monday, the award was formally presented to DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh for the Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System Project (I) – (VI) in the presence of JICA chief representative Shinya Ejima, senior representative Hiroshi Suzuki and others.

A commendation certificate along with a tribute to this effect duly signed by JICA President Akihiko Tanaka was presented to Mr. Singh who said the honour will go a long way in strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries.

This is the ninth edition of the JICA awards which in the past has been given mostly to Japanese organisation such as research institutions, non-government organisations and medical organisations. JICA and DMRC have been associated since the beginning of the Delhi Metro construction in 1998 in the National Capital Region.