Hyderabad, Nov 8 (FN Representative) L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (LTMRHL) has won the prestigious ‘Telangana State Industry Awards 2021’, clinching the Gold Award (highest in the category) in the ‘Best Sustainability Practices’ category, hosted by the ‘Telangana State-GlobalLinker’, on Monday. The Chief Guest of the award ceremony, Mr K T Rama Rao, the Minister of Industry & Commerce, IT, E&C and Municipal Administration & Urban Development Government of Telangana gave away the Gold Award Trophy to Mr KVB Reddy, MD & CEO, LTMRHL at a gala event of the 4th edition of Telangana State Industry Awards 2021 ceremony organised in Hyderabad.
Among the key dignitaries present during the event included Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce and IT, E&C Departments Government of Telangana; along with other dignitaries, winners and delegates. Introduced in 2017, the ‘Industry Awards’ is a state-wide competition that recognizes and rewards exceptional achievements made by Telangana based businesses, covering both large & small organizations. For the 4th time in a row, the award application was hosted by ‘Telangana State-GlobalLinker’, a networking platform with over 3,50,000+ SMEs across the world. Commenting on this recognition, Mr Reddy said, “We are delighted to receive this prestigious award and thank the Government of Telangana, Industries & Commerce Department, the Telangana State-GlobalLinker and CII for this recognition. This award is testimony to our commitment to sustainable business operations.
Hyderabad Metro Rail is one of the cleanest and greenest travel options in Hyderabad. As an urban mass rapid transit system, we have been utilizing the alternate source of energy to reduce carbon footprint and garner indirect advantage with a focus on an environmentally sustainable mode of operations, such as usage of solar power, regeneration of power from Regenerative Braking System, rainwater harvesting, zero water, and effluent discharge systems at our depots.” Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) is a green transportation system. As part of its green initiatives, Hyderabad Metro Rail has 8.35 MWp of captive solar plants, which are installed at open spaces within its two metro depots and at the rooftops of 28 metro stations. In FY 20-21 HMR used approx. 17.5 per cent of its energy requirement from its captive solar plants, a release here said.