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57 Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development Elattuvalapil Sreedharan Former Managing Director Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Delhi, India Dr. Elattuvalappil Sreedharan, known as ‘Metro Man’ of India, was the first Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) from November 1997 to December 2011. He continues to be the Principal Advisor to DMRC assisting most of the metros coming up in the country. Born in 1932, he served Indian Railways for 36 years before retiring as Member Engineering, Railway Board in 1990. Thereafter he was in charge of the 760 kilometres long Konkan Railway Project from Mumbai to Mangalore, which is an engineering marvel in itself. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE: Delhi Metro - A Role Model of Sustainable Urban Transport Legal name Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited Sector Railway & Urban Transport Headquarter location New Delhi, India Founding year 1995 Number of employees 8,690 Website www.delhimetrorail.com DMRC, a joint venture of Government of India and Delhi Government, is responsible for implementing the Delhi Metro project and for its operations & maintenance as well. The first phase, covering 65 kilometres, was commissioned in April 2006. The second phase, covering 125 kilometres, was completed in December 2010. The third phase, covering 160 kilometres, is expected to be completed in 2017. Currently, 210 kilometres of Delhi Metro, which carries about 2.8 million passengers a day, are under commercial operations. Success of Delhi Metro has spearheaded a virtual metro revolution in the country and eleven other cities are now implementing metro projects. Delhi, the capital city of India, today has a population over sixteen million. After several studies, it was finally decided in 1996 to provide a rail-based metro system as the best option for the city. The 1st Phase of Delhi Metro covering 65 kilometres was started in 1998 with Dr. E. Sreedharan as its first Managing Director. The 1st Phase was fully completed by December 2004 and the 2nd Phase covering 124 kilometres was also completed by December 2010. Now, the 3rd Phase covering 160 kilometres is in progress. Having constructed a large network in record time, Delhi Metro stands out as a shining example of how a complex infrastructure project can be completed in time and within the budgeted cost by a government entity. The Delhi Metro has been instrumental in ushering in a new era in urban transport. Delhi Metro system offers comfortable, punctual and eco-friendly services, and it has completely revolutionized the mass transport scenario not only in Delhi but the entire country. Dr. E. Sreedharan stepped down as Managing Director of Delhi Metro in December 2011.
Analysis and Policy Recommendations from the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport 58 Tewolde Gebre Mariam Chief Executive Officer Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Mr. TEWOLDE Gebre Mariam is the Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines and serving at the helm of this global-standard flag carrier of Ethiopia since January 2011. He is a holder of a BA degree in Economics and an MBA from the Open University in the UK. He serves in various Boards, including the International Air Transport Association, the African Airlines Association, and the Africa Travel Association. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE: Contribution to the Socio-Economic Development of Africa Legal name Sector Headquarter location Ethiopian Airlines Company Aviation Addis Ababa , Ethiopia Founding year December 1945 Number of employees 12,593 Website www.ethiopianairlines.com Ethiopian Airlines is the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa. It has been driven by its Pan- African vision and unswerving commitment to bring Africa together by developing comprehensive air links throughout the continent. Over the past seven decades, Ethiopian Airlines has been a pioneer of African aviation as an aircraft technology leader. Ethiopian Airlines provided the first jet service in the continent in 1962, the first African B787 Dreamliner in 2012 and is leading the way again by providing the first African A350 XWB. Ethiopian Airlines joined Star Alliance, the world’s largest Airline network, in December 2011. It is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading airline group in Africa with seven strategic business units. Ethiopian Airlines is a multi-award winning airline, including SKYTRAX World Airline Award for Best Airline Staff in Africa, for the second time, in July 2016. Ethiopian Airlines contributed to the socio-economic development of Africa. It has been serving the African continent since its establishment as an airline in 1946 by ‘bringing Africa together.’ Ethiopian Airlines spearheaded Africa’s socio-economic and cultural integration, connecting people, moving goods and services for the last 70 years on the continent when, for a long time, the only way to fly from one part of Africa to another was either via Paris or London. The Ethiopian Cargo freighter service has been playing an important role in the transport of horticulture produces from Kenya and later from Ethiopia. Through its vast passenger flights network coupled with freighter services, Ethiopian Airlines significantly contributed to the growth and development of trade relationship of the African nations within the continent and with the rest of the world. Ethiopian Airlines plays instrumental role in promoting tourism, investment and cultural exchange and serves as a vast global cargo network with state of the art cargo facilities to promote import and export. It is registering an average annual growth of 25% in the past seven years. As ‘a good corporate citizen,’ Ethiopian Airlines supports many community initiatives and, via its ‘Fly Greener Campaign,’ strives to minimize carbon emission to make the world a better place to live.
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