New Delhi: A Metro ride may be common for many of us but a journey by the new age transport system for sometime made a difference for 100 children suffering from cancer--bringing a smile on their faces.
The children took a joy ride on the new age transport system in Delhi on Saturday and visited the Metro Museum.
The children, who hail from different parts of the country and are under treatment for cancer at an NGO Cankids, visited the Metro Museum at Patel Chowk Metro station and also travelled in the Delhi Metro for a joy ride for the first time.
The children aged between 5 and 14 years were seen smiling through the trip and were shown around the Metro Museum where they got to know about the Metro system.
After the visit, they took a ride from Patel Chowk Metro station to Inderlok Metro station via Kashmere Gate station to get an experience of both underground as well as the elevated Metro sections.
In the past also, DMRC has been active in arranging visits for such sections of the society who need special attention and care, a DMRC spokesman said.
NGOs like Saksham Daksh from Noida involved with blind children, Masoom Duniya from Dwarka which looks after mentally challenged children, Samarthyam - an NGO of international repute working for people with different abilities etc. have all travelled in the Metro in the past.
DMRC, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility has also built a shelter home near Tis Hazari for homeless street children which is run by the Salaam Balak Trust.
