NCRTC marks three years of Namo Bharat operations on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor

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NCRTC marks three years of Namo Bharat operations on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor

18 October 2026

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation observed Namo Bharat Diwas 2026 in New Delhi on 17 October 2026, marking three years of Namo Bharat operations.
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu attended.
D. Thara, Secretary of the Department of Capital Development and Chairperson of NCRTC, and NCRTC Managing Director Shalabh Goel were present.
The 82-km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor was inaugurated on 20 October 2023 and has recorded over 4.5 crore passenger journeys.
NCRTC is developing a 110 MW captive solar power plant and runs a Solar on Track initiative for the corridor.

Corridor length: 82 km Passenger journeys: over 4.5 crore Captive solar plant: 110 MW

Why it matters for exams: The corridor length, the inauguration date and the solar capacity are the kind of figures asked about Namo Bharat.

Kerala PSCUPSC

18 October 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau

In plain words

NCRTC National Capital Region Transport Corporation — The joint venture company that builds and runs the Namo Bharat regional rapid transit corridors.