Mumbai: At exactly 3 pm on Friday, amidst loud cheers and sloganeering by excited passengers, woman train operator Aditi Padyar commenced the first journey of Line 1 of Metro Navi Mumbai from Belapur to Pendhar.
“I am one of three women operators for the Navi Mumbai metro and have undergone months of rigorous training including many trial runs. Prior to this, I was operating the Monorail for two years,” said Padayar.
Services of the Navi Mumbai metro commenced in the presence of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Narvekar. Like most other commuters, 5-year-old Siya and her father Prasad Kadam were elated.
