Heritage Metro: Delhi finds spl. reason to celebrate Eid

Chandan Sharma

 

Delhi has at least one reason to celebrate the Eid in a big way. Eid is known as the biggest festival for Muslim but this year Eid is really has been very special for the capital city as Heritage Metro took off in the auspicious month of Ramadan.

“We are really thankful to Metro man E. Sreedharan and government who planned to bring the elite transport system to old Delhi”, says Irfan, a resident of Old Delhi area. 

It is notable that Heritage Metro line was flagged off on 28^th May. The line connects Old Delhi with rest of the city. Old Delhi is also known as the most congested and populous area of Delhi with the historical areas like Red Fort, Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid and many other historical place and centuries old commercial hub. The Metro line connects all these important area.

The old city is also known as the habitat of Muslim and traders community, most of them connect themselve with old Mughal empire. Mirza Ghalib, The biggest poet of Urdu literature to used to stay in this area. Historical documents say that the last Mughal empire or Bahadur Shah Zafar too used to be a dispel of the Mirza Ghalib.

Traditions and history apart, the heritage line has eased communication of the local people to the rest of the city. Connectivity to Jama Masjid, the biggest mosque of the country, too has eased to a lot during the Ramadan. As a result, number to devotees too has increased with the expansion of the heritage line.

“Though metro line used to connect several areas of old Delhi but this has touched the old city in a big manner”, says Akhtar. It is now much easier to reach the places like Fatehpuri Masjid, Jama Masjid and even best eateries of the Delhi.  

(Author is founder of Yuvavani.com)