Chennai: For the convenience of women passengers travelling in Metro trains, CMRL along with Rotary Club and Geo India Foundation have installed a vending machine to provide free sanitary napkins in all 39 stations.
Minister for Industries M C Sampath, who inaugurated the initiative, said this was planned to make napkins readily available for women passengers who are in a rush.
Pradeep Yadav, Managing Director, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), said they were taking a host of steps to maintain cleanliness in stations and trains during the Covid-19 pandemic.
At the launch of the initiative, Priya Jemima, of the foundation, said each machine would hold up to 100 pads and back-up stock would be available in the station.