A three-day Nukkad Natak Festival was organised by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation at three metro stations to popularise its Metro Museum.
The festival, that culminated on Sunday, was organised at Patel Chowk, Akshardham and INA stations. These stations attract a lot of tourists due to their proximity to Jantar Mantar, Akshardham Temple and Dilli Haat. Passengers at these stations were told about the main attractions of the Patel Chowk metro station museum. The Metro Museum is the only such museum of metro railway in the entire South Asian region.
A specialised agency was hired to perform these plays. Information about the museum was disseminated through these plays involving the historical characters of Akbar-Birbal. The initiative is one of the many taken in the past to popularise the museum. The HoHo bus service, operated by the Delhi Tourism, now stops at Patel Chowk metro station to allow tourists to visit the museum. Special trips for students are also organised on a regular basis.
The DMRC has been using street plays to disseminate information on a slew of issues ever since the commencement of metro operations in 2002. Such shows were initially organised to educate people about the correct way to use the metro system. Shows are also organised at construction sites to convey information about use of safety devices among workers.
