据9月28日印度时报报道，印度钦奈的地铁系统正在为其长45公里的地铁线上的32个车站安装用于电梯的脚踏板控制装置。此外，另一个长达9公里地铁扩建工程（一期）上的9个车站也将安装脚踏式电梯。该扩建工程将延伸到钦奈北部的地区，预计2020年底开放。这次的电梯脚踏板控制装置的安装项目在20个车站启动，其中包括最繁忙的阿兰杜尔站、中央站和机场站。剩下的12个站的安装项目预计在本周末结束。这项装置使乘客可以通过用脚点击电梯地板上的按钮来呼叫电梯，而无需触碰可能带着细菌的按钮。
CHENNAI, INDIA, METRO INSTALLS FOOT ConTROLS FOR LIFTS
The metro rail system in Chennai, India, is installing foot-operated controls for elevators at the 32 stations of the 45-km line, the Times of India reported on September 28. In addition, foot-operated elevators are being installed at the nine stations of the metro's 9-km Phase 1 expansion, which will link part of North Chennai to the system and is scheduled to open by the end of 2020. The project was initiated at 20 stations, including the busiest, Alandur, Central and Airport. The remaining 12 were expected to be finished by the end of this week. The new mechanisms allow commuters using elevators to tap a button on the floor of the lift with their feet, rather than touch a button that could harbor pathogens.
