Two Day Long Celebrations Mark NMRC’S 6th Foundation Day

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Two Day Long Celebrations Mark NMRC’S 6th Foundation Day

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) celebrated its 6th Foundation Day today with great enthusiasm. NMRC had a two-day celebration including Annual Sports Competition and a colourful cultural programme at its Depot in Greater Noida.

“Smt. Ritu Maheshwari, MD /NMRC and CEO / Noida Authority graced the celebrations with her presence.Praveen Mishra, ED / NMRC and ACEO Noida Authority; Shri R. K. Saxena, Chief Operating Officer (NMRC); Shri Manoj Vajpayee, GM (Technical) / NMRC; Shri Pankaj Malhotra, GM (Finance) / NMRC; Shri Rajneesh Pandey, AGM (HR) / NMRC, Shri VPS Komar, OSD to MD / NMRC along with officers and staff of NMRC and DMRC’s handholding team.Smt. Kalpana Saxena, Commandant / 49th Battalion (PAC) also graced the occasion with her presence”, it said in a press release.

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Mrs Ritu Maheshwari presenting awards.

The celebrations were spread over a span of two days (4th and 5th November 2020).On 4th November, NMRC organised a Sports Event in which all NMRC employees participated with great enthusiasm and vigour. The event included a number of indoor and outdoor games like Race (100 mts and 400 mts), Discus Throw, Table Tennis, Carrom, Chess and Tug of War. This event was flagged off by ED / NMRC.

On the second and final day of celebrations which was held on 5th November 2020, MD/ NMRC felicitated the NMRC employees who had performed exceedingly well in the past year. These employees received the prestigious MD Award by MD / NMRC. The Award for Metro Man of the Year was given to Mr Sudhir Kumar Prasad /Train Operator, the Award for Metro Woman of the year was given to Ms Prerna Priya /Station Controller and the Award for Best Cleaned / Maintained Station was given to Pari Chowk Metro Station. A total of 35 NMRC employees were awarded today for exemplary work in their fields.

“The winners of the competitions conducted during Hindi Diwas were also felicitated. The winners of the Sports Competition were also given certificates by MD / NMRC and participants of the cultural programme were also given certificates and award for their participation. Special certificates were also given to the six employees of the Transgender Community deployed at Sector 50 Metro station to motivate and encourage them”, it added.

NCRTC & BEL join hands to develop indigenous platform screen doors

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NCRTC & BEL join hands to develop indigenous platform screen doors

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation and the Bharat Electronics Limited inked a memorandum of understanding on Saturday to develop indigenous platform screen doors, which act as a safety barrier between the passengers and tracks, under the self-reliant India scheme. According to an official in the NCRTC, which is tasked to implement the country’s first regional rapid transit system (RRTS), platform screen doors (PSD) are currently imported and that the new move will give an impetus to ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India).
The official said the NCRTC and the BEL would indigenously develop the PSD system for the upcoming bus rapid transit system (BRTS), mass rapid transit system (MRTS), RRTS and high-speed rail projects in India, as well as abroad.

According to the NCRTC, besides helping in better crowd management at the stations, PSDs also prevent any untoward incidents like jumping or falling on the track. It not only helps in reducing the risks of accidents but also prevents suicides. The Delhi Metro has also installed PSDs at some of its stations.     

“Existing metro systems are also realising the need to install PSDs for ensuring passenger safety. The NCRTC and BEL in collaboration will design and develop PSDs for different rail-based systems in India and abroad,” the official said. Asked when the indigenous PSDs would start coming, a source said the prototype would be ready in the next two-three years.     

The 17-km priority corridor of the 82-km Delhi-Meerut RRTS from Sahibabad to Duhai in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh will be operational in 2023, and the entire corridor will be operational in 2025. The RRTS trains can attain a top speed of 180 kilometres per hour.     

In a statement, NCRTC managing director Vinay Kumar Singh said: “NCRTC is working continuously towards identifying items that are presently being imported for MRTS/RRTS/high-speed rail projects and make strategies to bring such technologies to India through RRTS project to trigger domestic capacity development.”
“Indigenous development of PSDs is one such step towards realising the vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat. Made in India PSDs will not only benefit the upcoming RRTS corridors but will also benefit the upcoming and existing BRTS/metro rail systems/high-speed rail projects of the country…,” Singh was quoted as saying in the statement.     

In September, the Centre had unveiled the first look of the RRTS train whose design is inspired by the Lotus Temple in Delhi and can attain a top speed of 180 kilometres per hour on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor.     

The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry had said with a radiating stainless steel outer body, the aerodynamic RRTS trains would be lightweight and fully air-conditioned.  The other two-phase I RRTS corridors are Delhi-Gurgaon-SNB (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror) and Delhi to Panipat in Haryana.  According to the NCRTC, pre-construction activities are in full swing for Delhi-Gurgaon-SNB corridor and its detailed project report (DPR) is under active consideration of the Centre for sanction.     

The DPR of the Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridor is also under active consideration of the respective state governments for approval, the NCRTC had said in September.

With inputs from PTI.

“Emerging Trends In Urban Mobility” Will Derail The Challenges Posed By COVID-19

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“Emerging Trends In Urban Mobility” Will Derail The Challenges Posed By COVID-19

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): This year, The 13th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference is being organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 9th November 2020. A day-long conference will be held online through Video Conference/Webinar. The main theme of this year’s event is “Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility” with focus on innovative measures taken at the national and international levels to address the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic to provide accessible and convenient transport to the people.

“Shri. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs will deliver the Inaugural Address while the Key-note Address will be by Prof. Jan Gehl, Founder and Senior Adviser of M/s. Gehl Architects. Shri. Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister Delegate for Transport, attached to the Minister for the Ecological Transition and Dr Claudia Warning, Director General for the Asia, South–Eastern and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Latin America; Civil Society, Churches, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ( BMZ) will also be speaking at the Inaugural Session. Shri Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry will be chairing the Plenary Session on Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility.”, a statement by UPMRC said.

UMI was first recognized in the year 2008 at Pragati Maidan, Delhi and since then 12 successful events have been held till date. Last year, this grand event was hosted by Lucknow with the theme, “Accessible and Liveable Cities”.
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“Along with many other appreciations received by UP Metro the preceding year, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC), emerged as the Best Mass Rapid Transit system at Urban Mobility India Conference (UMI), where, more than 1,000 delegates, including foreign delegates from 10 countries and international organizations, students, urban transport experts, practitioners, resource persons, researchers, scholars and senior government officials from 30 States and Union Territories across India attended the Conference, it added.

UPMRC MD Visits Kanpur Metro, Gives Instructions to explore possibilities of doing work even faster

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UPMRC MD Visits Kanpur Metro, Gives Instructions to explore possibilities of doing work even faster

KANPUR (Metro Rail News): During the one-day visit to Kanpur, MD of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) Mr Kumar Keshav inspected the civil construction works of Kanpur Metro. Kumar Keshav reviewed the status of all the metro stations of the 9 km long elevated priority corridor which is being constructed between IIT Kanpur and Motijheel.
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After the assessment, he expressed gratitude towards the engineers and other staff. He also directed to explore the possibilities of speeding up the work. At the same time, Mr Keshav asked the engineers of UP Metro to explore possibilities for the work to be done at a faster pace.

Throughout the inspection, the Managing Director said, “I am very happy with the work of Engineers UP Metro and Contractor AFCON, after the reviewing of the progress of the civil construction of Kanpur Metro, but at the same time, as a public undertaking, it is also our core responsibility to find more possibilities to work even better and faster, constantly and we will endure this to ensure that world-class metro services to be made available for Kanpur residents within the stipulated time frame.”

He further added, the foundation of civil construction of Kanpur Metro was done by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 15th November 2019 and after almost a year our team has consolidated the project to the present level by working day and night. Gradually, the Metro’s corridor viaduct has started to appear in the middle of the city, due to which the picture of the city has also started changing.

The various beats of works of priority corridor including construction, finishing, electrical, and track development are being assigned to the different agencies, UP Metro using this specific working style to ensure that all agencies can deliver their work at the same time so that the work can be completed within the period.

”So far more than 85 per cent of the piling work has been completed under the Priority Corridor and 2005 piles have been excavated, out of 2330. Along with this, 279 piers out of 506 piers (pillars) have also been prepared. Not only 160 out of 384 double T-girder has been prepared to form the base of the concourse of metro stations but also 130 out of 638 U-girders have been placed at the designated locations to form the basis of the metro track”, the UPMRC said in a statement.

Seven Firms Participate For The General Consultancy Bid Of Chennai Metro Line-4

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Seven Firms Participate For The General Consultancy Bid Of Chennai Metro Line-4

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Seven global project management firms have submitted tenders for Chennai Metro Line-4’s General Consultant (GC) contract, after the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) opened technical bids for this.
Chennai’s new 26.09 km east-west Line-4 of the 118.9 km Chennai Metro Phase 2 project will connect Lighthouse with Poonamallee Bypass via Porur through 30 stations – 18 elevated and 12 underground.
CMRL had originally invited EOI proposals on January 11, 2020, to assign a General Consultant with an objective to assist with design, supervision, safety, quality control and contract management.
On June 16, CMRL received EOI applications from 9 bidders out of which 2 did not qualify.

These bidders are :

(1) JV of M/s Auding Intraesa SA Spain, M/s Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, India and M/s STUP Consultants Pvt. Ltd, India.

(2) JV of M/s Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) s.a.l. (DAR), Balaji Railroad Systems Pvt. Ltd. (BARSYL) and China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co. Ltd.

(3).JV of M/s AECOM Asia Company Ltd., M/s Systra and M/s. Consulting Engineers Group Ltd.JV of M/s Egis Rail SA, M/s MM SPA, M/s Italferr SPA and M/s Surbano Jurong Infrastructure Pte Ltd.

(4). JV of M/s Louis Berger SAS, M/s Geodata Engineering SpA and M/s Hill International Inc.

(5). JV of M/s TPF Getinsa Eurostudios S.L, M/s Artelia SAS & M/s Rodic Consultants Pvt. Ltd.JV of M/s RITES Ltd, M/s Nippon Koei India Pvt. Ltd, M/s Nippon Koei Co. Ltd, M/s Arup India Pvt. Ltd and Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd.

(6). JV of DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, Ayesa Ingeniería y Arquitectura, S.A.U, Korea Rail Network Authority and Dohwa Engineering Co. Ltd

(7). JV of M/s RINA Consulting SPA and Yuksel Proje Uluslararasi A.S

This consultancy service and the line’s 2 elevated packages are proposed to be financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). In December 2019, AIIB approved a concept proposal to lend USD 356.65 million for a portion of the project.

Dogus-Soma Resumes Mumbai Metro’s TBM 1239 towards Mahalaxmi

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Dogus-Soma Resumes Mumbai Metro’s TBM 1239 towards Mahalaxmi

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Recently, Workers from Dogus-Soma JV recommissioned their second tunnel boring machine (TBM) 1239 from Science Museum Station’s southern-end towards Mahalaxmi Station for Mumbai Metro’s 33.5 km underground Line-3 (Aqua Line).
This 6.65m Robbins slurry machine, nicknamed Tansa 2, had achieved a breakthrough at Worli Station in March 2020 from Science Museum Station after a 2057 meter journey for building the down-line tunnel to record the second out of 6 planned for package UGC-03 (Worli – Mumbai Central). Following that, its cutter head and shields – weighing 480 MT – were retrieved as one complete unit in August, transported through the city’s streets, and lowered back into Science Museum in September.
This weekend, the TBM began its second assignment to build the 1118m up-line tunnel towards Mahalaxmi Station from where it will be dragged to the station box’s southern-end and recommissioned onwards to Mumbai Central Station for its final 837m assignment.

Its sister machine TBM 1238 (Tansa-1), which was recommissioned in September for the parallel down-line tunnel, has since built 74 rings (approx. 103 meters) towards Mahalaxmi Station.

NHSRCL Opens Bids for Alignment Design & Survey Works of Delhi – Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project

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NHSRCL Opens Bids for Alignment Design & Survey Works of Delhi – Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): RITES and Three other firms have emerged as the lowest bidders for 4 packages over the past 2 weeks to help prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the upcoming 886 km Delhi – Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project which will connect both cities with 12 stations on the corridor.
NHSRCL had invited tenders (bids) for these four packages with varying lengths of completion in early September which deal with preparing a final alignment design (including aerial LiDAR survey), carrying out a ridership (traffic) study, preparing General Arrangement Drawings and data collection surveying work.


Carrying Out Ridership Study (Traffic Study)Winner: T&T Consultants Private Ltd.

Period of Work: 120 Days

Final Alignment Design including Aerial LiDAR Survey Winner: RITES – Geokno JV

Period of Work: 150 Days

Preparation of General Arrangement Drawings Winner: Aakar Abhinav Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Period of Work: 120 Days

Technical Bids Opened: September 22

Financial Bids Opened: November 4

Data Collection and Associated Survey Work for DPR Winner: Ceinsys Tech Ltd.

Period of Work: 120 Days

Technical Bids Opened: September 29

Financial Bids Opened: November 5

The project is a much awaited one among different High Speed Rail Corridors proposed to be developed in the country in the near future future.

Two Passengers Inaugurate A New Metro Station Building of Kochi Metro

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Two Passengers Inaugurate A New Metro Station Building of Kochi Metro

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Vandana P S of Palarivatom and George C G of Ernakulam South, two metro commuters, achieved a rare feat by inaugurating the new Metro station building at Ernakulam South Metro Station, the tallest building along the alignment. 
”Kochi Metro invited two of its passengers to inaugurate the Building at the left side of the alignment (from Aluva side). Though the South Metro Station was inaugurated in last September only one side of the metro station was working and construction was progressing on the other side. The new South Metro station building is the tallest metro building and it consists of twelve floors. The building is 56 metres high. The Metro station has an area of 5400 sqm for transit area and property development of about 6000sqm above the platform which is suitable for various businesses. KMRL is also planning to construct a multi-level car parking facility there”, it said.

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Both show their ID Cards after inauguration.


“It’s a great gesture. I was surprised when people from the metro asked me to be a guest and cut the ribbon. I used to ride the metro every other day, so it’s a special day for me” said Vandana. George also expressed his happiness.
“Kochi Metro is for the people of Kochi so we thought it appropriate to request a metro traveller to inaugurate a new station building. Vandana is a young professional while George is a local resident. We are happy and proud that they accepted our invitation to cut the ribbon.” said Additional Chief Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS, MD of KMRL.
Vandana reached the Metro Station to travel to her house at Palarivattom while George was on his way to Vyttila. George is a resident of Ernakulam South and he is running a hotel there. Vandana meanwhile is a counsellor by profession. 
Kochi Metro already has constructed an access road to MG Road with a pedestrian walkway and a plaza at Jos junction as part of the Kochi Metro’s Urban placemaking initiatives.

Paras Railtech Emerges as the Winner for Track-Works of Delhi Metro’s Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depots

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Paras Railtech Emerges as the Winner for Track-Works of Delhi Metro’s Ajronda & Sarita Vihar Depots

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Paras Railtech has emerged as the lowest bidder to supply tracks to Delhi Metro’s existing Ajronda and Sarita Vihar depots on the Violet Line (Line-6) for augmenting additional maintenance facilities as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 project.
DMRC had invited bids for this track-work contract at both depots in May 2020 with an estimated cost of Rs 22.70 crore and expects the assigned contractor to complete work in 24 months. Technical bids were opened on October 9 to reveal 3 bidders, and during technical bid evaluation Paras Railtech was the only firm that qualified to the next round of financial bid opening. The other bidders were disqualified.
Financial Bid Values:
Paras Railtech Pvt. Ltd. – Rs. 20.56 Crores


The Scope of the work includes Supply, Installation, Testing and commissioning of Ballastless/Ballasted Track in Ajronda Depot and Sarita Vihar depot for Augmentation of Additional Maintenance Facilities for Standard Gauge Corridor of Delhi MRTS Project of Phase-IV. YFC Projects in October emerged as the lowest bidder for Sarita Vihar’s reconstruction (Package DC-26) which includes a cut & cover ramp section and other civil works.

Three Firms Participate in the Bid for Roof-Work of Delhi – Meerut RRTS Under Package 12B

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) recently opened technical bids for the 82.15 km Delhi – Meerut RRTS Line‘s Package 12B which revealed that three firms have submitted bids to design, supply and erect pre-engineered steel roof structures at 12 elevated stations.
NCRTC had invited bids for this work in 2 lots in September right after Sam India Builtwell emerged as the lowest bidder for Package 12A for similar roof-work at Package 1 and 2’s Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai stations.
For Package 12B, 7 of these 12 stations form a part of the 33 km Package 3 (under construction by Larsen & Toubro) – the ones at Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, Partapur, Rithani & Shatabdi Nagar.
NCRTC’s combined estimate is $8.71 million (Rs 63.79 crore) and it expect the assigned contractor(s) to complete all civil work in 1358 days.
Bidders:
Galadari Engineering Works Ltd.

Pioneer Fabricators Pvt. Ltd.

URC Construction Pvt. Ltd.

Lot-1: DM/CN/COR-OF/119

Lot-P12B L1: – Design, Fabrication, Supply and Erection of Pre–Engineered Steel Roof Structure of 6 (Six) Elevated stations viz Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, MES Colony and Daurli Stations of Delhi – Ghaziabad –Meerut RRTS Corridor.

Lot-2: DM/CN/COR-OF/120

Lot-P12B L2: – Design, Fabrication, Supply and Erection of Pre–Engineered Steel Roof Structure for 6 (Six) Elevated stations viz Partapur, Rithani, Shatabdi Nagar, Brahmpuri, Meerut North and Modipuram of Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut RRTS Corridor.

Lucknow Metro Crosses 20K Ridership Mark After It Resumed Its Services

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Lucknow Metro Crosses 20K Ridership Mark After It Resumed Its Services

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): It has been almost 2 months since the resumption of Lucknow metro train services in the entire north-south corridor from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Munshipulia, in this new shift, with special focus on the safety of passengers, Lucknow Metro has made the cleaning and sanitization of metro trains and stations even more regular. Thanks to this initiative of the Lucknow Metro for cleanliness, the trust of the passengers has increased even more and once again the city dwellers are confidently taking full advantage of the Lucknow Metro.
“On Monday, November 2, 2020, the number of commuters (Daily-Ridership) on the operational corridor was around 21 thousand (20,920). Although this figure is only one-third (1/3) of the daily ridership before the Covid-19 period but it still shows that the residents are satisfied with the precautionary arrangements provided by the Lucknow Metro. Lucknow Metro is been smoothly running between the 23 km long North-South corridor from CCS Airport to Munshipulia.
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There are many provisions for the safety and convenience of the passengers implemented by the Metro Department, including the use of Go Smart Card for an affordable and easy commute”, the UPMRC said in a statement.
Speaking on this, UP Metro’s Managing Director, Mr Kumar Keshav said, “We take full care of each and everything related to the safety and convenience of our passengers. 21000 Ridership mark shows that the people of Lucknow have embraced metro’s world-class facility wholeheartedly. Arrangements made for cleaning and sanitization in the metro premises prove that the Lucknow Metro is safer than any other means of public traffic in the city. ”

MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Head Hardened Rails

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MMRDA Invites Bids for Mumbai Metro Line-4’s Head Hardened Rails

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids to supply 9800 MT of Head Hardened Rails for Mumbai Metro’s 32.32 km Line-4 and 2.88 km Line-4A (Green Line) which will connect Wadala – Kasarvadavali – Gaimukh through 34 elevated stations.
These rails will be 60E1 – 1080 grade as per Indian Railway Specification T-12-2009 and manufactured through a special heat treatment process to provide additional strength, lower residual stress, elongate track-life and minimize maintenance.
Scope of the work includes Supply of 9800 MT 60E1 (UIC-60), 1080 Grade Head Hardened (HH) Rails as per IRS T-12-2009 for Line-4 [Bhakti Park – Kasavadavali] and extension corridor [Kasaravadavli – Gaimukh] of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA.
Estimated Cost of the project is Rs 80.46 Crores while the deadline for the work is 15 months.
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Pre-bid Meeting will be held on 03.11.2020 while the Bid Opening Date is 07.12.2020. JSPL is currently the only Indian rail manufacturer capable of producing these special tracks.

Four Firms submit bids for Construction of Underground Line of Surat Metro

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AHMEDABAD (Metro Rail News): Four firms have submitted 6 tenders (bids) to build 2 underground (tunnel & station work) packages CS2 and CS3 of the 40.35 km Surat Metro Phase 1 project, after the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) opened technical bids to reveal the bidders.
These civil packages with twin tunnels between Chowk Bazar and Kapodra, in the core of the city, on the 21.61 km Line-1 (Sarthana – Dream City) are 3.46 km and 3.56 km long, and each comprises of 3 cut & cover stations with some Box Pushing and New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM) work for station connectivity.
GMRC had invited tenders (bids) for both packages in July 2020 with estimates of Rs 929.46 and Rs 942.16 crore respectively and expects the assigned contractor(s) to complete all civil work in 40 months after the contracts are awarded.
The firms which have submitted the bids are Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Gulermak – Sam India Builtwell JV and J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd.
Scope of CS2 includes Design, construction and completion of Underground stations and tunnel including Finishes from Kapodra Ramp to Surat Railway station from chainage 3700m to chainage 7160.6m, comprising twin bored underground tunnel between northern ramp and Surat Railway Metro station, all cut and a cover portion including Three underground stations viz. Kapodra, Labheshwar Chowk and Central Warehouse with entry/exits & connecting subway by Box pushing method and a portion of NATM and Launching and receiving chambers of TBM for Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase-I.

Scope of CS3 includes Design, construction and completion of Underground stations and tunnel including Finishes from Surat Railway station To Chowk Bazar Ramp from chainage 7160.6m to chainage 10720m, comprising twin bored underground tunnel between Surat Railway station and south ramp, all cut and a cover portion including Three underground stations viz. Chowk bazaar, Maskati Hospital and Surat Railway Station with entry/exits & connecting subway by Box pushing method and a portion of NATM and Launching and receiving chambers of TBM for Surat Metro Rail Project, Phase-I.

No covid constraints for KMRL’s construction

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No covid constraints for KMRL’s construction

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): Kochi Metro Rail Limited has completed the piling works of the viaduct from Petta to SN Junction, the Phase 1 A of Kochi Metro. A total of 259 viaduct piles are completed and piling for the SN Junction Metro Station is also completed.
“Kochi Metro MD Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS inspected the worksite. He also inspected the ongoing construction work at Panamkutty Bridge. He reviewed the progress and urged the contractor to speed up the work. Top officials of KMRL also accompanied him during the site inspection”, the KMRL said in a statement. 

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Mr. Sharma during the visit.


The Phase I (A) Extension of Kochi Metro consists of two Stretches, first from Petta to SN Junction including 2 Stations viz Vadakkekotta and SN Junction & Panamkutty Bridge to be constructed at a cost of Rs.299.87 crores. 
Phase 1(B) extension from Sn Junction to Thripunithura includes one station of Thrippunithura Terminal (Phase IB) with a cost of Rs 162.98 crores. The tender for the stretch from SN Junction to Thrippunithura Terminal was called on May 18, 2020. The tender was opened on July 14, 2020, and successfully awarded to M/s KEC – VNC JV within the shortest period of 20 days. The work commenced on September 25, 2020. KMRL has completed seven Piles in the stretch so far.  
The construction of Panamkutty bridge is also progressing fast. As part of its Preparatory works in line with Phase I Extension from Petta to Thrippunithura, KMRL is constructing an additional two-lane Bridge with a footpath which will make the stretch into Four-lane corridor (two bridges) once completed. The bridge consists of 5 spans. The total length including approach road is 250m in which around 70m is across Poorna River. Approximate Cost of Construction – 17.2 Cr and the expected completion date is December 2020. 

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