CRRC bags 216 coach rolling stock order for Bangalore Metro phase-2

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CRRC bags 216 coach rolling stock order for Bangalore Metro phase-2

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): China’s State-Owned CRRC Corporation Ltd. successfully awarded the bid to provide 216 new coaches from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRC). The contract won by CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Co Ltd. for the stainless steel body 216-cars for 73.95 km long Bangalore Phase-2 project in India, which set a record for CRRC to get the highest number of vehicles and complete orders in the Indian metro rail market. 

The Bangalore Metro Project is the 3rd metro rail project in India after Mumbai and Noida. The successful bid of the project shows Puzhen’s active response to the national “Belt and Road” initiative, execution of the “going global” plan of the equipment manufacturing industry, the landing of CRRC’s “internationalization” strategic layout, and Puzhen’s endless deep cultivation of the international market. Remember, the real responsibility and the responsibilities to fulfil the mission.

Out of the total 216 Coach, 126 coach (21 train x 6 coaches) will be utilized for the namma metro phase I extension line, and the remaining 90 (15 Train x 6 coaches) will be used for new lines.

This coach is a stainless steel body, 1435mm standard track, including DC 750 three-track power. The driverless level of the DTG signalling vehicle is GoA2 level. 

The new line CBTC vehicle is needed to reach GoA4 level. All vehicles meet 75% local production requirements. Localized content requires to touch 50%. 

The first train is scheduled to deliver in 95 weeks. All trains deliveries to be finished in 173 weeks and final commissioning was done in 205 weeks with an operational condition.

Puzhen will represent China CRRC to set up new urban rail train manufacturing base in India. CRRC’s overseas companies will also manage the development of local employment and the industrial chain, and improve local railway equipment industry level, to accomplish genuine people’s aspirations, cultural integration and general development.

Kolkata East-West Metro resumes tunnelling at Bowbazar

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Kolkata East-West Metro resumes tunnelling at Bowbazar

KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court allowed the resumption of tunnel-boring work for the Kolkata East-West Metro corridor, which resumed after an aquifer burst in last year August leading to severe ground subsidence and the collapse of buildings. Almost 700 residents had to be evacuated after cracks appeared.

Accepting a suggestion by IIT-Madras, the court allowed the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, the executing agency for the project, to resume work between Esplanade and Sealdah stations in Bowbazar area of central Kolkata, in consultation with the institute. The division bench comprising Chief Justice of Calcutta high court TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee had in September ordered the pause of tunnelling work till further announcement.

3 months later, the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation, in view of a report made by its expert committee, moved the court asking its permission to restart the work. On a prayer through an NGO to get the expert committee report vetted by an independent agency, the KMRC then requested IIT-Madras to analyse its findings. The institute report stated that tunnelling work could be continued.

KMRC MD Manas Sarkar stated that this is a new beginning for us. But you could call it a symbolic start. It might take another week for the TBM to burrow steadily. For now, the experts will closely watch how the refurbished machine behaves. They may start it and then stop it again, study the parameters and so on.

Yet, truncated services among Sector-V in Salt Lake to Yuva Bharati Krirangan stadium are scheduled to commence on February 13.

Vande Bharat Express becomes the most profitable train in India

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Vande Bharat Express becomes the most profitable train in India

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the train on February 15 last year, has completed one year in service and become most profitable train in India. This semi-high speed rail began its commercial run from New Delhi-Varanasi two days later from February 17, 2019, logging 3.8 lakh km and a cumulative earning of ₹92.29 crores with 100% occupancy, the Northern Railway stated on Tuesday.

On the basis of the details accessed by Finance Express Online, the redefined percentage occupancy for the New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express till February 7, 2020, was 112.59%. Similarly, the redefined percentage occupancy for the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express on the very date was 112.91%. This shows the success of the train in just one year.

It travels the distance between New Delhi-Varanasi in 8 hrs and runs on every day of the week, except Monday and Thursday. It has 16 air-conditioned coaches. The coaches have a stainless steel car body equipped with automatic doors with sliding footsteps, onboard computers for train control and remote monitoring.

Along with that, the coaches also have a GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system, onboard hotspot Wi-Fi and comfortable and spacious seating arrangements. The New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express train also boasts many modern features like bio-vacuum type toilets, wheelchair parking spaces, disabled-friendly toilets, LED lighting.

Maintenance of the train is being done by the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway.

Bids invited for Balance work of Mumbai Metro Line 2B

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Bids invited for Balance work of Mumbai Metro Line 2B

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has floated tenders for the balance works on Metro Line 2B from DN Nagar- Mandale with the total distance of 23.643 km long elevated corridor. The estimated expense of the fresh tender is pegged at ₹474.52 cr and it will be completed within 30 months from the date of started of a given contract.

On Wednesday the authority floated 3 separate tenders for the left works along the corridor, that include the construction of a viaduct, 15 stations and the proposed car depot at Mandale in Mankhurd.

It will provide interconnectivity between the existing Western Express Highway, Eastern Express Highway, Western Railway, Central Railway, Mono Rail, Metro Line-1 and Metro Line 2A, Metro Line 4 & Metro Line 3 under implementation.

The 1st tender is for an elevated viaduct and 5 stations work that had been given to a consortium of M/s.MBZ and M/s. RCC for Rs 521 cr. The earlier contractor completed only 4.48% of the work on the 5.9-km stretch in 30 months, sources said.

The RCC-MBZ JV had also been awarded the contract to construct the Metro car depot at Mandale at a cost of Rs 390.44 cr, where it managed to achieve only 6.98% of the work in 36 months. The MMRDA has floated a tender for all these construction works to be completed in 42 months at an estimated cost of Rs 464.75 cr.

The 3rd tender pertains to the work that had been given to Simplex Infrastructure and covers civil works on 12.7 kilometres of the corridor, commencing from ESIC Nagar in Andheri (West) to Income Tax office in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). The earlier contract, given for Rs 1,080 cr, also covered the construction work of 10 stations on the stretch. As per the sources, the contractor only managed to do 5.07% of the work in 30 months. In the new tender, the balance works are supposed to be completed in 30 months at a cost of Rs 1,058.71 cr.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority had also terminated the same company’s contract for Metro-7 for slow execution of works, for that it has since floated a fresh tender.

Mumbai Metro Line 2B is supposed to serve almost 10.5 lakh passengers daily once it is commissioned. The line was expected to be operational by 2021, but because of the issues with contractors, the new deadline is the end of 2022.

Delhi Metro launches 250 News e-rickshaws at 12 metro stations

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Delhi Metro launches 250 News e-rickshaws at 12 metro stations

New Delhi, India (Metro Rail News): In a significant boost to provide last-mile connectivity to metro commuters, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) on Feb 19, 2020, extended the facility of e-rickshaw services to 12 more stations spread across the Metro Rail network.

With this, the total tally of stations where such facilities available to 29 with an operational fleet of over 1000 e-rickshaws.

A K Garg, Director (Operations), has flagged off a fleet of around new 250 e-rickshaws, from Patel Nagar Metro. 

These e-rickshaws will be plying from 12 metro stations, i.e. Qutab Minar, Ghittorni, Arjangarh, Nawada, Shadipur, Patel Nagar, Nangloi, Nangloi Railway Station, Govindpuri, Harkesh Nagar Okhla, Moolchand and Botanical Garden between 6.00 am to 11.00 pm every day.

“Till date, to facilitating over one lakh passengers to reach their destinations/stations daily, 800 e-rickshaws being operated from 17 Metro stations. With this addition, the number of e-rickshaws has gone beyond 1,000, covering 29 metro stations,” the DMRC said in a statement.

Twelve more stations are likely to be added in the next 2-3 months wherein around 500 more e-rickshaws will be put into service to strengthen the last mile connectivity

These GPS enabled rickshaws called “SmartEs” having covered cabin and full front windscreen, will provide the last mile connectivity within a radius of 3-4 km around Metro stations. 

The fares have been kept very nominal at a base price of Rs 10 for the first 2 KM and Rs 5/- for every subsequent KM. The commuters can also book vehicles through the SmartE application and pay digitally for their rides, the official said.

In recent years, DMRC has introduced many eco-friendly initiatives to ensure a robust last-mile connectivity system, which enables the commuters to prefer non-polluting public transport modes over personal vehicles. 

MMRDA floated tender for ropeway project

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MMRDA floated tender for ropeway project

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The MMRDA has floated a tender for the proposed ropeway project of the corridor-I between Mahavir Nagar metro station on Metro Line-2A (Dahisar to DN Nagar) to Pagoda in Gorai village on the basis of design, finance, build, operate, and transfer (DFBOT). The authority has programmed a pre-bid meeting of interested firms on February 25 to review the project and assess their suggestions in detail.

As per the MMRDA, the length of this ropeway corridor is around 7.2 km and will have 8 stations. It is aimed at providing direct connectivity to villagers living in Gorai and Marve with the Metro Line-2A. Presently, the citizens here have to cross the creek through a ferry boat regularly to take public transport facilities. The implementation of ropeway service will give an alternative aerial transport mode as last-mile connectivity.

The metro line-2A is supposed to begin construction work by 2020. So far, around 77.62% of the metro civil work is over.

The state-directed in July 2019 the MMRDA to start work on the ropeway project. The erstwhile BJP govt led by former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had asked the Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRCL) to draft a detailed project report.

Reportedly, in the submitted work plan, the IPRCL had cited the efficacy of New York, Columbia and Turkey ropeways, operating successfully and on the same lines, Mumbai also can introduce the ropeway it said.

UP Govt allocates 644 cr for Kanpur & Agra Metro Project

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UP Govt allocates 644 cr for Kanpur & Agra Metro Project

UTTAR PRADESH (Metro Rail News): The Uttar Pradesh govt in its new Budget 2020-21, introduced in the state Assembly on Tuesday, State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented the budget, has laid emphasis on developing metro networks, along with airports and expressways, besides fixing a target to build four lakh houses for weaker sections by March 2021.

Kanpur Metro is a rail-based mass transit system which is under the construction for the city of Kanpur, and extendable to the Kanpur metropolitan area. The feasibility study for the project was done by RITES in June 2015. The study was developed to control traffic woes and congestion, which are hampering the growth, development, and prosperity of the city area. The tenders were floated for the elevated viaduct between IIT to Motijheel. 

Shri Yogi Aditya Nath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, allocates a budget of Rs 358 crores towards Kanpur metro phase 1. Construction is in full swing as UPMRC aims to complete phase 1 at a faster pace, as compared to Lucknow metro.

The fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The feasibility study was conducted in 2016, with the govt allowing the project in early 2019. The Agra Metro is set to consist of two metro lines, with a total length of about 30 kilometres (19 mi). The state budget allocates Rs 286 crore proposed for the construction work of Agra Metro Rail Project.

Besides, there are also many proposals for Metro Rail projects in Gorakhpur and other cities and an arrangement of Rs 200 crore is proposed for the purpose.

Delhi-Meerut RRTS gets 900 crores by UP Govt

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Delhi-Meerut RRTS gets 900 crores by UP Govt

LUCKNOW, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Boosting regional connectivity in NCR, the UP govt has allotted Rs. 900 Crore to country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System in the state budget. Previously this year the GoI has allotted Rs. 2,487 crores to RRTS in the union budget.

The Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor on 8th March 2019. With the meticulous planning and expertise of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) team the construction work was started immediately. The distance of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor is 82 kilometres long. The construction work on the 17 km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is going on in full swing. The construction work of pillars has been underway between Sahibabad and Duhai. First girder (segment) for the viaduct of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor has been casted at NCRTC’s casting yard located at Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. The viaducts will also be soon visible on the ground. The operation on the main section is proposed from March 2023. The main section has four stations which are Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai.

At the same time construction work is in progress at other sections as well, initial pile load test is underway among Shatabdi Nagar to Modipuram. Tenders have been floated for carrying out an initial pile load test in Delhi section from Sarai Kale Khan to Anand Vihar Terminal. Tender for design and development of tunnels of Delhi portion by Tunnel Boring Machine from New Ashok Nagar Ramp, New Delhi to Sahibabad Ramp in Ghaziabad has additionally been floated.

Engagement of Detailed Design Consultant for Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar RRTS stations including the Multimodal Integration scheme and setting up a stabling yard at Jungpura, Also New Delhi is underway.

Over a design speed of 180 km/h and operational speed of 160 km/h, the RRTS trains will be different and one of its kinds in India. The aerodynamic coaches will be self-propelled on electric traction with 25KV AC System. The RRTS trains are being structured with state-of-the-art advanced technology. The Delhi – Ghaziabad– Meerut RRTS will be immensely helpful in curbing pollution in the zone. The high-speed rail will promise to cover the distance among Meerut and New Delhi in under 60 minutes.

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation, the implementing agency of RRTS is a JV of the Govt of India (50%) and State Govt’s of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), UP (12.5%) and Rajasthan (12.5%). It is mandated to design, construct, finance, operate and manage RRTS in NCR and works under the administrative control of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, GOI.

Maha Metro Celebrates 5th Foundation Day

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Maha Metro Celebrates 5th Foundation Day

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Maha Metro team has always worked like a family and set new milestones. We have promised to complete the Metro Rail project for the orange city and we are pledged to doing it. The Maha Metro team has performed incredibly in the last five years. And it would continue to put in its best efforts with all sincerity and honesty, said Dr Brijesh Dixit, MD, Maha Metro, today.

Dr Dixit was speaking at the 5th Foundation Day organised at Metro Bhavan, here. Speaking further, he said, Maha Metro’s journey so far has been path-breaking. 

“We have completed 86 % of project work. We have completed 25 km track work in 50 months and have started commercial operations on 2/3rd of total project length,” he said. The organization and its employees have put in their best efforts in making of this project, he added.

Five years ago, the project work started from just one room of Ravi Bhavan, he said and added, that today the Foundation Day event was being held in Maha Metro’s own premises. Maha Metro has always worked as a family. Dr Dixit also had a word of praise for all those who have always supported Maha Metro in its project work and firmly stood by it – directly or indirectly.

In his introductory remarks, Shri S Sivamathan, Director (Finance), said that Maha Metro has scaled new heights in just 5 years. This has been possible because of the dynamic leadership of MD Dr Dixit, he said. Maha Metro has also earned a lot through the innovative concept of Non-Fare Box Revenue.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Devendra Ramtekkar, ED (Reach-I) said, that executing civil work of Sitabuldi Interchange was not just difficult but was equally challenging task. The span erection was done without causing much discomfort to the people. The task was executed despite many challenges.

In his speech, Shri Sudhakar Urade, GM (O&M) spoke about the technical challenges faced during starting of commercial services on Aqua Line between Lokmanya Nagar Metro Station and Sitabuldi Interchange. This has been a great learning process for our entire team, he said.

Metro Mitra Shri Mayuresh Gokhale, spoke of the initial doubts about the project that the people had. However, that apprehension has now been replaced by love and appreciation for the project, he said. Another Metro Mitra Shri Akash Likhare spoke about the expectations of the people form the people and how the same have been fulfilled by Maha Metro.

Earlier, Dr Dixit, Shri Mahesh Kumar, Director (Project), Shri Sunil Mathur, Director (Rolling Stock and System) and Shri Sivamathan lit the traditional lamp. Shri Anil Kokate, Executive Director (Administration) proposed the vote of thanks, while Ms Renuka Deshkar conducted the proceedings. A short film depicting 5 years of progress of Maha Metro was also shown on the occasion.

MMRCL to monetise 1.5 lakh sq.ft space at metro 3 stations

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MMRCL to monetise 1.5 lakh sq.ft space at metro 3 stations

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited has set to lease 1.5 lakh sq.ft of space across Metro 3 stations as part of its initiatives to generate non-fare revenue. The corporation recently revealed interest in the effort and hopes to make around Rs 20 to Rs 25 crores/annum from the same, once the line is operational.

The retail spaces for the initiative have been divided into two sections — large format retail and kiosk-based retail. Where almost all stations will have space carved out for the latter, MMRCL has large contiguous areas ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 sq.ft. at four stations i.e. Cuffe Parade, Siddhivinayak, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Terminal 2.

Around 1.17 lakh sq.ft. is covered under large format retail, with the largest continuous area at Siddhivinayak and Terminal 2, 31,000 sq.ft. of the area each at the mezzanine level in the former and the concourse in the latter. Cuffe Parade has the most space, almost 37,000 sq.ft., shared between 24,000 sq.ft. in the mezzanine level and 13,000 sq.ft. at the concourse, that can be leased.

“The space available can be accessed by both passengers and non-passengers alike. So we are looking at food courts, supermarkets, salons, bank branches and pharmacies that can be set-up in the area,” an MMRCL spokesperson said.

Under the kiosk-based retail segment, confined space has been carved in the non-ticketing area of other stations. The areas would usually range among 300 to 1,000 sq.ft. and will primarily cater to the passengers’ requirements. The space mix being explored includes food stalls and kiosks, travel retail stores like the 7-Eleven formats, ATMs and vending machines, among others.

Shadab Siddiqui of Auctus Advisors, who is providing consultancy to MMRCL for these proposals, said recently there was no format of ‘transit retail’ in the larger retail space.

He further said that transit retail has grab and go product assortment for people with low dwell time. This covers ready-to-eat packed meals, packed sandwiches, newspaper and magazines, coffee vending machines and more. These are low-involvement products with high trading velocities.

Delhi to Mumbai in just 80 minutes

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Delhi to Mumbai in just 80 minutes

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): British business tycoon Richard Branson-owned Virgin Group reaches to Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari with a proposal to establish a hyperloop transportation between Delhi to Mumbai after the Maharashtra govt determined to shelve the company’s proposed Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project in the state last month.

According to a source it stated that Richard Branson had approached Gadkari who is well known for his honesty to raising new technologies, to develop a 1,300 km line between the Delhi-Mumbai. Virgin Group executives are in India for the next couple of days and are meeting many stakeholders for the Hyperloop technology, the person said.

Hyperloop use magnets to levitate pods inside an airless tube, creating conditions in which the pods can shuttle people and freight at speeds of up to 1,200 kmph.

“Senior executives from the Virgin Group have met the transport minister to discuss this,” the person cited earlier told. 

“The talks are at a very preliminary stage, and they may submit a formal proposal to Gadkari.”

Gadkari also indicated while speaking at a public event on Thursday that he had met investors earlier in the day and explained a bullet train-like project.

Earlier Virgin Hyperloop proposed Pune-Mumbai link project was approved by the BJP govt in the state last year. The first phase of the plan entailed around 11.8 km long track. The project would have needed up to $10 billion in investment and up in 2.5 yrs to be finished. Last month, the Uddhav Thackeray-led state govt decided against implementing it amid doubts about its capsule technology, which is not yet operational anywhere in the world.

“We cannot experiment with hyperloop. We will concentrate on other modes of transport and, in the meantime, if that technology develops more with successful trials abroad, we can think about it,” Maharashtra’s deputy CM Ajit Pawar had told in a recent statement.

An official said it could be visibly challenging to develop a 1,300 km long track at this point when not even 1 km work is operational anyplace in the world. Richard Branson’s diversified conglomerate Virgin Group has interests in aviation, hospitality, music, telecom and space travel.

Giving feedback on the development, Virgin Hyperloop a spokesperson said “Virgin Hyperloop One is committed to India and the State of Maharashtra. We are actively engaging with the Maharashtra Government as per the standard due process for the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop project. When we came to India, we had the vision to connect all Tier One cities in under 2 hours. Delhi-Mumbai is a part of that national vision, but our focus on moving forward with the Mumbai-Pune project to the satisfaction of all concerned stakeholders.”

Dedicated to free metro rides for women: APP 3.0

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Dedicated to free metro rides for women: APP 3.0

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the Aam Aadmi Party will remain committed to his promise, the free metro scheme for the Delhi women. Speaking to Agency, Gahlot said the Delhi govt will pursue the Central government for the implementation of the scheme.

“We are dedicated to all our promises. The government has also started working. We will be pursuing the Centre to allow us to implement the scheme. We will bear the cost burden of the scheme. We will be paying the amount to the Delhi Metro,” Gahlot said

Last year on June 3, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had made an announcement that women can “enjoy free rides on public transport” in the national capital, including the Metro and DTC buses. Where the Aam Aadmi Party carried out the free ride scheme for women in the DTC and cluster Delhi buses in October, the same scheme for Delhi Metro is yet to take place.

The Delhi and the Central both governments fairly own the DMRC and for any decision, the two need to be on the same page. Delhi went to polls this month and the AAP was reappointment. The Cabinet Ministers remained the same with minor changes in the portfolios.

Gahlot remains to have the Transport Department in the new government. He told his party received a clear mandate as the party had served for the people in the previous five years.

“We have been loved by the people for our work. This was the first election where voters were given for work. We have started the work already and the focus will be on the promises we have made in the elections,” the Minister and the MLA from the Najafgarh Assembly constituency said.

Kailash Gahlot has set a new record by being elected again for the seat. Najafgarh Assembly constituency, having a sizable population of farmers and traders, had never repeated an MLA before.

MMRCL completes 76 % tunnelling work of Mumbai Metro-3

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MMRCL completes 76 % tunnelling work of Mumbai Metro-3

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): City first underground metro rail has been finished 76 percent of tunnelling work on Monday. 

The construction of Metro-3 project has picked up the pace, and Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited has completed 76 per cent of the tunnelling for Colaba-Bandra-SPEEZ route, along with this, the MMRCL has also completed 100 per cent of its 5318 sqm concourse slab of Vidhan Bhavan station.

The Mumbai Metro-3 project addressed on Twitter: “We cross yet another milestone along the way. #Metro3 #VidhanBhavan station completes 100% of its 5318 sqm concourse slab,” On Monday.

The metro corporation has also completed the tunnelling of 13 stations out of the 26 recommended stations. On the other side, 17 TBMs that have been deployed have attained 25 breakthroughs out of the total 32.

Last year in December, the MMRCL had built 40 km of tunnelling work. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, which is implementing the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor, on December 27 had stated that 100 per cent tunnelling work of the project would be made by next year September.

The Mumbai Metro-3 project that is worth Rs 30,000 crore will connect Cuffe Parade business district in the extreme south of the city to SEEPZ in the north-central with 26 underground and one at-grade station.

12-km stretch of Pune Metro to be completed by March 2020

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12-km stretch of Pune Metro to be completed by March 2020

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Union Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar reviewed the progress of Pune Metro Rail Project, on Friday announced the two stretches of Pune Metro’s Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate line would start functioning by March 2020.

He added that all three metro routes in Pune would become functional by 2022.

At the same time, he announced a project by the Pune Municipal Corporation to handle the river pollution, financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Along with this, any village having a population of more than 3,000 will have to set up waste management units.

Prakash Javadekar was in the city for a meeting with the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee. The meeting was participated by MPs Girish Bapat, Supriya Sule and Amol Kolhe with officials from various govt agencies. Throughout the meeting, all major ongoing projects in the city were taken for a review.

Talking to media after the meeting, Javadekar stated, “We have taken a review of the metro work. As per the details, the work. As per the circumstances, the work between Phugewadi and Sant Tukaram Nagar will be finished by March 2020. after that, the metro on this corridor will become operational. apart from this, we have also asked the officials to start the work on Hinjewadi metro stretch. All three Pune metro corridor will be operational by 2022. The demand for other routes is also releasing. So, we have asked to begin master planning for this as well.

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