Mumbai Metro| Metro 2B line to be used as poll issue by residents

Mumbai: Mumbai residents have decided to on the poll issue they will target the government ahead of 2019 elections. Over 10 lakh residents, a sizable vote bank have come together and have made it clear that they will use Metro 2B line as a poll issue.A meeting was organized on Sunday in which residents from Juhu, Bandra, Santacruz, and Khar assembled at  Jamnabai Narsee School in JVPD. They met to work out a plan involving auto rickshaw and taxi unions as well as Advanced Locality Management (ALMs) and residents’ groups in their movement.The bone of contention is the long-standing demand for an underground Metro 2B line. This will start from DN Nagar in Andheri to Mandela in Mankhurd via Bandra.Residents have made it clear that they will take it up as a key issue during the upcoming 2019 elections. The residents have threatened that they are pledging to exercise NOTA (none of the above) option if their demand is not accepted by the government.The residents of the western suburbs from Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, and Juhu gathered at the Jamnabai Narsee School in JVPD on Sunday to chalk out a strategy to involve taxi, autorickshaw unions, all the Advanced Locality Management (ALMs) and residents’ groups in their movement.Even well-known names like Former Rajya Sabha MP Javed Akhtar, eminent urban planners PK Das and Nitin Killawala and architect along with Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar were there in the resident meeting.Kirtikar has assured that he would take the responsibility of taking the citizens’ delegation to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.The detailed project report was presented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) by Killawala. It was subsequently approved in August 2014 in which decision relating to underground was taken for Metro 2B line.The following three alignment options were studied:
  1. Dahisar to Juhu section partially elevated or underground with a depot at Charkop, Eksar or Oshiwara
  2. Elevated up till Juhu with ramping within Juhu aerodrome
  3. The third option was a separate corridor with Dahisar to DN Nagar elevated and DN Nagar to Mankhurd underground.
As reported in Mumbai Mirror, to keep away from land acquisition for ramping down and other construction-related and social issues, the section was proposed as completely underground with a depot at Oshiwara.Killawala shared that MMRDA had fully prepared DPR by RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) and approved for underground metro on August 2014. He said that they would like that report to be put into practice. The planner gave misleading information on the cost and time factor which is now being challenged in court added Killawala.Hansel D’Souza, member of Juhu Citizens Welfare Group in an interview with Mumbai Mirror said, “If a party changes, does it mean the logic and engineering has changed? Residents had even spent Rs 12 lakh in 2012 and submitted an IIT report which proposed underground metro. MMRDA too approved it in August 2014. How can the present government reverse this plan?’’ asked D’Souza.The trio – Ashoke Pandit, Gautam Rao and Anandini Thakoor spearheading this movement informed that the Western suburb pays Rs 3,500 crore in property taxes. They also said that population is heading northwards by five percent and traffic density by 15 percent as compared to South Mumbai, but they are getting an underground Metro.The trio shared that the authorities have increased stamp duty by 1 percent on property sales here which will be invested in building the Metro. “This is just an elitist discrimination. We have submitted in court how the elevated Metro has failed in the Middle East,’’ said Rao to Mumbai Mirror.If the proposed elevated metro 2B comes there are several institutions that will get affected. These include:
  • Mithibai College
  • Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies
  • Sacred Heart Boys School
  • Sacred Heart Church burial ground
  • Bohri cemetery
  • St Theresa School in Santacruz and
  • MM Pupil’s Own School belonging to Khar Education Society,
  • Khar police station
  • BMC health center
 

Hyderabad Metro | RTC eyes seamless integration with Metro rail

Hyderabad: Public transport in Hyderabad will become all the more efficient with Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) planning to integrate its service with metro rail.This decision came soon after Telangana’s Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao promising to roll out two more phases of Hyderabad Metro Rail in coming three months.TSRTC is now looking to firm up plans to offer enhanced connectivity to commuters.Suni Sharma, Roads and buildings principal secretary shared that RTC will soon integrate its services with the metro rail network. This will ensure a smooth and hassle-free commute for those taking public transport.Sharma made this announcement during an expert committee meeting at Bus Bhavan early this week. The meeting was chaired by Transport minister P Mahender Reddy who shared reforms will be rolled out in RTC.Present in the meeting were Somarapu Satyanarayana (Chairman of RTC) along with TSRTC executive director Purushottam Naik and Telangana Mazdoor Union general secretary E Ashwathama ReddyReddy also informed that an expert committee would be formed for deliberation once in a week. They will also study subsidies presented by RTC in other states. The committee based on study and research offer list of suggestions for proficient utilization of resources to usher in efficiency.After the directives from the chief minister, a high-level committee will be constituted to conduct in detail study of RTC.The committee formed with prepare following plan to implement the following changes:
  • Measures for efficient functioning,
  • Ways for holistic transformation
  • Improving internal efficiency
  • Bringing down expenditure
  • Maximum utilization of resources
  • Comprehensive design study
  • Integrating the latest technology
The comprehensive report will be submitted to Sharma with detailed plans and suggestion.Reddy also added that a report on the expert committee meetings would be handed over to the RTC joint action committee.Once both public transport buses and metro rail services will be integrated, commuting will become a cakewalk in the city.

Chennai Metro | CMRL offers free dental check-up at metro on Saturday

Chennai: With the view to keep commuters hooked to metro transport, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has kept a free dental check-up camp. Those travelling via Chennai Metro train can avail this free check-up on Saturday.CMRL in partnership with Dr Smilez Dental Centre will be conducting oral health awareness camps on August 25. These camps will be held at 10 selected metro stations in the city.The stations earmarked for free dental check-up camps are – Alandur, AG-DMS, Saidapet, Thirumangalam, Ashok Nagar, Vadapalani, Ekkattuthangal, Nehru Park, Shenoy Nagar and Central Park.The camp is open for metro commuters as well as general public. A team of dentists will be present at the camp.Following checks will be done during the camp:
  • Bleeding of gums
  • Oral soft tissues
  • Tooth decay
  • Bad breathe
  • Smile evaluation
  • Brushing techniques
  • Diet counselling
There will other check-ups too and people will be able to ask questions to doctors. There will be live demonstrations too during the free camps.Besides this, CMRL had conducted an Oral Hygiene screening and awareness camp at CMRL Admin Building and at Metro Trains. This was done on the occasion of Oral Hygiene Day on Aug 1. The camp was conducted in association with Meenakshi Ammal Dental College.Oral Hygiene Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the doyen of Indian society of Periodontics and the founder of the Indian society of Periodontology, Dr. GB Shankwalkar.In the one day camp, over 250 employees and staff and contract workers were benefitted. A team of 25 doctors headed by Dr. Jaideep Mahendra, Director of PG Studies, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Maduravoyal, Chennai conducted the screening and awareness camp.A team of doctors also travelled on the Metro Trains to educate passengers about the importance of Oral hygiene. Free samples were distributed for all staffs attending the screening camp and for commuters on the train.   

Chennai Metro| CMRL is celebrates World Photography Day with fervour

Chennai: Commuters boarding metro trains from Vadapalani Chennai Metro Station will get a glimpse in ‘making the metro’. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) along with Photographic Society of Madras (PSM) are celebrating the World Photography Day this year. The seven-day photo exhibition that started from August 19, commuters will showcase the mighty side of the metro.World Photography Day is an international event that celebrates the passion for photography. Commemorating the World Photography Day, a photography exhibition highlighting the positive impact of infrastructure creation and the various facilities of Chennai Metro Rail will be showcased.  A team of 38 Members from Photographic Society of Madras (PSM) visited the various installations of CMRL, captured and curated a photo gallery consisting of about 100 photographs which shows the tremendous efforts being put in / put in by CMRL, its staff, its contractors and vendors towards creation of this world-class facility for the benefit of commuters of Chennai.The photographs showcase the project sites, yards, its rolling stock, stations and people using metro, some aerial views of the trains crisscrossing the city and the last mile connectivity created by CMRL for the benefit of commuters.The gallery will also showcase the photographs of Photographic Society of Madras (PSM) members exhibiting the positive vibes of the global environment through the images, which is the essence of the celebration of World Photography Day, covering various genres of photography viz nature, architecture, travel, wildlife, landscapes etc.,Photographic Society of Madras (PSM) conducts an annual contest “Shoot Madras” capturing the essence and beauty of the City, coinciding with the Madras Day celebrations in August. Shoot Madras 2018 this year had 3 themes, Landscapes of Madras, Architecture of Madras and Madras by Night. The photographs of the contest winners and honorary mention will also be displayed in the Exhibition.This exhibition will be held from 10 am to 8 pm at Vadapalani Metro Station, Concourse Area from 19th – 29th Aug 2018. Entry is free for all.

Noida Metro | NMRC is highly focus on beautification of Aqua line metro station

Noida: The Noida-Greater Noida Metro (Aqua Line) is finally scheduled to be opened for public by October. This link which will connect Noida sector 71 to Delta-1 Metro in Greater Noida. As this corridor covers a total length of the 29.8-km stretch. This link will connect Noida sector 71 to Delta 1 Metro station in Greater Noida. This corridor will provide the best transport services to commuters near Noida city.The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) plan to equip the entire stations, as well as entire coaches, will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
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The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has highly focused a lot over the beautification of stations, which includes artistic designs, mural paintings, and sculptures, among others.The NMRC has planned to collaborate with the Shiv Nadar Foundation and along with another NGO, who will work on the beautification. The NMRC has made an agreement, they will not make it commercialize and not incur any cost for it, and the other parties will beautify the designated portions of stations.Earlier NMRC had conducted a bid for co-branding of stations to generate revenue. Under this, a number of companies had been invited to sell naming rights for all the 21 stations for a period of 10 years by NMRC. The proposal has received a very good response and the winning bids will be finalized soon.Apart from this, NMRC also plans to have all the stations a multi-nodal traffic integration plan. This multi-modal traffic will help for various purposes like designated spaces for parking of buses, taxis, e-rickshaws and even a vendor zone at all stations will be provided. A special card namely “city one card” in collaboration with the State Bank of India will also be issued for commuters. This is a multi-wallet card which will be applicable in the Metro, parking area, buses and even for payment of Noida and Greater Noida utility services.

Ahmedabad Metro | Train trial run would be conduct in January next year.

Ahmedabad: On Wednesday Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the much-awaited Ahmedabad metro train trial run would be conducted in January next year.At first, during the trial, the train will be run from Vastral village to Apparel Park on a 6.5-km. Which will be known as priority reach in east Ahmedabad. This stretch is the part of the 20.
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73-km-long East-West Corridor of the ambitious Metro Rail Project. That will connect Vastral area in east Ahmedabad with the western suburb of Thaltej.Mr. further stated that the trial run (of the Metro train) on the ‘priority reach’ between Vastral village and Apparel Park would begin in January 2019. The work is going on in full swing. I have instructed the officials to make sure that the ongoing works do not cause any trouble to the people.On Wednesday Chief Minister visited the underground section of the Metro Rail near the main Kalupur railway station. There as per official release he inspected the proposed integration of the Bullet Train, Metro and Kalupur railway station stated.A “mock-up” model of the Metro coach will arrive in Ahmedabad by the end of the next month and it will be displayed at a suitable location for public viewing, it stated, said CM. The manufacturing and design include, a mock-up model is a scale or full-size model of a design or device.The Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) a wholly owned company of Gujarat Government is implementing the Metro Rail Projects. The total cost of this project will be approximately Rs 10,773 crore, this project is designed to connect eastern-western and northern-southern suburbs in Ahmedabad. In the second phase, MEGA is planned to extend its network to the Gandhinagar. The total project cost for East-West corridor is approximate Rs. 20.73 km long; the North-South corridor which is connecting Motera with APMC Market is 18.52-km long.

HSRC with other rail authorities decides to construct new tunnel

Ahmedabad: A new tunnel other than Metro underground tunnel will take shape beneath Kalupur Railway Station. This tunnel will be helpful as a subway for people taking trains. The railway authorities with the High-Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRC) authorities had taken a decision to construct an underground tunnel. This will connect the 12 existing platforms.This subway will not only be connected with the Ahmedabad-Mumbai High-Speed Railway Project and Ahmedabad Metro but will also be connected with all the platforms of the Indian Railways.“HSRC authorities are planning to construct a tunnel that would connect all the Indian railway platforms of Kalupur Railway Station. There would be foot-over bridges, but the subway will be an additional facility,” said IP Gautam, Managing Director of Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA).MEGA official also mentions that this subway will help people who suppose land at platform number one and want to board the bullet train. And the tunnel, though built by bullet train authorities, will not be for exclusive use of high-speed rail passengers.” The multi-modal station will also have BRTS Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) connectivity also.Further Mr. Gautum said that the Indian Railways will be on the ground, while the Metro will run 20 meters below the ground and the bullet train will be 20 meters above the ground. The Kalupur Station will also be connected to BRTS platform 1.The foot-over bridges would have staircases, but the subway would be connected by escalators. HSRC authorities will have a to demolish the entire existing railway building and construct a new model station in accordance with the bullet train project, said senior official.

Bhopal Metro | DBL gets L-1 bidder for Bhopal Metro rail project, phase-I

Bhopal: On Tuesday Highway developer Dilip Building (DBL) pushed ahead that DBL has been selected as the lowest bidder for phase-I of Bhopal Metro rail project, it has bagged a Metro rail project with project cost  Rs 247.06 crore in Madhya Pradesh.Dilip Buildcon said that the company has been declared L-1 bidder for Bhopal Metro rail project, Phase -I, valued at Rs 247.06 crore by the Urban Administration and Development Department Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Co Ltd (MPRCL), Bhopal, in a BSE filing.The project which includes construction of design and construction of elevated viaduct between AIIMS and Subhash Nagar (excluding stations) which includes entry and exit to the depot for Bhopal Metro Rail project, phase-l.The project also consists design and construction of elevated viaduct whose length is of 6.
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2 km between AIIMS and Subhash Nagar, which does not exclude stations, entry, and exit. The completion period for the project is 27 months.The brokerage house said that with noise around DBL’s auditors fading out, DBL admits that its core competency lies in EPC and it will continue to focus on getting out of HAM (hybrid annuity model) projects once executed. NWC (net working capital) days have improved to 85 versus 89 days. We maintain ‘Buy’ on Dilip  Buildcon.

Nagpur Metro | NMRC along with others help to complete development work in the city

Nagpur: The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) along with completing metro rail project will also be assisting in completing development work in Nagpur. This comes after Union Minister Nitin Gadkari asking metro officials to assist in completing development works pending in the city.Gadkari was present at the review meeting organized to oversee the status of development work in the city. He was presiding the meeting and Brajesh Dixit, the Managing Director of Maha Metro was also present.Dixit has assured Gadkari that they will complete all the development projects within a set timeframe.This step was taken after a review was conducted of various development works going on in the city. During the review it emerged that owing to shortage of funds with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), several projects are pending.In order to fasten up development work, Gadkari has asked Metro Corporation to shoulder some responsibilities.One of the first projects that will be taken up is developing the Orange City Street. It was proposed that in South-West Nagpur, famous London Street would be constructed. This project has not started off and is pending for a long time. As per the directives from Union Minister now NMRC will wrap up the project along with metro rail project.Besides this, NMRC will also take up construction of Netaji Market. They will also be demolishing the existing flyover in front of Nagpur Railway Station to broaden up the road.In the review meeting, Gadkari stressed the fact that Orange City Street was a significant project. As per the plan, both NMC and District Collector will formulate policy with regards to the sale of residential and commercial space on the street.The union minister has asked the authorities to speed up policy formulation. He has also directed them to approach professional to assist in selling spaces. Gadkari has also asked that the price of sale be lower than market rates.At the Orange City Street, a metro mall will be constructed close to Jaiprakash Nagar Metro Station.Metro Rail happy to aid in city development:Dixit during the meeting sharing the development plans of Santra Market, Gol Bazaar, and Cotton Market. The development work will be taken by Maha Metro.MD of Maha Metro shared that 1,500 people from the 25 acres of land of the three markets will have to be rehabilitated at some stage in the metro development.Dixit also said that MRC was very pleased to shoulder the responsibility of other development works in the city.  He also shared that the idea is to create a very unique infrastructure in the city. He also assured that the quality of work will be akin to Metro Rail standards.

Delhi Metro | Metro smart cards can also be use to pay bus fare

New Delhi: Metro commuters will soon be able to pay bus fares using their metro smart card. The common mobility card facility is likely to be made available from Friday to commuters. The announcement was made by State Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot.Gahlot said that from August 24 commuters taking the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and cluster buses will now be able to pay bus fares using metro smart cards.The passenger will be required to give his smart card to conductor while hitching a ride. Once the smart card is swiped, the fare will be deducted from the card of the commuter.According to a Hindustan Times report, the scheme, which was first announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal earlier this year. Now this scheme is finally seeing the light of the day with this facility rolling out on all 5,500 buses. Thought with five months delay, but commuters will rejoice this move.The decision was taken in a high-level meeting presided by Gahlot. The meeting was held to finalise the date to roll out the service. Managing Director of DTC, Manoj Kumar along with Integrated Multi Modal Transit System (DIMTS) MD M Rajshekhar, MD of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Mangu Singh and officials from transport department were present.Gahlot has asked the officers to advertise and spread awareness about this smart card payment facility. He has asked to roll out a campaign to make people aware about the common mobility card.The transport minister asserted that it is important to integrate both the metro and DTC transport systems. He said that both of them are city’s biggest public transport network and with a common mobility card commuters will be able to travel stress free.According to data available from government, 35 lakh people avail state-run bus services and around 26 lakh people travel via Delhi Metro.The service which was to be launched in April 1 got delayed as DTC failed to acquire secure access module (SAM) chips from South Korea on time. The chips are necessary to be fitted in each electronic ticketing machine (ETM) to facilitate e-payment.DTC official shared that over 2,000 chips came in May. Then additional 3,000 chips came recently. The process of integrating took time as DMRC can only calibrate 150ETMs in a single day. The calibration took time.

Metro rail project in Pune going on at fast pace, 21 % completion rate

Pune: Metro rail development in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad is moving on a jet-set speed. As per early estimates, 21 percent of work is completed, hinting a good physical progress of the work.This was communicated via written replay to Parliament by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The ministry asserted that progress is far better than other metro projects taking place across the country.It was in December 2016 that Pune Metro was launched. It is commendable to note that around 21 percent of civil work has been completed in about 19 months. Work has been progressing well in two Metro corridors — Vanaz to Ramwadi­ —PCMC to Swargate covering a distance of 32.25 km.Maha Metro executing the project shared that they have 90 percent possession of land in both the corridors. The officials are optimistic that will pick up additional momentum in coming days. There are no roadblocks or hindrance so far.Even funding for the project is likely to be finalized in the coming two months. MahaMetro, in order to bring speedier execution, has put the project on the priority level. This would imply timely completion of civil work including construction of viaduct and depots.Managing Director of Maha Metro, Brijesh Dixit on an optimistic note shared that 21 percent completion is indeed a good achievement.Dixit asserts that work will go on smoothly and expedited as per timeline. This will be possible as the MD does not foresee any major hurdles while executing the project.The MD said that the credit of this goes to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and state government. Both the government and corporation body has played a significant role in given impetus to the Pune Metro Rail project. It is their support for the metro authorities that have helped in carrying out the work seamlessly.

Mumbai Metro | Seven firms bidders for Mumbai-2A and Metro-7 corridor

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), Mumbai-2A and Mumbai Metro-7 corridor got seven firms bidders from National and International. A new tender opening for 378 metro coaches from the Dahisar to DN Nagar Metro-2A and Andheri (East) to Dahisar (East) Metro-7 corridor were recently opened in Delhi.Till now there are approximately seven Indian firms and other international firms have submitted the bid documents. These seven firms are named as follow: • Hyundai Rotem, Korea. • Bombardier India & Bombardier Germany. • CRRC Corporation Ltd. • Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. • Titagarh wagons & TitagarhFirema. • Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA and • CAF India & CAF, Spain.An official said that the entire bidding process has been carried out adhering to the norms set by the Asian Development Bank who are funding the projects.We have received an excellent response to the Rolling stock tender and are extremely happy to ensure timely completion of both the projects. Our aim is to provide a safe, robust, reliable and energy friendly metro network to the city, said R.A. Rajeev, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA.The official release also said that the successful bidder will soon be named by the evaluation committee. These selected bidders are expected to provide 63 sets of trains of 6 cars each which is equipped with faster acceleration/deceleration. And the coaches will be completely air-conditioned, energy friendly with the regenerative braking system, equipped with CCTV security surveillance for passenger security and real-time track monitoring facility to ensure safety. The trains will work on latest Communications-based train control (CBTC) signaling technology system and metro platforms will have platform screen door (PSD) for the safety of passengers. An official also said that with an excellent response to its rolling stock tender, the MMRDA hopes to ensure timely completion of both the Metro Corridors.

Chennai Metro | CMRL plans a Metro rail museum at Choultry at Central

Chennai: The Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) in a bid to preserve heritage will soon convert structure opposite Chennai Central Railway Station into a metro rail museum. So those walking inside the 230-year-old Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar choultry, they will walk straight into history. They will get to see how the heritage blends with modern cities.This will happen the doors are open of the 230-year-old Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar Choultry.The hi-tech museum is part of the Rs 400 crore Central Square project on Poonamallee High Road. Visitors will get a 360-degree tour of the cutting-edge technology that has been employed in making the city’s modern transit system.Metro official shares that an agency will take care of preliminary work.
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This includes inviting tenders for the museum after Central Metro becomes completely running by near the beginning of 2019.The building will be restored to the original shape before setting up a museum. But all this work will only begin once construction of Central Metro work is finished.The lower deck at Central Metro linking Washermenpet with the airport and the entrance structures to the metro station are still being constructed. The station will get fully operational alongside with the Anna Salai line, which is expected to be completed by end of this year or in the first half of 2019.CMRL will have an interesting display at the museum like the built tunnels, metro train models and models of tunnel boring machines and major components of machine cutter heads that penetrate through the soil. Visitors will get a glimpse of construction that took place over the years.The Metro officials want to give an overall picture of what goes into building a metro rail network. They want to highlight the challenges, hardships, and processes involved in bringing the metro line into a city.Arun Menon, assistant professor, civil engineering department from IIT Madras sharing his views said that worldwide, it is an acknowledged standard in heritage conservation for adaptive reuse of old structures.