New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged-off the Delhi-Faridabad Metro Line that would allow hassle free travel for around two lakh daily commuters between the national capital and the industrial hub in Haryana.The extension of the Delhi Metro connects Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad.The total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar is nearly Rs. 2,500 crore. Out of this, Rs. 1,557 crore was borne by the Haryana Government, the Centre contributed Rs. 537 crore, while the Delhi Metro provided Rs. 400 crore.The nine stations in this section include, Sarai, NHPC Chowk, Mewala Maharajpur, Sector 28, Badkal Mor, Old Faridabad, Neelam Chowk Ajronda, Bata Chowk and Escorts Mujesar. buy kamagra polo online https://lasernailtherapy.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/en/kamagra-polo.html no prescription
All these are elevated and located on either side of the Delhi-Mathura Road (NH-2).“The nine-station metro corridor which was 95 per cent indigenously built will provide people a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment-friendly and sustainable transport facility,” a Haryana government spokesperson said.Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, addressing a press conference on Saturday, had thanked the Prime Minister for “gifting” the Metro service which would take the city to “another level of progress” with better connectivity with other NCR towns.He had also said that the Prime Minister would be announcing the go-ahead for connecting Gurgaon with Faridabad by Metro.
Mr. Alain Spohr had joined Alstom Transport India on 1 September 2017 as Managing Director for India and south Asia cluster based in Bengaluru, India. As the Managing Director of Alstom India and South Asia, Mr. Alain Spohr is responsible for expanding the Alstom footprint in the country and for ensuring optimized delivery for on-going projects. Mr. Spohr brings with him over 35 years of experience and has been associated with the Alstom group in France on and off since 1982. He has since held several positions heading different business verticals and practices.
In his last role, Mr. Spohr was the MD & CEO of the GE/Bharat Forge Joint Venture and the India Country Leader for Steam Power Systems at GE Power. Under his leadership, the company executed a $150 million turbine project within stipulated time and budgets and scaled up its knowledge center in the areas of project management, engineering, construction and commissioning. Mr. Spohr’s strong exposure in Industrial and factory operations helped guide GE through rapid localization, cost reductions and clearing backlogs leading the company to secure unprecedented and significant market share.Mr. Spohr’s rich career in India spans over 14 years which not only gives him a keen understanding on the country’s business environment but also its culture and growth trajectory. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from France.In an interview with Metro Rail News, he categorically replied on various questions about business strategy and expansion plan of Alstom Transportation India. Here are our communication excerpts:
At the outset please accept our heartiest congratulation on successful delivery of 15 metro train sets to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). When another train sets is expected to deliver?
Thank you. We are committed to take mobility in India to a higher orbit. Delivering 15 metro trains to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is an important milestone in Alstom’s journey and we are committed to delivering the next set of trains within the stipulated timelines.
Before starting any further query, we would like to know about your company vision, mission and working culture?
To become our customers’ preferred partner for transport solutions by 2020 is the global vision of the company. To achieve this vision, Alstom’s commitment is to deliver top quality solutions that are tailored to meet customers’ expectations.This means that all our actions involve adopting clear priorities, increase our speed of execution that differentiates us from our competitors, and become able to report the achievement of our business objectives. This drives our work culture with compassion.
What is your working experience with Alstom?
In the 36 years that I’ve been a part of this company, a major chunk of it in India, in various Country Business Leadership functions involving project management, engineering, and industrial operations. With Alstom, my role is not just to nurture and build the business here in India and South Asia, but also to take mobility in India to the next level. To be such a crucial part of people’s lives and to get technology to improve the way we move around is a stupendous, most fulfilling challenge. There’s much to do, much to learn.
What is Alstom’s India strategy?
So far, in India, Alstom is known for the metro projects in Kochi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Bengaluru and Chennai. It entered in the Indian market decades ago with its LHB technology for coaches for the premium Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains. In the mainline network, Alstom’s Signaling & Power Supply Systems are a part of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.The company’s footprint is further strengthened with the new fully-electric locomotive factory in Madhepura in Bihar which is the largest FDI that Indian Railways has ever entered. The high horse power locomotives manufactured there will be the most advanced in the Indian railways fleet. We are proud to be associated with the Indian Railways for this project.We are keen to forge several partnerships like these to upgrade the mobility infrastructure of the country. Besides, there are several projects and initiatives by the Ministry of Rail focusing on signaling upgradation, upgradation of rolling stock and electrification which are likely to have a positive impact for Alstom.We want our mobility solutions to be considered as the benchmark technically, economically and environmentally for mobility in the country. Combined with this is our strategy to make India our manufacturing hub for international markets, having successfully delivered export projects out of SriCity this year.In line with our growth and investment plans, we have chalked out our recruitment plan for India too. We are building a talent pool that can cater to the dynamic needs of the industry in an efficient and responsible manner.
Alstom aims to bring India’s Manufacturing hub to International market will be a full field?
It is already happening. Sri City, near Chennai, is our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that manufactures and supplies rolling stock for the current metro projects running in the country. From here, expansion across current metro systems will continue to be strong drivers for Alstom’s business in India. Our aim is to make Sri City, Alstom’s export hub, and our Bengaluru center the innovation hub for mobility solutions.
Alstom is highly aligned to make in India. Is its alignment is really beneficial for ‘Make in India’ project?
Make-In-India has been a strong propeller of growth in the manufacturing space. It has encouraged companies to manufacture their products within the country and increase the amount of investment in the country.Alstom has been a strong proponent of this initiative and our solid localized footprint in the country is a testimony of this policy.Our Kochi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Lucknow metro projects were all executed out of our Sri City plant and our engineering Centre in Bengaluru. The Kochi Metro project was in fact the first example of a 100% Made in India metro project where we executed end-to-end solutions ahead of schedule – power, tracks, signaling, rolling stock at all.Alstom delivered 15th train set to Lucknow Metro from Sri City plant (Photo: ALSTOM India)Our Madhepura project is yet another exemplary endorsement of the Make-In-India initiative, not just because of the manufacturing and localisation component but the level of social upliftment that project has brought to the region. Around 90% of the components used in the manufacturing of the locomotives are locally manufactured and Alstom is setting up an infrastructure base in Madhepura to invite our supply chain partners to set up their manufacturing units around the e-loco plant to optimize production and supply processes.‘Make in India’ has renewed our commitment to make long-term investments in India and strengthen plans and delivery on ground. It is really good for business.
How has Alstom played a crucial role in Indian Railways?
We have been a part of India’s mobility journey for over five decades, and we hope to continue in the same track.Alstom believes in working closely with the Government to contribute towards nation-building. Our manufacturing unit in Madhepura in partnership with the Indian Railways is the largest FDI in Indian Railways, to build 800 state-of-the-art fully electric locomotives. The speed, power and efficiency of these newly built locomotives will redefine the heavy freight transportation in the country.Make in India Electric Locomotive by Alstom from Madhepura FacilityThis contract requires two maintenance depots in the country – one in Saharanpur and the other in Nagpur. The modern depot at Saharanpur is ready and about to commence operations. The depot will help in the upkeep of locomotives with predictive maintenance technology. It will also act as a training center for loco pilots and contribute towards skilling India.Our work on Dedicated Freight Corridor, is another project we are proud to be associated with. This corridor will decrease traffic in the mainline network and increase speed and efficiency of freight movement.With such a comprehensive array of partnerships to improve the rail infrastructure of the country, with a billion plus population, the work is far from over. We take pride in our work done so far and simultaneously acknowledge the challenges that lays ahead of us.
Alstom has successfully designed Kochi Metro under ‘Make in India’ project was first project under ‘Make in India’ program. Share your experience with this project.
Alstom-built metros for Kochi are the first to have been entirely designed in Bengaluru and manufactured at Sri City supporting the Government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated the project. It reinforced our vision to become the preferred partner of cities, countries and operators and provide our advanced mobility solutions. Alstom scored a lot of industry-firsts with the Kochi Metro Project.Kochi Metro RailIt was the first Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC)-based metro to be commissioned in India. CBTC controls the movement of trains precisely, allowing more trains to run on the line at higher speeds in total safety. Our goal was to deliver an innovative and effective mobility solution for the people of Kochi.
Alstom is investing a lot in India, while other MNC company dares to invest. What such fascinate you in India for such a huge investment?
Any business venture should make commercial sense. When we consider investing in a country we evaluate market potential, availability of talent and government support. India’s market potential is high because the country requires rapid modernisation, adoption of newer, safer and more sustainable technology, due to quick urbanisation.
Large structural changes need constant support. Metro Rail News publication can help maintain the optimism and enthusiasm of engineers, officials and people associated with this dynamic industry.
Geographically, India is strategically located that also helps us to assuredly deliver projects across Asia, Middle East and even beyond. We also have been able to tap into the large, skilled talent pool available in the country – bright, young minds that are helping us develop sustainable solutions for projects worldwide. We employ close to 3,600 people in India which makes it our biggest centre of operations after France.With the Government’s Make in India and Skill India initiatives, we find our business goal completely aligned with the country’s vision. I do not know about other companies but conducting business in India and from India makes sense for us.
Apart from publishing daily news updates on Metro Rail News portal, Our Monthly Magazine covering chronicle development in urban transport in India. How do you think we can partner with railway industries across the country to popularize their project developments?
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Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is now eyeing greater investment from private companies. The metro rail corporation is trying to reach out to interested companies to fund metro rail projects. Recently Infosys Foundation has agreed to offer Rs 200 crore for the development of Konappana Agrahara station (Electronic City-2).Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd is reaching to corporate houses to fund metro projects like the Outer Ring Road that fall under the tech corridors. This partnership works out as a perfect win-win situation for both the BMRCL and the companies.The companies investing in the metro project get lot of advantages like reduced traffic congestion in the locality where their office is situated. Besides, it also means better and safer traffic congestion for commuters. These companies also get an opportunity to be part of the metro project and infrastructure development taking place in the city.In lieu of the funding, BMRCL on their part offer retail space at the metro station for 30 years. The metro corporation also offers advertisement and naming rights. The funding companies only have to abide by the specifications by BMRCL with regards to maintenance of the station.The stretch between Silk Board Junction and KR Puram along ORR which is 4,200 crore elevated line spanning 17 km will be the first such metro project that would be employing an innovative financing formula. The cabinet has stated earlier while approving the ORR metro project that around Rs 1,100 would have be raided using innovative financing method. It is expected that the tender for the ORR metro line would be finalised at the earliest.On the other hand the RV Road Station to Bommasandra which is 19.6km stretch, is heading towards meeting its deadline. Work is in full swing and the project is on schedule. The Bangalore metro elevated rail network project rail project on this stretch is likely to complete by 2021 at an estimated cost of Rs Rs 1,794 crore.
Hyderabad: Commuters taking a ride on the Police Control Room and Rangamahal Junction in Corridor-I will get a taste of city’s heritage. In keeping with state government’s instructions, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) will be developing a beautiful heritage precinct at the metro station.HMRL plans to lay out a continuous as well as wide footpaths offering seamless pedestrian movement on a five-kilometre Metro Rail stretch in Corridor-I.Managing director of HMRL, NVS Reddy along with top metro officials has carried out inspection. The stations earmarked for the project is starts from Police Control Room and Rangamahal Junction in Corridor-I. This stretch is to be developed as heritage arcade. The directive has come from the Telangana government.HMRL will be working to develop the stretch and promises that commuters will see the transformation. Reddy said that wide footpaths will be developed across the 5 km stretch themed around the city’s heritage.Giving a glimpse of the design, Reddy shared that there will be vintage looking electrical fittings interspersed with sculptures, art work and classical signage. There will be liberal use of cobble stones and classic patterns of tiles and stone flooring will be used. They will also work towards restoration of heritage buildings and structures while developing the stretch.HMRL MD also stated that Nampally Metro station will be linked with Nampally Railway station on 200 metres away with a covered railings and walkway that will have heritage look.Commuters transiting from metro station to (Nampally) railway station and vice-versa can take luggage in trolleys a facility similar to that available on airports. Reddy added that two-lane carriageway on each one side will be aesthetically constructed with cobble stones.In order to restore the grand heritage structures which are not in good state, HMRL plans to have theme-based public plazas. There will wonderful lighting with perfect ambiance to give the heritage structure a magnificent look. The idea is to restore history and merge it with contemporary urban development.Other features to be added is multi-level car parking along with other facilities. These will be coming up at Gandhi Bhavan stations and Nampally metro stations. These stations will be integrated with MJ Market which requires restoration as well.State-of-the-art facilities will be made available to offer seamless connectivity via sky-walks. These will be connecting the MGBS Metro station with MGBS bus depot on one side and the Old city area on Chaderghat side.Talking about the OMC station and Rangamahal Junction part of Corridor-II, Reddy said that they plan to have double decker style pillar structure. This line will be developed as a tourist spot that will showcase union between historical classiness and engineering distinction in Hyderabad city.Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year in November had inaugurated a 30 km stretch between Miyapur and Nagole of the 72-km-long elevated Hyderabad metro project. The concessionaire L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited is developing the project across three corridors.
MUMBAI: On 1 July the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development (MMRDA) launched two heavy duty girders in limited hours from 3 AM to 6 AM, on the Andheri (East) Dahisar (East) metro-7 corridor.With the help of two cranes having a capacity of 400 and 350 tones, the girders were successfully launched. The girders weight was 150 tones each 25 m long and 5. buy finasteride online https://myhst.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/en/finasteride.html no prescription
25 m wide. The girders were placed on the pier which is 8 m high near Thakur Complex, Kandivali.One day before at the site these two huge cranes and the girders were carried from Bandra casting yard and was set up in the right place near pier P 169-170 and was done on the same night with the weight to crane counter and that is also a huge task.Shri. Tanaji Bhosale, Chief Engineer, Shri. P. R. K. Murthy, Director (Metro PIU), Shri. R. K. Sharma, Director (System), were present on the spot to coordinate the things.In spite of the heavy rain, the heavy-duty activity was carried out successfully. As this was a crucial task which was needed to be completed within a limited time slot. During the launch of these girders the supporting technical staff with the general consultant safety team, the MMRDA senior officer Director project, chief engineer all were present at that time.To take a block from TATA power for safety purpose was necessary as the double circuit of 110kV Borivali-Malad heavy transmission tower lines of TATA Power company was passing on this pier location.
Mr. Dilip Kawathkar, Joint project director, MMRDA said We thank Railways, Police, MCGM, TATA Power, Reliance Infrastructure and Citizen of this area. MMRDA, Of course, cannot make light of the cooperation of the residents in the surrounding area. “They realize that the Metro is for them”.
Mr. Dilip Kawathkar, Joint project director, MMRDA said We thank Railways, Police, MCGM, TATA Power, Reliance Infrastructure and Citizen of this area. MMRDA, Of course, cannot make light of the cooperation of the residents in the surrounding area. “They realize that the Metro is for them”.
New Delhi: Delhi is facing heavy traffic congestion particularly at peak hours in South Delhi, meeting points of roads going towards Gurugram, Vasant Kunj and other areas of south Delhi, the Chhatarpur Metro station is considered the main cause of traffic congestion. South Delhi is an administrative district which connects Delhi to the south towards Haryana, Gurgaon to the south-west part of Haryana.The last mile connectivity such as rickshaw, e-rickshaw, busses, autos and Grameen Seva used by Delhi Mero users adds to chaos whereas private cars use the road beneath the elevated corridor of the yellow line to reach metro parking and there are bus stops on either side of the station where public transport coaches stops in a careless manner.Commuters complaining about the noticeable traffic problem, redevelopment project is in mind of both station and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) that not only promises smooth flow of traffic but also a green plaza. “ A large vacant patch between the compound wall and slip road was available, it was not fully utilized, so it will now become the green plaza with pedestrian walkways” said by a spokesman. A new toilet block will also be created.screenshot of twitter of people complaining about rush at chhatarpur metro station
“ A large vacant patch between the compound wall and slip road was available, it was not fully utilized, so it will now become the green plaza with pedestrian walkways” said by a spokesman.
DMRC is planning more organized pathways as well because of random and chaotic movement of pedestrians. A DMRC spokesperson said “traffic circulation is being reoriented as part of its multimodal integration plan. It intends to put in place another entry /exit towards Mehrauli-Gurugram road for easy access to para-transit users like autos and to enable easy approach for pedestrians.”“Parking bays have been created for autorickshaws, Grameen Seva, and feeder buses. Cycle rickshaw will also be provided space.” Said by DMRC spokesperson “The movement of busses will be regulated under the new plan so that the junction towards Vasant Kunj is decongested”
“Parking bays have been created for autorickshaws, Grameen seva, and feeder buses. Cycle rickshaw will also be provided space.” Said by DMRC spokesperson “The movement of busses will be regulated under the new plan so that the junction towards Vasant Kunj is decongested”
The current chaos is the result of the rushed work oh Chhatarpur metro station because DMRC had to meet the deadline before the start of Commonwealth Games 2010. As a result, there could not have been much planning regarding multimodal integration of transport providing last mile connectivity.
CHENNAI: A man who made the fake website and had post fake recruitment got arrested on Saturday. He is a native of Malappuram district of Kerala. He is a 34-year-old freelancer for some IT firm in Kerala. He copied the Chennai website and the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) official complaint about the fake information that he gave to the people to fool them through their website.He allegedly created a fake website www.cmrclo.org and fool many job seekers with a fake advertisement for recruitment. After investigation process, the name The man is now in the hands of police and the police said: “ The arrested man has later remanded a judicial custody”. After Investigation the name (Sreejith) of person came out in front of public who has created a website and he had copied the design and photos and even the content from the official website of CMRL www.chennaimetrorail.org and had fooled many job seekers by inviting them for the interviews.He used social media platform and targeted job seekers by his website. One of the CMRL officials stated that some job seekers about the status of an application. Some of them paid 4000 as an application fee. He put many advertisements on his website regarding the recruitment and fool many people and earned money from it.More investigation is still in the process as the police are trying to find out that whether he conducted the fake interview or do something more to fool people.
The police officer said that “he took resumes from candidates and also issued appointments’’.
CMRL had admonished people about the people to get cautious about the misleading advertisement at local and social media platforms.Sometimes Freelancer and some consultancy call or target people who needed the man is now in the hands of police and the police said “ The arrested man has later remanded a judicial custody”.he job and assure them they will surely get a job for them and they charge some amount of money and conduct fake interviews these people are cheaters. People should lodge the complaint against them without any fear.
The man is now in the hands of police and the police said: “ The arrested man has later remanded a judicial custody”.
The man is now in the hands of police and the police said: “ The arrested man has later remanded a judicial custody”.
New Delhi: With Delhi Metro staff threatening to go on strike with the demand on pay scale revision and other things, Delhi High Court has restrained them from going on strike. The Delhi High Court has stated that closing down on metro services will cause a lot of inconvenience to the commuters. High Court has extended the order and restrained the metro staff from going on strike.As per current data, approximately 13,000 are employed in Delhi Metro and there is over 11,000 non-executive staffs.Justice Pratibha Rani extended the interim order has directed the metro employees not to go on strike till further orders and sought their response on a petition by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation seeking that they be restrained from going on a strike.The High Court in an ex-parte interim order on June 29, had restrained DMRC staff from going on their planned strike starting from June 30. The stay has been order by HC stating that it will cause huge inconvenience to commuters.The matter is no listed for further hearing on September 4. HC has issued notice to officer bearers of DMRC staff council who were not served notice earlier.The court wanted to know from Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sandeep Sethi, appearing on behalf of DMRC, whether the petition would be infructuous currently as the planned strike date of June 30 is over.Sethi in his reply has stated that the pleas cannot be infructuous as the employees have given three notices stating that they will go to strike if their demands are not fulfilled.Advocate Rajeev Mishra, appearing for some of the office bearers of the staff council, urged the court to direct the DMRC to file an affidavit that it will stand by the terms of settlement arrived at between the employer and the employees in 2017.The court on the other stated that it was a subject of arguments and would be dealt with afterwards. It had passed the interim order during summer vacations holding that, prima facie, the action of the metro staff does not seem to be reasonable or lawful.
The court has said that DMRC is operating a public utility service that is used by over 25 lakh commuters in Delhi. These commuters hail from middle class background and use metro for daily commute. Sufficient notice has not been given to the DMRC and the conciliation proceedings are still in progress.
The court has said that DMRC is operating a public utility service that is used by over 25 lakh commuters in Delhi. These commuters hail from middle class background and use metro for daily commute. Sufficient notice has not been given to the DMRC and the conciliation proceedings are still in progress.It had said Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is running a public utility service which caters to around 25 lakh citizens of Delhi, who come largely from the middle-income group, on a daily basis and sufficient notice has not been given to the DMRC and the conciliation proceedings are still in development.The DMRC has challenged three notices given by DMRC staff council and DMRC employees union of June 14, 18 and 20 respectively and sought direction to pin them down from going on strike.A previous correspondence was furnished showcasing understanding between the corporation and employees. Minutes of meeting held involving its representatives and the DMRC staff council which clearly hinted that a settlement was arrived at between them on July 23 last year.The court had said it seems that there were disputes concerning execution of the terms of the settlement and it is the claim of the employees that the terms of the settlement have not be completely implemented to date. However, the DMRC maintained that the staff council was raising additional demands that were unjustified.As per records DMRC’s total liability stands at around Rs 38,685.03 crore to date.Metro staff members had also staged demonstrations at various metro stations including the Shahdara and Yamuna Bank stations from June 19. The protest was to gain support for their eight-point demand list that they had put forward to DMRC.The council members have been protesting on several issues. These include modification of the DMRC Staff Council as an employees union, revision of pay scale to conditions on sacking employees.
Pune: The entry and exit point of all five underground metro stations have been identified for Pune Metro Rail Project by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation. Station length is also decided by the officials as notified by the authority on Friday.The Budhwar Peth will be the shortest at on 140 meters whereas the Mandai station will be at 240 meters in the terms of length it’s on the top of the chart and the other three station Civil Court, Swagate and Shivajinagar will vary between 170 meters and 200 meters.
Pilling operation & soil investigation is in progress before digging of the shaft for placing the Tunnel Boring Machine(TBM) to dig in the tunnels. #AaliApliMetropic.twitter.com/HQ5tlrePJz— Pune Metro Rail (@metrorailpune) June 29, 2018
The underground stations which are part of Pimpri-Swargate route will begin after Range Hills go through Shivajinagar, Civil Court, Budhwar Peth, and Mandai and culminate at the multimodal transport hub Swargate.Pune metro has also invited tenders for tunnel work as well started a survey of building around the metro route. As per the officials, the survey has been completed.“We are expecting a report in the next few days. However, it appears that the underground metro work will not cause any damage to the buildings above the ground, as the track has been aligned at a safe distance from ground level. The alignment of stations is between 16 to28 meters underground. At this level, buildings are unlikely to take any structural damage. The details of the report will be out soon, and should through some light on structural stability” explained by a Maha Metro official
“We are expecting a report in the next few days. However, it appears that the underground metro work will not cause any damage to the buildings above the ground, as the track has been aligned at a safe distance from ground level. The alignment of stations is between 16 to28 meters underground. At this level, buildings are unlikely to take any structural damage. The details of the report will be out soon, and should through some light on structural stability” explained by a Maha Metro official
An official said the tunnel work may start at the begging of next year “we will try and finish it by 2022” an official saidAt the moment the work has started on the falling number of vertical staff which will be working on to lower tunnel boring machine (TBM).Last year MMRC has started work on the overhead metro stretch on the Vanaz to Civil Court section which is in between Vanaz-Ramvadi route.And Maha Metro also announced the appointment of Pramod Ahuja and Atul Gadgil as executive director of Pune Metro rail project. Atul Gadgil will look after underground project whereas Pramod Ahuja will manage the Vanaz-Ramvadi stretch.
New Delhi: Train 18 – the code name given to the India’s ambitious semi high-speed train that is a ‘Made in India’ initiative will soon roll out by September. The train that is made by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) based in Chennai has the capacity to run at the speed of 160 Kmph. Here are some photographs of new ‘Train 18’ series semi high train shared by the Indian Railways lover via twitter-
Semi high-speed Train 18
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Semi high-speed Train 18 to roll out in September.
Train 18 Coach being manufactured in India
The luxury train was previously scheduled to come out in July has not been postponed to September. Sudhanshu Mani, the general manager of ICF Chennai clarified that there is no delay but only change has been the anticipated turnout time. ICF is made to promote Make in India initiative.
Train 18: Made-in-India 160 kmph train.
Features:
* Onboard Wi-Fi and infotainment.
* GPS-enabled.
* Modular toilets with bio-vacuum system.
This has been completed in record time of 16 months.
Congratulations and thank you PM @narendramodi ji and RM @PiyushGoyal ji ? pic.twitter.com/v3pKGFwARR
Mani added that there is no delay in meeting the deadline. The rain has been built in the expected time of 16 months. He also shared that it takes over three years to make such train anywhere across the work. Mani also said that the turnaround time was July earlier, now it is September.The special feature of Train 18 will not need an engine but will run on run self-propelled on electric traction like the metro trains. It will substitute existing intercity express trains including the popular Shatabdis. ICF will be building six such train sets and two of them will be have sleeper coaches.The ambitious train has amazing feature that will take passenger comfort to all new levels. One of the most striking features of the coaches of Train 18 is the inter-connectivity by fully sealed gangways to facilitate passenger movement from one coach to another.There is more to this ‘Made in India’ wonder. Here are some highlight feature of the train that will soon take on the tracks:
Automatic doors with retractable footstep.
Modular toilets with bio-vacuum structure.
Onboard Wi-Fi and infotainment.
GPS-based passenger information method.
Improved centre couplers to lessen jolt or jerk shock.
Electro-pneumatic brake system with brake discs mounted directly on wheel discs to condense the braking distance.
Continuous window glasses for modern-day look.
The executive class with rotating seats that can be aligned in the direction of travel.
Modular luggage rack with glass foundation.
All coaches are AC chair-car type (executive class as well as second class) including the driving cab
New bogie plan with fully suspended traction motors.
Roller blinds and diffused LED lighting.
Halogen-free rubber-on-rubber flooring.
Adequate Space for wheelchair.
Accessible toilet for persons with disability or handicap.
Gurgaon: With view to attract commuters, Rapid Metro Gurgaon has kick-started interesting campaign ‘Cool confines of metro’. They have been tweeting about the benefits of traveling in metro, one of them being beating the summer heat as metro coaches are air conditioned.Rapid Metro that is built by IL&FS Rail is India’s 1st fully privately financed metro connecting Delhi Metro to Cyber City in a 11.7km network with 11 stations. The metro officials have been highlight the features of metro coaches – right from the colourfull coaches, cool ambiance to drinking water facility offered to commuters.Riders who have been traveling in Rapid Metro have been tweeting positive feedback about their experience. Many have liked the clean anHere are some of the tweets that tells how ‘cool’ it is to travel in Rapid Metro:
@RapidMetro this is truly a world-class facility. It provides punctual, safe, economical, convenient connection between residential and commercial hubs in the DLF area of Gurgaon. Need to expand much more. Cheers!
Forgot my charger at @RapidMetro .. Realized two minutes after getting down at Sikanderpur Station.. went to Customer Service Centre.. they inquired at next station but no success..Manager personally helped..as metro came back.and I checked..and it was there.thanks a lot.#respect
For those who still have not taken their first ride in Rapid Metro should wait no further. They should take the ride and we are sure that they would prefer metro over other public or private transport.To keep yourself updated on metro railway and urban transport news across the country follow us on @MetroRailNewsIN
KOCHI: An ease for regular customers as the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) launched passes at discounted rates, Aluva, Edappally, and Maharaja are initially the three stations from where the passes will be issued. There will be two types of passes like one pass for 30 trips, which will be valid for 30 days and the second will be of 60 trips having a 60 days validity.Nuba CR, a rider the one who one who is logged maximum trips in the last year was handed a 60 trips pass by the KMRL MD Mohammed Hanish at the Edappally metro station at 11:30 am.
Regular passengers can avail special offers from tomorrow on, with Kochi1 card.
Passes for regular Kochi Metro passengers were launched today at Edappally station. Shri. Nubaj C R, one of the most frequent metro commuter received a 60 trip pass from KMRL MD Shri. Mohammed Hanish.
Sanjeev Moghe, Executive VP Cards and Merchant Acquiring Business, Axis Bank, which is partnering KMRL in Kochi-1 card said that “This new offer will enable Kochiites to avail greatly discounted tickets and amazing deals, making it a great value proposition for them.”
Sanjeev Moghe, Executive VP Cards and Merchant Acquiring Business, Axis Bank, which is partnering KMRL in Kochi-1 card said that “This new offer will enable Kochiites to avail greatly discounted tickets and amazing deals, making it a great value proposition for them.”
The pass can be issued only in a valid Kochi-1 card with sufficient store value. While the pass for 30 trips will be given at a 25 percent discount, the pass for 60 trips will have a 33 percent discount.The validity of the pass shall start from the day it is issued. In case if there is no sufficient balance in Kochi-1 Card for pass purchase, top up needs to be done.Only one pass can be added on one Kochi1 Card at a time. The Pass can be issued between any two stations chosen by passengers (say Station A and B) at the time of issue and the trip will be deducted when the passenger travels between the two stations said by the KMRL authorities.
Only one pass can be added on one Kochi1 Card at a time. The Pass can be issued between any two stations chosen by passengers (say Station A and B) at the time of issue and the trip will be deducted when the passenger travels between the two stations said by the KMRL authorities.
If someone enters from a particular station and exits from the same then also one trip will be deducted. The stored value amount will be used if the entry is made from either station A or B and the exit is beyond the other station. Similarly, the stored value will also be deducted if the entry is made at any station other than the station A or B. As per the rules that are applicable for Kochi 1 card the surcharge and penalty amount will also be deducted.
New Delhi: The central government is eyeing to roll out country’s first bullet train by August 2022. This is advancing the deadline which was fixed in 2023. In order to speed up work, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has already floated the first tender for the Bullet Train project.Central government is still facing resistance from locals for land acquisition in Maharashtra and Gujarat. As per the details the first tender is for constructing a bridge in Navsari district of Gujarat. NHSRCL officials are also engaged with residents to amicably resolve the land acquisition issue. This first bridge is part of the 60 bridges planned on the 508-km high-speed corridor.NHSRCL is optimistic that the land acquisition issue is closer to being resolved. They feel that there is a gradual end to the stalemate over the issue. The first ray of hope is coming from Palghar in Maharashtra. It is here that the NHSRCL officials have been facing resistance from farmers with support from Shiv Sena and MNS.It was an advertorial in Saamana magazine – a Sena mouthpiece that highlighted that benefits of the bullet train as well as compensation packages offered. The write hinted for a possible breakthrough in the long deadlock between the residents and authorities.In a innovative move, NHSRCL decided to rope in women from the 73 villages where land has been identified for the project. These women are trained to interact and counsel villagers on compensation packages offered by the officials. They are also an important link between the villagers and NHRSCL engineers.A 15-member women team from different blocks has been set up to give details on the compensation packages being offered and the exact land prerequisite. buy clomid online https://www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/clomid.html no prescription
NHSRCL spokesman, Dhananjay Kumar shared that they have been able to establish dialogue with all the concerned people in the villages. This is to ensure there are no misunderstandings and also they know what the officials are offering in terms of compensation.NHRSCL are happy that the method is working as they now get entry into villages where they were barred from entering.On the other hand women are engaged in documentation task enlisting the needs of the villages with regards to NHSRCL project. These include taking care of medical facilities to constructing a boundary wall around water bodies that act as a source of irrigation for multiple villages.Out of the 1,400 hectares of land, NHSRCL has only acquired 0.9 hectares of land. The officials feel they will be able to stick to the timeline as they expect to begin civil works by December 2018-January 2019. In Palghar, the project require around 300 hectares of land. The total land acquisition cost has been set at approximately Rs 10,000 crore.NHSRCL has decided to disclose the compensation matrix to all land owners and offer time to them to come up with necessary corrections. The NHSRCL has also decided to offer a one-time compensation to agricultural workers as well as those who employmed in shops which are likely to be negatively impacted.
Mumbai: The city and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) has announced that by Navi Mumbai first phase of the metro project will be ready by May 2019. Commuters will take the first ride only by April 2020, said on Wednesday.A senior official said that The project has been delayed by a year as the planning agency has not been able to finish the development of the metro stations on time.The first package includes six stations, the second package has five stations. For the first phase of the project, almost 11 stations are ready.
Senior public relations officer of Cisco, Mohan Ninawa said “The contract of building platforms was given to a consortium of Sanjose-Mahavir-Supreme. But we terminated the contract last year as the work was slow and they were unable to finish work in stipulated time”. “The contract of building platforms was given to a consortium of Sanjose-Mahavir-Supreme. But we terminated the contract last year as the work was slow and they were unable to finish work in stipulated time”.
In the second packages, there are three sub packages. In which 1st sub package consists of stations 7 and 8, in the second sub-package station 9 and 11 and station 10 is in the third one.Ninawe said that “We have received a few responses after we divided the second package. All formalities of awarding the contract should be over by this month-end or mid-August”.The companies will take at least 10 months to finish work after the contracts are awarded, said by the officials from the engineering department.He said “We have received a few responses after we divided the second package. All formalities of awarding the contract should be over by this month-end or mid-August”.Navi Mumbai Metro project is divided into four phases. A total length of this route is 11.10 kilometers. The first phase is now under implementation it starts from Belapur railway station and ends at Pendhar near Taloja.Apart from eleven stations this route at Taloja a depot cum workshop is being built. 3063.63 crore is the approximate budget allocated for this phase. The second phase has been planned in between Taloja MIDC to Khandeshwar. The third phase will connect between Pender and Taloja MIDC and the fourth phase will connect Khandeshwar and upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) near Pannel.
Ninawe said “In the first phase we have completed 100 percent works of the viaducts (the bridges that connect the stations). The work of the railway crossings are going on in full swing and those will be ready by February, next year”.
Mrinali Sharma, 35, a resident of Taloja said The local residents are upset as Cisco is delaying with the project. “It takes around an hour to reach my office at Belapur by bus. Cidco is saying that by metro trains it will take just 18 minutes to reach Belapur from Taloja.”Cidco was supposed to finish the first phase last year. Earlier this year, they said that it would be ready by May 2019. “And now they are delaying by another year. We hope this deadline will not change,”
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) got orders from the Hon’ble Bombay High Court to cut trees for the Metro line 3 but the Supreme court also taking care of the matter of transplanting trees to somewhere else.MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) had clarified the number of trees cut during the construction and the number of trees transplanted. For the better future trees are very important and it is important to conserve them.The judicial committee stated that MMRCL should take responsibility of trees. The high court of Mumbai appointed senior judges to lead the committee and take the matter more seriously and sort the grievances related to cutting down of trees.More than 5000 trees cut in the areas of South Mumbai for Colaba, Bandra-SEEPZ metro line 3 projectThe committee is working very hard to solve the problem as well as finding out the matter of transplanting trees.“The MMRCL should take the views of the expert. Proper care needs to be taken to ensure that all needs are saved. The measures should be taken to strive towards survival of each and every tree, Committee said.
“The MMRCL should take the views of the expert. Proper care needs to be taken to ensure that all needs are saved. The measures should be taken to strive towards survival of each and every tree, Committee said.
The Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro, when completed, will be the first underground metro line in Mumbai. It would help in reducing congestion. The 33-kilometer metro line project will connect Cuffe Parade business district in South Mumbai to SEEPZ. The line starts at Cuffe Parade, will run through Nariman Point, CST, Girgam Mahim, Dadar, Bandra, Kalina University, Bandra Kula Complex, Santacruz East, Nariman point and the domestic and international terminals of Mumbai Airport, via Andheri MIDC and terminates at SEEPZ.The high court allowed to MMRCL (Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited) to cut the trees and other trees would be planted at the same time and the three saplings firm would plant in Suburban Mumbai for every tree to cut.
