Meerut & Agra Metro | DPR of Meerut and Agra Metro foramlly presented to Chief Secretary, Govt. of UP

Lucknow: The Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of Meerut and Agra Metro Rail Projects have formally been presented to the State Government today. It was presented to Shri Alok Ranjan, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, by Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, LMRC, and Shri Piyush Kansal, Group General Manager, M/s RITES Ltd. in the presence of Shri Sadakant, Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Planning, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Mukesh Mittal, Secretary, Finance, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Alok Sinha, Commissioner, Meerut Division, Shri Pankaj Kumar, District Magistrate, Agra, and other distinguished officials from the Agra Development Authority (ADA), Meerut Development Authority (MDA) and Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC).The State Government had assigned Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) the responsibility of ‘Coordinator’ for preparation of DPR for Metro in four important cities of Uttar Pradesh namely Kanpur, Varanasi, Meerut and Agra. The Agra Development Authority (ADA) and the Meerut Development Authority (MDA) were the nodal agencies for preparation of DPR for Metro Rail Projects in the city of Agra and Meerut respectively.For this purpose M/s RITES, a Govt of India Undertaking, had been engaged for preparing the DPRs. Work on preparation of DPRs for Metro in Agra and Meerut commenced in February, 2015 involving series of site visits by LMRC team lead by MD, LMRC and RITES along with ADA and MDA officials. Through successive site visits, engineering surveys and review meetings/discussions with the Commissioners of Agra and Meerut and the officials of ADA and MDA, Metro corridors have been finalised for Agra and Meerut.Extensive meetings were also held at the LMRC level where Lucknow Metro provided the much required technical assistance during the preparation of the DPRs. It is only because of the extensive efforts provided by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and the team of ADA and MDA that the DPRs have been prepared and presented before the government.Speaking at the occasion, Shri Alok Ranjan, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, said “the State Government will now shortly approve the DPRs for the Agra and the Meerut Metro Rail Projects. This will open the windows for bringing Metro in these important cities of the State”.
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“I am very happy that under the coordination of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), M/s RITES has been able to prepare and present these DPRs today. I applaud the extensive efforts of Lucknow Metro, M/s RITES, Agra Development Authority (ADA) and the Meerut Development Authority (MDA) which they have put in to submit this report”, he added.Speaking on the occasion, Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, LMRC, said “The Meerut Metro DPR envisages two corridors with a total length of 35 Kms. The first corridor comprises a length of 20 kms and it spreads from Partapur to Modipuram covering an elevated stretch of 12.8 km and an underground stretch of 7.2 km. The second corridor comprises a length of 15 kms and it stretches from Shradhapuri Ph II to Jagriti Vihar with an elevated stretch of 10.7 km and an underground stretch of 4.3 km.”“The Agra Metro DPR also envisages two corridors with a total length of 30 Kms. The first corridor comprises a length of 14 kms and it spreads from Sikandara to Taj East Gate covering an elevated section of 6.4 km and an underground section of 7.6 km. The second corridor, however, comprises a fully elevated Metro corridor from Agra Cantt. to Kalindi Vihar covering a length of 16 kms”, he added.The total estimated completion cost for Metro Projects in Agra and Meerut stands at Rs 10, 830 Cr and Rs 11, 544 Cr respectively – with taxes and duties. These projects have also been envisaged to be undertaken as a Joint Venture (JV) projects between the Government of India (GoI) and the Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) with 50:50 equity partnerships.The salient features and index maps of the proposed corridors of both the Metro Projects are attached with this mail for detail information.

9th Urban Mobility India |Metro Rail News signs MoU with Institute of Urban Transport India

New Delhi: The Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo is an annual event with the overarching theme which runs across all the aspects of urban mobility and is organized by the Institute of Urban Transport (India) under the aegis of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. UMI is mandated by the National Urban Transport Policy of the Government of India, 2006 (NUTP). The objective of UMI is to bring together urban transport professionals and officials in the country as well as international experts to enable them to share views and to share their experiences. The conference is marked by interactions and discussions around case studies to assist the cities, whose officials attend the conference, in keeping themselves up to date with best urban transport practices and to carry home ideas to develop their urban transport along a sustainable path.Metro Rail News team signed an MoU with Institute of Urban Transport (India) to provide media related services for 9th Urban Mobility India Conference & Expo 2016 to be orgnised from 8th – 11th November 2016 at Mahatama Mandir, Gandhi Nagar, Gujrat, India.Institute of Urban Transport (India) was established in May, 1997 as a premier professional non-profit making organization and registered under the Societies Registration Act. The members of the Institute comprises of Academicians, Architects, Economists, Engineers, Transport Planners, Town Planners and professionals from various disciplines. The Institute has as on 29th July, 2010, 57 institutional members and 1131 individual members. The Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, is the ex-officio President of the Institute and its Governing Council has members from various premier organizations connected with Urban Transport. The Institute has Chapters at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Roorkee.For details about the event kindly visit http://www.urbanmobilityindia.in

Gurgaon Metro | DMRC study for Metro to old city, Faridabad

Gurgaon: The Haryana government has asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to conduct a feasibility report for three routes on which it proposes to build new Metro lines – two from Huda City Centre to old Gurgaon and old Faridabad, respectively, and another from Narela in Delhi to Kundli in Sonipat district.The feasibility study was ordered after a high-level meeting in Chandigarh chaired by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The Haryana government has been dragging its feet on Metro connectivity in Gurgaon and other parts of NCR, and watched Uttar Pradesh race ahead with several lines either under construction or in advanced stages of planning in Noida and Greater Noida.Khattar is keen to move quickly on these projects. But it’s still a long-drawn process as the feasibility report, which is likely to be completed by September, will be followed by a detailed project report (DPR) before the government finalises the logistics, funding and construction.A senior government official told TOI, “The DMRC has been asked to let us know the feasibility of these three routes.” But another proposed Metro corridor, from Dwarka Sector 21 to IFFCO Chowk, was not discussed in the meeting, the official added. “That is a separate case and we have sought time from the chief minister to discuss the detailed project report that has already been prepared by DMRC. We want both DMRC and Rapid Metro representatives to be present so that both networks can be integrated to form the best route possible to connect Dwarka and Gurgaon,” the official said.DMRC said the feasibility report will be prepared taking into account things such as population along the proposed route. “Once the feasibility report is prepared, the next step will be to prepare the DPR in which the station’s location, design, ridership, cost, utilities, electrical and several other components will be factored in. Then, after the DPR is approved by the state government, it will be sent to the ministry of urban development for approval,” said a DMRC spokesperson.
Gurgaon MP and Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh and MLAs in the district have been pressing hard to connect DMRC’s Yellow line or the Rapid Metro network with old Gurgaon. There are plans to start a new Rapid Metro line connecting old and new Gurgaon, but the state government has not yet approved this.
The Dwarka Sector 21-Iffco Chowk Metro line has been hanging fire for years. Last July, Khattar rejected the route suggested by DMRC in 2012 because he felt it would fail to attract commuters and the government would end up incurring heavy losses. He wants the route to be tweaked in such a way that large parts of the old city are included.
According to government estimates, the entire project will cost around Rs 5,000 crore.
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The cost of each kilometre is likely to be Rs 400 crore. Around Rs 1,500 crore is needed just to build the depot. Because of the huge costs involved, government officials said the state wants to reach a carefully delberated decision rather than a rushed one under pressure.
(Source: TOI)

Delhi Metro | Women pickpockets caught in Delhi Metro

New Delhi: 21 women pickpockets were apprehended and fined over Rs 3,000 today as part of a special crackdown by CISF security personnel in the Delhi Metro.The operation was carried out at some of the busiest stations like Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba road and Kashmere Gate by the plainclothes intelligence wing personnel of Central Industrial Security Force, officials said.“These lady pickpockets were fined a total of Rs 3,190 as per Delhi Metro rules and were later sent out of the Metro. Such drives will be undertaken at other stations of the rail system in the coming days,” a senior official said.Only yesterday, 21 pickpockets were held as part of a similar drive in the yellow line (Samaypur Badli-Huda City centre) of the Metro.An average of 26 lakh people take the Delhi Metro everyday to reach their destinations in the national capital region of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad.(Source: PTI)

Delhi Metro | DMRC to deploy ‘Internal Combat Group’ for female passengers

New Delhi: To ensure safety of women passengers in metro, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided to deploy ‘All Women Internal Combat Group’.The decision was taken after a string of complaints registered at Metro police stations about eve-teasing, ogling from various female commuters.The team deployed by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), has been given special training to fight multiple opponents in Metro trains, using Pekiti-Tirsia Kali (style specific to Filipino Martial Arts).
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They have been given special training to fight miscreants bare-handed.The Delhi Metro has been instrumental in ushering in a new era in the sphere of mass urban transportation in India. The modern metro system revolutionized the mass transportation scenario not only in the National Capital Region but the entire country.Having constructed a massive network of 213 Km with 160 stations in record time, the DMRC today stands out as a shining example of how a mammoth technically complex infrastructure project can be completed before time and within budgeted cost by a Government agency.

Gurugram Metro | CM Khattar reviews the progress of metro rail projects in Haryana

Chandigarh: A meeting presided by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to review pending issues of metro and other railway projects here today.
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 He reviewed the progress of Metro projects in Haryana and gave necessary directions to the officers concerned.The meeting was told that Gurgaon metro — Badarpur to YMCA in Faridabad and Sikanderpur Station to NH 8, Gurgaon have already been made operational.The metro link from Sikanderpur station to Sector 56, Gurgaon, Bahadurgarh metro project and Ballabhgarh metro project are under implementation and would be completed by the end of 2017.The state government has requested Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to carry out a techno-feasibility study of three projects — metro connectivity from HUDA City Centre to Old Faridabad, extension of Delhi Metro till Kondli and metro connectivity between Faridabad and Gurgaon.

Delhi Metro | DMRC Fare Fixation Committee invites suggestions from the public

New Delhi: The 4th Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) constituted by the Government of India for the purpose of recommending the revised passenger fares for the Delhi Metro has invited suggestions from the general public in this regard.The notice inviting suggestions from the Metro passengers has also been displayed at major interchange Metro stations of the Delhi Metro Network namely Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Mandi House and Central Secretariat at appropriate locations. The suggestions can be sent through email at 4thffc@dmrc.org or by Post to the Chairman, 4th Fare Fixation Committee, Metro Bhawan, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-110001. The last date for sending suggestions is 30th June 2016.Set up under Sections 33 & 34 of the Metro Railway (Operations and Maintenance) Act, 2002, the Committee has been given three month time from the date of assumption.The members of the 4th FFC are Justice M.L.Mehta, retired Judge of the High Court of Delhi, Shri K.K.Sharma (Chief Secretary, G NCT Delhi) and Shri Durga Shanker Mishra (Additional Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development). The committee assumed the charge on 9th June 2016 and has to submit its report by 8thSeptember 2016.The last Fare Fixation Committee submitted their recommendations on Metro fares in 2009. The Delhi Metro’s fares were last revised in November 2009 when the minimum fare was revised to Rs. 8 from Rs. 6 while the maximum fare was revised to Rs 30 from Rs 22. Since then, DMRC’S network has increased from 90 km to 213 km while fares have remained the same and operating expenses have gone up considerably.

Delhi Metro | Entry/Exit at Rajiv Chowk Stn will remain closed till 8.30am on June 21

New Delhi: On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has issued a public notice and notified that the entry and exit for passengers at Rajiv Chowk Metro station will remain closed till 08:30AM on 21st June 2016. This has been necessitated in view of the security requirements and the advisory issued by Delhi Police for the ‘International Day for Yoga’ which is being organized at Connaught Place (Rajiv Chowk) on 21st June 2016.However, interchange of passengers will be available at the station for Line 3/4 (Blue Line) and Line 2 (Yellow Line) and vice versa during this period.
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Normal entry/exit for passengers will be available at the station from 8:30AM onwards.

Delhi Metro | DMRC proposes hike in min fare 15 and max 70 to union ministry

New Delhi: Commuting by Metro in the National Capital Region is set to get more costlier. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has proposed to hike the fares across the routes to take care of it ever increasing expenses.The fare fixation committee of the city’s metro body has recommended to raise the minimum fare of Rs 8 to Rs 15 and the maximum fare of Rs 30 may be hiked to Rs 70.Considering its increasing operating expenses and the outgo on the repayment of the Japanese loan, the fare hike has turned imminent. Delhi metro saw the last fare hike in 2009.
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As per media report, the fare fixation committee of the metro body is likely to submit its recommendations to the government in the next two months.

New Metro Project | NCRPB approves 3 RRTS corridors, metro projects loan repayment

New Delhi: The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCPRB) on June 15 decided to increase loan repayment tenure from 10 to 20 years for metro and rail-based projects, reduced interest rates for infrastructure projects by 0.
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5 percent and gave nod for implementation of three RRTS Corridors – Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Meerut.The 36th meeting of the NCRPB held under the chairmanship of Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, also asked participating states to prepare the sub-regional plans for newly added districts within three months time for which 100 percent funding will be provided by the Board.The Board also directed the NCR states to resolve the inter-state connectivity issues at the earliest, which would help in decongestion of roads leading to Delhi from adjoining states.“As metro projects are very capital intensive and have long gestation period, it needs support from financial institutions to make them viable.“First step in this direction is announcement of increase in the loan repayment period from 10 years to 20 years including moratorium period of 5 years for repayment of principal for all existing and new metro/ rail-based projects with financial assistance from NCRPB,” Naidu said while addressing the meeting.To provide a push for infrastructure development, the interest rates on funding from NCRPB was reduced from 7.50 percent to 7 percent for priority sector projects, while it was reduced for land development projects from 9.25 percent to 8.50 percent.The priority sector projects include water supply, sewerage, solid waste management, drainage, metro/rapid rail, road, expressways, affordable housing, whereas the land development projects include residential and industrial projects, commercial and office buildings and social infrastructure.Naidu said issues related to Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), a rail-based system, have been resolved and further work on these three corridors, namely, Delhi-Alwar, Delhi-Panipat and Delhi-Meerut could be started immediately.

Delhi Metro | Train fare revison panel seeks lessons from abroad

New Delhi: A government-appointed panel to suggest fare revision in Delhi Metro recently sent a proposal to the urban development ministry to visit Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo to learn how the Metro rail systems in these cities go about revising their fares.Though the ministry is yet to decide on the proposal, Panel chief Justice M L Mehta said it would first examine various presentations on Metro rail systems. “No decision has been taken yet. We may reconsider the proposal to visit any of the cities. We have taken presentations of many of the Metro rail systems. Once we go through all of them, there may not be need to visit any city abroad,” Justice Mehta told TOI.He said the earlier panel set up in 2009 for the same purpose had visited these cities. Sources said the present fourth Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) may have followed the earlier practice to make such a suggestion.The other two members in the committee are urban development ministry additional secretary Durga Shanker Mishra and Delhi chief secretary K K Sharma. Justice Mehta said the committee will complete the task in less than three months, the time given to them for fare revision. “We have held three meetings. Our report will be submitted to the government as soon as we are through,” he added.Fares were last revised in 2009 when the minimum fare was raised from Rs 6 to Rs 8, while the maximum fare was hiked to Rs 30 from Rs 22.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has demanded that fares be hiked in view of increase in electricity tariff. According to data provided by the ministry, DMRC registered a net loss before tax of Rs 275.46 crore in 2014-15, a huge increase of 353 per cent from Rs 60.74 crore in 2013-14.Source: TOI

Vijayawada Metro | Metro rail project may hit fund problem

Vijayawada: The Vijayawada Metro Rail Project is facing starting problem due to lack of funds.DMRC Principal Advisor, E. Sridharan also expressed his displeasure over delay in funds release at a meeting with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu two days ago and is learnt to have reminded him about the deadline of 2018 for completion of the project. Now it seems difficult to complete the project as per deadline.Initially an amount of Rs 800 crore is required to pay the land owners under the land acquisition scheme, but the Centre has allocated on;y Rs 100 crore for the project in the last Budget. Though the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is ready to fund the project but Rs 1,000 crore is needed for land acquisition and other works to begin the project. The state government too has not released any funds for the project so far.The state government has completed all the necessary works and the Centre has also given nod to this project. Nearly Rs 6,000 crore is required for the project but the JICA formally accepted to provide funds only up to 60 per cent. The remaining funds should be allotted by the state and central governments equally. The JICA will release its share of funds at project works execution stage only.Actually, Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation has requested the state government to release funds for land acquisition process. As per the preliminary estimations, nearly 75 acres of land is required for establishing metro stations and metro depot on the city outskirts. The funds release is important at present to begin the works.
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One senior official, on condition of anonymity, said that nearly Rs 1,000 crore is needed for land acquisition process. The state government assured to release Rs 150 crore three months ago. But the project execution is totally dependent upon funds release, he added.Source: Deccan Chronicle

Nagpur Metro | NMRC appoints General Consultants for metro rail project

Nagpur: A Franco-Indian consortium led by Systra and including Aecom, Egis Rail and Rites has been appointed general consultant for the first phase of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project.
The first phase, which was approved by the Center in August 2014, comprises two lines totalling 38.2km. The north-south line will be 19.6km long with 17 stations, of which 15 will be elevated. It will connect Kamptee, with Nagpur’s existing international airport and Wardha. The line will also serve the new Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport currently under construction, which is the largest project of its kind currently underway in India.The 18.6km east-west line will run from Bhandara via the central station and university to Hingna, and will have 19 stations all of which will be elevated. The two lines will intersect at Sitaburdi.The total cost of the metro project was estimated at Rs 86.8bn ($US 1.3bn) in 2014, with the Indian government providing Rs 15.6bn in the form of equity and subordinate debt. The project will be implemented by Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation, a 50:50 partnership between the state of Maharashtra and the Indian government.Nagpur is India’s 13th-largest city with a population of 2.2 million and claims to be the second cleanest and greenest city in India, a reputation it is keen to maintain.

Chennai Metro | CM Jayalalithaa urgs speedy clearance for Chennai metro rail phase-2

Chennai: Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to expedite clearance for Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) phase II and phase I extension by taking up the matter with finance and urban planning departments.The Phase I Extension from Washermanpet to Tiruvottriyur, a further 9.51 km at a cost of Rs.3,770 crore, has been recently approved by the Centre. There is a need to substantially expand Metro Rail network in Chennai to improve public transportation.The Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to support the integration of  CMRL with Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), a project implemented by  railways, as the state government has substantially funded MRTS.According to her, such an integration would enable effective synergies between various modes of public transport and increase share of public transport. She also brought to Modi’s notice that CMRL has taken railway lands on long lease basis for Metro Rail Project on payment of 99 per cent of market value for 35 years extendable by 35 years. In spite of payment of 99% of land value, railways have retained the surface rights, which, she said, was unfair.She urged him to take a policy decision in the matter.
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If railways need the surface rights, then they should charge only nominal/token lease rent for the land.  Alternatively, full rights including surface rights should be given to CMRL by transferring the land valued at full market value as Central Government’s equity contribution to the project.