Delhi Metro | CBI arrests senior DMRC official in corruption case

New Delhi: A senior Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official has been arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant for issuance of allotment letters for two shops at Badarpur metro station here.The accused, identified as Praveen Kumar, is posted as Manager, Property Business-I, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Metro Bhawan, in the national capital, a CBI spokesperson said today.
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Kumar had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant for releasing the allotment letters, he said.“CBI laid a trap and caught the manager red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant. Searches were conducted at the residential premise of the accused,” the spokesperson said in a press release.Source: PTI

Delhi Metro | Proposal to extend the Blue line from Noida Sec 62 to Indirapuram is underway

Ghaziabad: The proposal to extend the Blue line from Sector 62 in Noida to Indirapuram has run into a wall.The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has refused to make changes in its design for the widening of NH-24 to accommodate this Metro project. The NHAI’s approval is needed since the Blue line has to cross NH-24 to reach Indirapuram.Extending the Blue line to Indirapuram was a late decision by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), which asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a feasibility report. Work is currently under way on the original extension plan to take the Blue line from Noida Wave City Centre to Sector 62.In a board meeting earlier this year, the GDA passed a proposal to bring the Metro to Indirapuram, which is currently fed by the Blue line at Vaishali. It also agreed to bear the cost, with a station planned near the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) camp.“There was a meeting of the GDA, NHAI, DMRC and NCR planning board officials recently and the issue cropped up then,” said S C Diwedi, chief engineer, GDA.
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“The NHAI has put its foot down and it was conveyed to us in the meeting that it would not make any amendments in the design project for NH-24 broadening from UP Gate to Dasna to facilitate extension of Noida’s Sector 62 Metro line to Indirapuram,” Diwedi said.
According to the NHAI plan, there is a proposal to construct a flyover on NH-24 bordering Indirapuram on one side and Noida’s Sector 62, on the other.
When contacted, NHAI official Ravinder Kumar said, “The GDA should ideally have taken an NOC from the NHAI before conceiving the extension project which it did not and, as we know, the work for broadening of NH-24 from UP Gate and Dasna has already taken off, making it very difficult to change it at this stage.”Extending the Blue line to Indirapuram was a late decision by the GDA.
Work is currently under way on the original extension plan to take the Blue line from Noida Wave City Centre to Sector 62. (Source: TOI)

Delhi Metro | DMRC to pay Rs 1 annual rent for land to DDA

New Delhi: In what will come as a big relief for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for property development to generate revenue , the urban development ministry has decided to direct Delhi Development Authority ( DDA ) to charge land rent at only Re 1 per annum. This rate will be applicable for 99 years’ lease.
 The decision was taken by the UD ministry last week after several rounds of deliberations. DMRC had said DDA, in its land allotment letters, was mentioning that the corporation needed to pay 2.5% of the land premium, which is substantial.
Sources said the ministry went through the details of Cabinet decisions of September 1996 when it was decided that “land taken over or acquired for Metro rail project would be made over to the DMRC on 99 years’ lease at a nominal rent of Re 1 per annum”.
Officials said DDA has been raising higher rent demand since land under its possession is governed under Nazul norms (rules dealing with government land in Delhi).

Delhi Metro | Kejriwal briefed on DMRC’s phase-IV metro rail project

New Delhi: A team of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today made a presentation on proposed fourth phase of Metro before Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal whose government has given in-principle approval for the construction of the project.”The presentation on the proposed fourth phase of Metro was made to the Delhi Chief Minister at Delhi Secretariat here.“Some changes on the routes of metro line have been proposed by the government following some MLAs demands. However, the CM will soon take a final decision in this regard,” an official said.In February this year, PWD Minister Satyendar Jain had said that AAP government had given in-principle approval for construction of Metro Phase IV.DMRC has set 2021 as deadline for the phase IV expansion, which would add 75 stations to the metro network. A total of 31.47 kilometres of new lines will be underground while 64.39 km will be elevated.During the presentation today, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai, Satyendar Jain and DMRC chief Mangu Singh were present among others in the meeting.Source: PTI

Bangalore Metro | Phase 1 to be operational by November 1, 2016

Bengaluru: The trial run of the North-South Corridor of Metro will be conducted by mid-September and the entire Phase 1 is all set to become operational by November 1.Briefing reporters after the breakthrough of Kaveri tunnel boring machine at Chikka Lalbagh area on Wednesday, Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, said, “The entire Phase 1 will become operational by Kannada Rajyotsava Day.” Trial runs for the North-South Corridor will be carried out by mid-September, he said. The East-West Corridor (Baiyappanahalli to Mysuru Road) has nearly 1.1 lakh passengers daily while the North-South Corridor (Mantri Mall Sampige Road to Nagasandra) has 40,000 passengers on an average, he added.Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director, Pradeep Singh Kharola said, “Kaveri’s breakthrough ensures that North and South of Bengaluru can be connected now.”Metro’s N-S Corridor runs a distance of 24.2 kms and will connect Nagasandra with Puttenahalli.Trials on the Jayanagar route (Puttenahalli to Chickpet) can now begin by mid-September, he added.Elaborating on the difficulties encountered by Kaveri, the MD said that apart from the challenging geological conditions, other practical difficulties were encountered. “A toilet caved in at Victoria Hospital. Again near the Sirsi Flyover, the machine was working just one inch from a column near the flyover and extreme care had to be taken. At Chickpet, a few old buildings were damaged due to the drilling work.”‘City Market Road will be reopened within two weeks’The City Market road, which has been blocked for long due to Metro operations will be reopened within two weeks, Kharola said.  Jim Clark, Projects Manager (India), The Robbins Company, which was involved in Kaveri operations said, “On a scale of 10, it would be rated Nine for the achievement.”Lok Home, president, The Robbins Company, expressed his happiness over the same and said, “The mode of transport used showcases the culture and architecture of the City.”

Delhi Metro | DMRC conducts trial for Magenta line under phase-III project

New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday conducted three successful trial runs on the Magenta line between Kalindi Kunj depot station and Okhla Vihar Metro station of the Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden line — the first in phase 3.In a statement, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said three sets of trains were tested successfullyThe crisscrossing of the new lines with the existing corridors at many places will lead to the emergence of these interchange stations, thus, dramatically shortening the distance between two different parts of the city by up to 15 km at some places.“During the trials, the interface of the metro train will be checked to ensure there is no physical infringement with civil infrastructure during its movement on the track. The subsystems of the coaches will also be tested.The Magneta line would hugely improve metro connectivity. Passengers coming from Gurgaon will be able to get down at Hauz Khas and take a direct train to Kalkaji via Line 8 instead of having to take the Violet Line from Central Secretariat.Magnet line is a 34-km-long Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden (Magenta Line) which is expected to carry around 4 lakh commuters daily.According to DMRC, the estimated ridership is 3, 61,356 from Janakpuri West to Kalindi Kunj and 46,054 from Kalindi Kunj to Botanical Garden.In 2015, metro expanded to 213 km with 160 stations and seven different corridors crisscrossing the city while bringing into its fold nearby satellite townships like Faridabad.The DMRC Wednesday also made a presentation on the proposed fourth phase of the Metro before Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had earlier given in-principle approval for the project.
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Mumbai Metro | KidZania India celebrates Mumbai Metro’s 2nd Anniversary on World Environment Day

Mumbai: KidZania, a global family edutainment park, joined hands with Mumbai Metro  on account of World Environment Day, celebrating the day with a host of fun, eco-friendly activities for kids and parents alike, to enjoy at Ghatkopar station in Mumbai.The Station saw a complete Greener world set-up where people learnt how to protect the environment via a gorgeous museum set-up and also marvel at a few environment friendly installations.Over 1,000 children and parents enjoyed not only got a chance to enjoy KidZania’s signatures like  role-play, FSM drum circle, dance, Cycle Dynamo and Cycle to Metro but also won a chance to ride the metro for free by pedalling at the station for a greener city!
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The KidZania greener world set-up will be on Ghatkopar Metro Station till the 12th of June as this week also marks the second anniversary of the Metro in Mumbai.

Noida Metro | NMRC officials to work on last-mile ride

Noida: The officials of Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) are working to create the last-mile connectivity for its under-construction 29-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro. Managing Director Santosh Yadav said they were working on developing a support system within 1.5 km of stations to provide connectivity to Metro commuters.Speaking to Media, Yadav said though the Metro provides a safe, efficient and comfortable journey, the trouble begins once you step out of the stations. “Not much thought has gone behind providing an equally dependable support system that would help commuters reach the Metro station from their homes and offices and vice versa,” he said.“NMRC has decided to address the issue. We have formed a team to study a 1.5 km area in the vicinity of all 21 stations. Once we have the report in the next 4-5 months, we will get the authorities to develop facilities. We promise to change the way people travel so that Metro stations are easily accessible from homes, hospitals, institutes and shopping centres,” he said.
Besides surveying the demand and supply around a particular station, Yadav said the team will study the need for footpaths, auto and bus bays, cycle tracks and walk ways. “We will create an atmosphere for the commuters so that they can walk, cycle to their homes, offices and markets. Bicycles and pedestrians also need to be promoted and supported with conducive infrastructure to complement Metro rail and that is part of our priority.”
Meanwhile, officials of the three authorities of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway met to discuss bylaws for regulating the controlled construction of the Metro route. A committee headed by additional CEO, Noida Authority, P K Agarwal, formed to finalise the bylaws, met on Friday. “These bylaws have been drafted and will be taken to the joint board meeting likely to be held on June 9 for approval,” said P C Gupta, ACEO, Greater Noida Authority.

Chennai Metro | Centre approves for Metro Rail extension to North Chennai

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the proposal for Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I Project from Washermanpet to Wimconagar, which covers a length of 9.051 km, at a total cost of ₹3,770 crore.

The project will be executed by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, the existing special purpose vehicle of the Centre and Tamil Nadu having 50:50 equity each. The project is scheduled to be completed by March 2018. This extension will provide improved access to public transport for dense population comprising predominantly industrial workers to move toward the central business district of the city for work, an official release said.

In the total project cost, Centre’s share will be ₹713 crore and Tamil Nadu’s share will be ₹916 crore.
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The balance of ₹2,141 crore will be met from loans from multilateral /bilateral/domestics funding agency. The estimated ridership will be 1.6 lakh passengers a day in the first year of operation.

The Cabinet also approved signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Qatar for multiple areas, such as cooperation in skill development and recognition of qualifications; in tourism, which will create favourable conditions for long-term co-operation; in customs matters, apart from entering into a bilateral agreement on co-operation in customs matters.

The aim is to help with information to prevent and investigate customs offences. It is also expected to facilitate trade and ensure efficient clearance of goods traded between the countries, said the release.

In another move, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for a new broad gauge line between Mau Station of North Eastern Railway and Tarighat Terminal station of East Central Railway. The total length of this new line will be 51 kilometres, with an estimated project cost of ₹1,765.92 crore and expected completion cost of ₹2,109.07 crore, with 5 per cent escalation a year. The project is likely to be completed in the next six years, the release added.

Mumbai Metro | Mumbai-Thane metro line gets approval from State

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday approved a 32-km metro line connecting Mumbai with adjoining Thane. The 32-km Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kawarvadavali metro line is estimated to cost Rs 14,549 crore.The CM accorded approval to the Rs 14,549 crore project during a meeting of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) in Mumbai, an official statement said.Fadnavis is Chairman of MMRDA, which has undertaken a host of infrastructure projects to improve traffic and transportations scenario in the financial capital and its surrounding areas.
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The government expects to complete the project (Mumbai Metro Line 4), which will have 32 stations, by 2021.The project will help connect Thane with Mumbai with a modern public transport system and have a huge impact on the development and areas around the corridor, the statement said. After the commencement of the service, the distance between Wadala (Mumbai) and Kasarwadavli (Thane) will be covered within 64 minutes.Source: DNA

Kolkata Metro | Kolkata East West Metro project cost to shoot up to nearly Rs 9,000 crore

Kolkata: Plagued by delays caused by land acquisition, slum relocation and route alignment issues, the project cost of the Kolkata East West Metro has now shot up 1.85 times over the original estimate of Rs 4,875.85 crore, officials said here on Saturday.The 16.6 km long metro, part of which passes under the Hooghly river – the first such river crossing in the country, is now estimated to cost Rs 8996.96 crore, according to authorities of the implementing agency Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited.“The revised cost of the two-phase project is Rs 8996.96 crore, up from around Rs 4.900 crore, Rs 4875.85 crore – to be exact,” KMRC managing director Satish Kumar told media persons here.The original project cost was sanctioned on July 30, 2008, when the KMRC was registered.Kumar said the first phase of the project covering 9.4 km and connecting the IT hub of Salt Lake Sector V with Sealdah station, is expected to be completed by June 2018.The target date for completion of the second phase, traversing a distance of 7.2 km and connecting Sealdah with Howrah Maidan, is August 2019.The Metro project – connecting two of the world’s busiest railway stations Sealdah and Howrah – was originally slated to be operational by 2012, but the date was later pushed back to October, 2014, and then to 2015.
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Over 50 percent of the work in phase 1 and six percent in phase two has been completed.The first phase had run into problems at Duttabad in Salt Lake after several of the slum dwellers refused relocation, but the hurdle has now been cleared and work was in progress for constructing permanent rehabilitation centres for them.In the second phase, problems had cropped up with regard to the route running close to heritage buildings like Raj Bhavan. The route also fell under the blue zone of the army.“Now we have gone for a realignment between Mahakaran and Sealdah stations. This has moved the route further from the heritage structure. And it now falls under the area earmarked as yellow zone by the army.“We have applied for the necessary permissions from the Eastern Command and the Archaeological Survey of India. We think now there shouldn’t be any problem,” said Kumar.The realignment cost an additional Rs 780 crore.Also, relocation of some shops of Sri Market in Howrah was also on.He said the Sealdah station will be completed by December 2017.In line with the Make In India initiative of the central government, the tender for procurement of 84 coaches – 14 cars with six coaches in each – was awarded to Bharat Earth Movers Limited in February this year. AThe total cost would be Rs 900 crore.“The rakes will start coming by September next year. Hopefully, if we can reduce the timing, then we can start the trial run earlier. And then the first phase can be completed before schedule,” he said.The project has a total elevated portion of 5.8 km, while the underground part covers 10.8 km. The entire phase two runs underground.After the realignment, the projected daily passenger load is expected to go up to seven lakh in 2020, 8.10 lakh in 2025 and nine lakh in 2035. The total number of stations is 12 – six elevated, six underground.In phase one, the authorities have completed entire twin tunneling of 2.73 km upto Sealdah and construction of elevated and underground stations are in progress.A salient feature of the project lies in the fact that it is the first metro in India under a river. The crown of tunnel below water level of Hooghly will be 26 m and the length of river crossing around 520 m.“We have started first of the twin tunnels at Howrah Maidan from April, and this tunnel will cross river Hooghly at a depth of 30 m from ground level where depth of water is 13 m. This unique tunnel of continuous drive of 2.9 km will break through at Mahakaran station in June, 2017,” said Kumar.

Varanasi Metro | State Govt. approves DPR of Varanasi metro rail project

Varanasi: The state government on Tuesday approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Varanasi Metro Rail Project.According to the Senior PRO/LMRC, Amit Kumar Srivastava, the DPR will now be further sent to the central government for its approval. 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 including Kanpur, Varanasi, Meerut and Agra.
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LMRC in coordination with M/s RITES had finalised the DPR of Varanasi Metro in February, 2016 which was further reviewed by the government and has formally been approved by the state cabinet on Tuesday.
Housing and Urban Planning Department of UP government had nominated RITES Limited; a Government of India Enterprise for the preparation of DPR for Rail based Mass Transit System in Varanasi. The Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) was nominated as Nodal Agency and Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) was nominated as for Coordinating Agency for preparation of this study.
An MoA was signed between VDA and RITES on May 6, 2015 for carrying out the assignment. The ‘Draft Final Report’ was submitted on January 6, 2016. Meeting was held with LMRC officials towards finalisation of DPR on January 15 this year. A presentation on Draft Final Report was made to the Commissioner, Varanasi and stakeholders on January 28. The Draft Final Report was also presented to Dr. E. Sreedharan, Principal Advisor, LMRC on February 2. The ‘Final DPR’ incorporating all the suggestions received on Draft DPR was submitted on February 25, which was formally presented to chief secretary on February 29.
According to the DPR, the 29.23km metro rotes will have two corridors that include from BHEL to Banaras Hindu University (19.35km), and Benia Bagh to Sarnath (9.885km). There will be 26 stations including 20 underground and six elevated in the two corridors. Out of the total length, 23.467km will be elevated, while 5.768km will be underground. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 13,133 crore.

NGT says, all Metro rail projects need environmental clearance

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal today held that all metro rail projects need environmental clearance after conducting proper Environment Impact Assessment.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said Noida Metro Rail, whose construction was challenged in the plea before it, fell under Schedule 8(b) of Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, relating to buildings, construction and development projects which are mandated to get prior environmental clearance.The green panel also directed upcoming Noida-Greater Noida metro project to obtain environmental clearance from State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).The order was passed on the plea filed by environmentalist Vikrant Tongad seeking directions to Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) to obtain environmental clearance for its project from Noida to Greater Noida after conducting proper Environment Impact Assessment of the project.“From the detailed project report (DPR), it is clear that the total land requirement for the project of metro rail from Noida to Greater Noida is around 2,84,762.01 sq m. However, no Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report was prepared. This fact was verified by the applicant by inspecting the records of the project under Right to Information Act, 2005.“It is submitted that as per 8(b) of the Schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 project having covering area more than 50 ha or built up area more than 150,000 sq m requires environmental clearance and is to be appraised as category B1 project,” the plea, filed through advocate Rahul Choudhary, had said.Tongad had stated that the metro from Noida to Greater Noida will pass through Hindon and piers would be constructed on the river bed which can significantly harm aquatic habitat of the river.(Source: PTI)

Delhi Metro | Center notifies panel to revise Delhi Metro fare

New Delhi: The Ministry of Urban Development, on Monday, announced it has informed the Fare Fixation Committee for recommending revised fares of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).DMRC fares were last revised in 2009, despite repeated requests by the company for relief in the wake of rising electricity charges and other costs.“Set up under sections 33 and 34 of the Metro Railway (Operations and Maintenance) Act 2002, the committee has been given three months time from the date of assumption of charge by the Chairperson of the committee Justice M L Mehta for submission of its report and recommendations to DMRC,” says a statement by the ministry.DMRC has reportedly been reeling under financial crunch owing to non-revision of fares for the past many years. The operator of Metro trains in the national capital had been pressing the government to set up the FFC (Fare Fixation Committee).DMRC fares were last revised in 2009. The committee is responsible for recommending passenger fares for DMRC network in Delhi and its extension in the National Capital Region (NCR).Delhi Metro is a 50:50 partnership between the Delhi government and the Union government. According to the media reports, DMRC had written at least thrice to the ministry in the past few years requesting setting up of the committee.