Haryana Metro | HMRCT to start metro rail project from Delhi to Kundli (Sonipat)

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Haryana Metro | HMRCT to start metro rail project from Delhi to Kundli (Sonipat)

Panchkula: The Haryana government today said Kundli in Sonipat district will be connected with the Metro rail service soon.

The project for connecting Kundli with metro rail was approved in the 22nd meeting of the Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation that was chaired by Chief Secretary D S Dhesi, an official release said here.

The metro rail line will be extended from Narela in Delhi to Kundli, covering a distance of about 4.

86 km, it said.

Apart from this, other under-construction metro rail projects were also reviewed in the meeting, the release said.

These included the Sikanderpur to Gurgaon Sector 56, YMCA Faridabad to Ballabhgarh and Mundka to Bahadurgarh projects.

The latter two are slated to be completed by December this year, it said.

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Bangalore Metro | BEML bags Rs 1,421 crore contract for supply of metro coaches to BMRC

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Bangalore Metro | BEML bags Rs 1,421 crore contract for supply of metro coaches to BMRC

Bengaluru: The Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) has won a Rs 1,421-crore contract from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) for supply of metro cars.

“BEML Ltd…has bagged a prestigious order of Rs 1,421 crore from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation for supply of 150 seats of intermediate metro cars to augment the existing 3 car trains supplied by BEML to 6 car trains,” the company said in a filing to the BSE.

It said BMRCL MD Pradeep Singh Kharola and CMD, BEML, Deepak Kumar Hota have exchanged the contract agreements for supply of intermediate metro cars to BMRCL from June 2018.

The contract is scheduled to be completed by December, 2018.

BMEL has forayed into manufacturing and supply of hi-tech metro cars during 2002 and as a leading rolling stock supplier has so far supplied over 1,000 metro cars to Delhi, Bangalore and Jaipur Metro Corporations.

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Delhi Metro | UNFCCC registers DMRC’s Solar Power initiative as CDM project

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Delhi Metro | UNFCCC registers DMRC’s Solar Power initiative as CDM project

Bonn, Germany: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s initiative to install roof top solar power plants at its premises has become the first ever Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project to be registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for any Metro or Railway system in the world.

The project has been registered under the ‘small scale category’ for those with a installed solar capacity of less than 15 MW. The DMRC run roof top solar facilities have an installed capacity of 14.983 MWp which translates to an estimated electricity generation of 19,687 MWh annually.

A total of 31 grid connected roof top solar power facilities across the stations, depots, Receiving Sub Stations and residential colonies of DMRC were identified for this project.

The project is expected to generate an estimated 18,506 CERs (Carbon credits), though the exact number of CERs will be available only after verification audit scheduled mid next year.  The project was registered in a record time of eight months, on 25th March, 2017, about two months ahead of schedule.

This is the fifth climate change project to be successfully registered by DMRC. Two more projects are in the stage of registration presently.

Delhi Metro had earlier been certified by the United Nations (UN) as the first Metro Rail and Rail based system in the world to get carbon Credits for reducing Green House Gas Emissions as it has helped to reduce pollution levels in the city by 6.3 lakh tons every year thus helping in reducing global warming.

The UNFCCC has already registered the Delhi Metro in two categories for promoting Clean Development Mechanism and earn carbon credits: Regenerative Braking and Modal Shift’.

DMRC has come up with a solar policy of its own to utilize as much solar power as possible for its ever increasing energy needs. It plans to produce 50 MWp of solar power by the year 2021.  DMRC is trying to utilise the space available at its stations, depots, residential areas and parking facilities to install solar power facilities.

Delhi Metro | DMRC gets a mass transit wallet from the RBI

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Delhi Metro | DMRC gets a mass transit wallet from the RBI

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has got a wallet licence from the Reserve Bank of India. Interestingly, the DMRC has got a mass transit prepaid payment instrument (PPI) issuer licence. The RBI website shows that DMRC was given the licence last month and is valid up to March 31, 2022.

Note that the RBI introduced in July 2015 a new semi-closed pre-paid instrument for mass transit services to help move on from cash-based systems to electronic means. The new instrument will allow users to load Rs 2,000 and have a minimum validity period of six months from the date of issue.

Some of the other features of the new instrument are:

– No cash-out or refund will be permitted from these wallets.
– The instrument can also be used at other merchants whose activities are allied to or are carried on within the premises of the issuing mass transit system. An example:  The Delhi Metro could issue a wallet service which can be used to buy food at the food stalls in the station.
– The issuer may decide upon the desired level of KYC, if any, for such PPIs
– The instrument must have an Automated Fare Collection application related to the transit service.

Note that ICICI Bank had launched a smart card for the Delhi Metro back in 2014. In July 2011, State Bank of India had also partnered with Bangalore Metro to launch NFC-enabled debit cards, that doubles up as travel smart cards.

Meanwhile, Axis Bank said it would be launching smart cards for commuters on the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation  (BMTC) buses and Kochi Metro Rail to make digital payments.

Perhaps Kochi Metro and the BMTC could look into the wallet system as well. Metro Rail News had pointed earlier out that despite the huge potential, no one has tried to fix public transportation payments and it’s something that all wallet players could look into.

Hong Kong has a smart card for digital payments called Octopus card which can be used for all public transport in the city. London has Oyster card which can be used to pay for fares for the London Underground, London Buses, the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), London Overground, Tramlink, some river boat services, and most National Rail services. Dubai has a electronic ticketing card called NoI card which can be used in all public transport systems.

MEGA Metro | Recruitment of various posts in technical & non-technical discipline

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MEGA Metro | Recruitment of various posts in technical & non-technical discipline

Gnadhi Nagar:  MEGA or Gujarat Metro in inviting online applications for recruitment of 606 vacancies of junior engineer & station controllers as part of its latest project. Ahmedabad – Gandhinagar metro rail project is handled by Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar & Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Ltd which is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) jointly owned by Govt of India & Govt of Gujarat.

Recruitment Notice No.: MEGA /HR / OM-Rect. / 2017/1 Dated 24.03.2017

Total number of vacancies: 606

– Station Controller / Train Operator: 283 Posts
– Customer Relations Assistant: 31 Posts
– Junior Engineer: 99 Posts
– Maintainer: 193 Posts

Online registration of applications:  30.03.2017 to 30.04.2017

CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE

Click here to view detailed advertisement. For more details please visit MEGA Metro’s official website.

Delhi Metro | Woman found hanging inside Kashmere Gate Metro station

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Delhi Metro | Woman found hanging inside Kashmere Gate Metro station
New Delhi: A woman in her thirties was found hanging from a pipe inside a store room at Delhi Metro’s Kashmere Gate on Thursday, police said.

According to the police, the woman, who is yet to be identified, was spotted by a sweeper who had gone inside the room on platform 2, where the station stores sprinklers. He immediately informed the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel posted in the area and Metro officials about the incident. The woman was then brought down and rushed to a nearby hospital and was declared dead on arrival.

Police said they had not ascertained the reason behind her taking the extreme step could not be ascertained till late on Thursday evening. No suicide note was recovered from the spot. Also, no identification document that could help the police establish the woman’s identity was recovered from her possession. The woman was carrying a small purse containing Rs 130 in cash, police said .

Jitendramani Tripathi, deputy commissioner of police (Delhi Metro), said that the incident was brought to their notice around 8.30am. Following the incident, the CCTV footage of the platform was accessed to see how the deceased had entered the store room on the platform. In the video footage, the woman was seen entering the platform around 10.30pm on Wednesday, said the officer.

 

“It appears that the woman went inside the room — that is usually empty and is only frequented by the staff — around 11pm and hanged herself from the pipe. She used her dupatta to prepare the noose. Since all the staff had gone home by then, no one saw her. Her body was spotted early in the morning by a sweeper who came to clean the store,” a senior police officer said.

The police are trying to ascertain the woman’s identity and said they will preserve the body in a mortuary till they do so. “She was not carrying any bag or ID that would help us ascertain her identity. There is no suicide note. We have contacted the local police station to help us identify her by scanning missing complaints of women lodged in the last 24-hours. An investigation has been launched,” said the officer.

Meanwhile, the police are also analysing the CCTV footage to see if she entered the metro station with someone or was alone. “We are exploring all angles in the case,” the officer added.

Nagpur Metro | Metro rail project will be completed in 2020 due to delay

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Nagpur Metro | Metro rail project will be completed in 2020 due to delay

Nagpur: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and union transport minister Nitin Gadkari may be claiming that the Nagpur Metro Rail project will be completed by December 2018 but the reality is that it will not be fully ready before first quarter of 2020. Even this is only if there are no unforeseen delays. The project will be at least delayed by a year.

Mahesh Kumar, Mahametro’s director (project), said, in spite of the delay there would be no cost escalations. “The cost will increase by 2% at the most due to the delay but we have reduced the cost by 8% as compared to detailed project report (DPR) estimate. So, the extra expenditure will be easily offset. Moreover, we do not have cost escalation clauses in three of the four viaduct construction contracts,” he said.

It is not that Metro will not become operational before 2020. The trial run of Mihan depot to Airport stretch is expected in second half of this year. Metro will start plying between Mihan and Sitabuldi in first half of 2018. The other stretches will become operational one by one after an interval of about six months.

Centre wants the states to explore the PPP model for their proposed metro projects

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Centre wants the states to explore the PPP model for their proposed metro projects

New Delhi: The Centre wants the states to explore the PPP model for their proposed metro projects and exhaust all other mass transit options before going for the metro rail.

Although the new drafted policy relaxes the eligibility criteria for cities by reducing the population threshold from 20 lakh to 10 lakh, the Centre wants metros to be the last option in view of the high capital intensive nature of the project and the pressure it puts on the public exchequer. And Centre can contribute maximum 20 per cent for these projects.

The metro rail network in India has seen massive growth, with 325 km in operation and more than 500 km under construction in various cities. Metro projects are, at present, going on in Delhi and NCR, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahemedabad, Nagpur and Pune. The new policy states that the projects should be planned and executed with a longer future perspective as it is capital intensive and has limited flexibility in design changes on completion.

“Cities with a linear spatial pattern may justify a metro even at lower population levels as they have fewer corridors and each would have a higher traffic density. A comparative analysis of other  modes is essential for the selection. The mode that matches the demand over the project life cycle and has the least cost should be chosen,” the policy report states.

“Substantial efforts such as track-gauge, civil structure and components of rolling stock have been standardised since the advent of Metro Rail Systems in India. These should be further consolidated taking in account the emerging technologies to reduce costs,” the report said.

The report also points that in the recent times, more and more cities have chosen the PPP model for development and implementation of Metro Rail Projects, to leverage both public and private resources and expertise. Some of the global cities which have successfully tried out the PPP model are Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Hong Kong, and London.The Centre wants the states to explore the PPP model for their proposed metro projects and exhaust all other mass transit options before going for the metro rail.

Although the new drafted policy relaxes the eligibility criteria for cities by reducing the population threshold from 20 lakh to 10 lakh, the Centre wants metros to be the last option in view of the high capital intensive nature of the project and the pressure it puts on the public exchequer. And Centre can contribute maximum 20 per cent for these projects.

The metro rail network in India has seen massive growth, with 325 km in operation and more than 500 km under construction in various cities. Metro projects are, at present, going on in Delhi and NCR, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahemedabad, Nagpur and Pune. The new policy states that the projects should be planned and executed with a longer future perspective as it is capital intensive and has limited flexibility in design changes on completion.

“Cities with a linear spatial pattern may justify a metro even at lower population levels as they have fewer corridors and each would have a higher traffic density. A comparative analysis of other  modes is essential for the selection. The mode that matches the demand over the project life cycle and has the least cost should be chosen,” the policy report states.

“Substantial efforts such as track-gauge, civil structure and components of rolling stock have been standardised since the advent of Metro Rail Systems in India. These should be further consolidated taking in account the emerging technologies to reduce costs,” the report said.

Chennai Metro | State Govt. to submit DPR to Center for Phase-II metro project

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Chennai Metro | State Govt. to submit DPR to Center for Phase-II metro project

Chennai: The metro rail project in the city has received a fillip. A detailed project report for phase 2 of the project, covering more than 107 km, will soon be submitted to the Centre, finance minister D Jayakumar announced on Thursday.

The second phase, including three corridors with 104 stations, is estimated to cost around Rs 44,000 crore. “I am happy to inform that three metro rail corridors under Phase-2 covering a total distance of 107.5km have been included in the JICA [Japan International Cooperation Agency] rolling plan for which a detailed project report has been prepared…,” the minister said in his budget speech.

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (Cmrl) had submitted the DPR for phase 2 to the state government in December 2016. A private agency began conducting feasibility study in early 2016 and officials visited various sites to finalise the location of stations. A team of JICA officials visited the state at the end of 2016 to discuss the various projects when the state government urged them to give early approval for the project.

Phase 2 will have three lines – from Siruseri to Madhavaram via Old Mahabalipuram Road, Koyambedu to Light House and Perumbakkam to Madhavaram.

On the phase-1extension, the minister said the 9km line connecting Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar via Thiruvottiyur was being implemented at Rs 3,770 crore. Tunneling work is on near Washermenpet after the project was launched in August 2016. The Centre had given its nod in June 2016. Tenders have also been floated to start work for the elevated corridor extending to Wimco Nagar.

Tunnelling for phase 1 will be complete in the next few months, as Cmrl expects to open all lines by mid-2018. Chennai got its first metro rail service with the inauguration of 11km line between Koyambedu and Alandur in June 2014, followed by a 9km line between Little Mount and Chennai Airport in September 2016.

Dhaka Metro | DMTC to sign deals on metro rail tracks, stations, coaches, depot in April 2017

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Dhaka Metro | DMTC to sign deals on metro rail tracks, stations, coaches, depot in April 2017

Dhaka, Bangaldesh: The government is expected to sign four separate deals on metro rail tracks, stations, coaches and depot of the long-cherished Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6 in April this year.

“We are evaluating the tender documents submitted by different foreign firms for the contracts to build structure of the depot, set up metro rail tracks, construct stations and manufacture and supply coaches under four separate packages,” Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Mofazzel Hossain told BSS here today.

He said the DMTCL would sign four separate contract packages (CPs) including CP-2, CP-3, CP-4 and CP-8 after evaluation of the tender documents in April.

A total of 25 percent land development work of depot area of the MRT Line-6 was completed under the package-1, Hossain said, adding, “Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd was awarded after concurrence from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) on March 27, 2016. The duration of the contract is for 25 months.”

“The MRT Line-6 is an elevated Metro Rail system to be implemented in Dhaka, under a fast track priority initiative of the government. Once implemented, the MRT Line-6 will run from Uttara to Motijheel serving 16 stations along the way,” Mofazzel Hossain, also the project director, said. Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched the construction work of the country’s first-ever metro rail project, also known as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6, on June 24, 2016. According to the project details, the package CP-03 is for the construction of metro rail tracks (viaduct) and elevated stations from Uttara North to Pallabi, while the package CP-04 is for the construction of metro rail tracks and elevated stations from Pallabi to Agargaon.

The package CP-8 would be awarded for supplying of rolling stock and depot equipment of MRT Line-6. The contract would be on design-build basis.

The MRT-6 is being executed at a cost of about Taka 22,000 crore. Of the amount, the JICA is providing Taka 16,500 crore to the project, while the rest of the fund would come from the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), official sources said.

The fast moving metro rail will run to and from Uttara and Motijheel via Mirpur and Farmgate, carrying 60,000 passengers in an hour and touching every station in every four minutes.

The 20.1-kilometer MRT Line-6 will run from Uttara Third Phase and pass through Pallabi, the west side of Rokeya Sarani and Farmgate, Hotel Sonargaon, Ruposhi Bangla, TSC of Dhaka University, Doel Chattar, Topkhana Road and Bangladesh Bank.

There will be 16 stations – Uttara North, Central and South, Pallabi, Mirpur-11, Mirpur-10, Kazipara, Taltala, Agargaon, Bijoy Sarani, Farmgate, Sonargaon, National Museum, Doyel Chattar, Bangabandhu National Stadium and Bangladesh Bank.

Once MRT Line-6 Project is in operation, the commuters would enjoy easy-going traffic and there would no more be any perennial congestion of transportations in this gradually expanding city.

Jaipur Metro | JMRC to hike metro rail fares from April 1, 2017

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Jaipur Metro | JMRC to hike metro rail fares from April 1, 2017

Jaipur: Facing rise in operational and maintenance cost, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) will increase fare slab for the first time after it’s launch.

The revised fare will be effective from April 1, 2017. As per the policy, the JMRC has mandate to increase the fare in every two years. The increased fares will directly depend on increase of per unit purchase of electricity, dearness allowance rate of state government employees and monthly all India consumer price index for industrial workers.

A senior JMRC official informed, “On January 2015, the JMRC was purchasing electricity from JVVNL at Rs 6.25 per unit. Now, it has been increased to Rs 7.30 per unit. Similarly, consumer price index consumer price index has been increased by nearly 15% . The JMRC has existing a formula to calculate the increase in price. The rates will be revised on that basis.”

Sources said, there will not be an exponential hike in the fares and Rs 3-5 are expected to be increased in maximum fare. The JMRC will announced the revised rates after a board meeting scheduled to be held on Friday.

 “The revised rates will not burn the hole of the commuters as existing rates are not high. As JMRC provides 15% discount to its smart card users, we promote that all the commuters should use the facility.” added official.

The JMRC is struggling to earn revenue as average ridership in Jaipur Metro dropped from 49,774 per day in the first month (June 2015) of its operations to just 19,390 per day in December 2016.

This has also resulted in revenue loss for JMRC as it could earn Rs 70.44 lakh per month after spending approximately Rs 3.5 crore per month on its operations. The route of phase-I (Mansarovar to Chandpole) has already been criticized by the BJP government several times as it is financially not viable.

Delhi Metro | Delhi-NCR Metro lines will be fully functional as usual

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Delhi Metro | Delhi-NCR Metro lines will be fully functional as usual

New Delhi: After the Jat protestors decided to limit their protests only in Haryana, following the understanding they arrived at with the Haryana CM, the commuters might be confused about the information required for their Monday commute schedule. This story will provide the latest key traffic and Delhi Metro updates to ease the headache of the commuters.

Metro Rail News | 2nd UITP seminar outlines vital role of ITS in public transportation

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Metro Rail News | 2nd UITP seminar outlines vital role of ITS in public transportation

Bengaluru: The 2nd UITP India Seminar on IT Solutions for Public Transport held recently in Bangalore reflected the huge potential available to develop advanced ITS technology for improving the country’s public transportation system. Ably organized by UITP India under the leadership of Dr. Ekroop Kaur, Managing Director, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, and Head, UITP India Board, the Seminar was hosted by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and attracted luminaries from the transport sector across the globe. Metro Rail News was official Media Partner for this mega seminar on public transport.

In his opening remarks, Mr. Jerome Pourbaix, Director of Regions, UITP Brussels, said Bangalore is one of the most dynamic cities in the world which is why UITP decided to set up its Indian operations 10 years back in the Silicon Valley of India. Since the population in India is growing very fast, there is great potential for increase in public transportation system. There are three major trends which can drive transport systems in India, namely, use of ITS in public transport, funding of transport systems through various methods and focus on urbanization.

In her welcome address, Dr. Ekroop Kaur said after the success of first UITP India seminar on IT solutions a year ago, they were hosting the second such event in Bangalore. Today, ITS has become a buzzword with number of solutions offered including automatic signaling, channelizing traffic, counting ticket fares, etc., and is spreading into several new areas. IT solutions also offer number of benefits to optimize the operations of transport companies. BMTC, with a fleet strength of around 6,500 buses, has become a trendsetter in offering right solutions with GPS, sign boards for departure and arrival, mobile apps, which will help to find the bus routes, etc.

Delhi Metro | No metro train services to NCR Regions from Sunday due to Jat protest

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New Delhi: Monday may prove to be difficult for office-goers in the NCR as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to shut all stations outside Delhi from Sunday night till further orders.

With Jats threatening to intensify their protest demanding reservations in jobs and education on Monday, Delhi Police have asked DMRC to terminate all trains at the last station on all lines in Delhi from 11.30 pm on Sunday.

Apart from this, 12 stations in central Delhi will be closed from 8pm on Sunday. The restrictions will be there till further orders of Delhi Police, which means Monday is going to be troublesome for commuters.

“DMRC has been directed by the Delhi Police to terminate all trains at Delhi border w.e.f 11.30 pm on March 19. It is therefore requested that necessary arrangements may kindly be made for maintenance of law and order at these stations. All entry gates of all Metro stations outside Delhi shall remain closed from 11.

30 pm on March 19 till closure of arrangements by Delhi Police,” said the letter written by the DMRC to the police chief of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad.

Adequate security arrangement will be made at the closed stations since chaos is expected on Monday morning. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been asked to stay on alert and deploy quick reaction teams at the closed stations. The DMRC staff has been asked not to sell tickets.

The Delhi stations that will be affected are: Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chwok, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan, Lok kalyan Marg, Janpath, Mandi House, Barakhamba Road, RK Ashram Marg, Pragati Maidan, Khan market and Shivaji stadium.

The interchange facility will, however, be available as usual at Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat.

Commuters are worried about the how they will travel in the absence of Metro services.

Whenever protests happen, Metro is the best and safest option to travel. If they shut the Metro, how will we commute? There will be violence and traffic jam on the roads and Metro too will not be available,” said Neha Singh, who travels to her office in Gurgaon from Preeti Vihar every morning.

Passengers coming from airport will also be affected and won’t be able to exit from Shivaji Stadium station.

“I usually return in the evening from airport and take an auto from Shivaji Stadium to go to my house in Gole Market. Now, I will have to go all the way to New Delhi station and come from there. The roads will be closed so I think I will have to skip my work on Monday,” said Rakesh Singh, who works for an airline at Delhi airport.

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