Lucknow Metro|UP tells PM, Lucknow Metro rail project on course
Hyderabad Metro|Efforts on to expedite Hyderabad Metro Rail work
Hyderabad: The Special Task Force (STF) meeting on Hyderabad Metro Rail project held on Tuesday discussed ways to expedite the project clearing hurdles in its path of implementation.
The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma has trained its attention on properties held up in court litigations and delaying the implementation of the metro project.
While reviewing the status of metro pillars and viaduct works, the Chief Secretary wanted L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail officials to adhere to the targeted dates of completion without allowing any time lags.
The elevated metro rail project, spanning three corridors and a stretch of 72-km, is now under construction. However, its progress is held up in a couple of segments as the State Government wants its alignment changed.
A detailed report has been submitted by the concessionaire L&T and the final nod from the State is awaited. The right of way issues are still being resolved.
Vijayawada Metro|Andhra Govt. released Rs.10cr to Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation
Hyderabad: The State government has initiated measures to launch works on the Vijayawada metro project through Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation, body formed on the lines of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, for managing the proposed metro rail network in the new capital region.
The government released Rs. 10 crore as token amount to enable the project consultant DMRC to commence preparatory action on the new corporation. The amount is being credited into account of DMRC in Oriental Bank of Commerce, New Delhi.
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Delhi Metro|DMRC and India Habitat Centre unveil Gandhi in the Metro exhibition
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A separate stall for this purpose has been set up at the venue itself which will remain open from 8 AM to 8 PM on all days for next two months. Besides this, visitors can also participate in an interesting contest and win a book titled ‘History in the Making-The Visual Archives of Kulwant Roy’ worth Rs. 4,999/-. The book is compiled by Aditya Arya and Indivar Kamtekar, the curators of the Exhibition at the Jor Bagh Metro station.DMRC has always endeavored to promote art and culture through display panels and exhibits at its premises. In the past, Delhi Metro has tied up with independent artists, the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Ministry of Textiles, Shaitya Akademy, National Book Trust etc.
Mumbai Metro|Paytm ties up with Mumbai Metro Smart Card online recharge
Mumbai: Paytm users can now book metro tickets through their wallet. Alibaba-backed Paytm, has tied up with Mumbai Metro for online recharges and ticketing, according to sources.
Paytm, which launched a bus ticket marketplace, is betting big on the domestic and intra-city travel segment. It plans to tie-up with Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai metro soon. Paytm did not wish to comment on the development.
According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India, India’s online travel market was estimated to be worth over $8 billion in 2014 and likely to register an exponential growth in the current year. Also, the country is witnessing a tremendous growth in the middle class with a growing disposable income.
Noida-headquartered Paytm, founded by Vijay Shekhar Sharma, wants to be a one-stop destination for consumers to fulfil their daily needs. It is entering new categories every month to grow its gross merchandise value to $3-4 billion (₹19,000-25,500 crore) by the end of 2015, according to the company.
As the marketplace expands to encompass hotels and travel agents, service providers will be able to put up their inventory with a do-it-yourself platform provided by Paytm.
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Paytm, part of One97 Communications, recently said that its wallet is now accepted by over 80,000 merchants, and it plans to reach the 10-million merchants mark by the end of next year.
Kolkata East West Metro|Bid saves Metro blushes
Noida Metro|Two new metro projects may help ease commuting in Noida, Gr. Noida
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Officials said they have finalised 27 routes 390 buses to resolve commuting woes.
Greater Noida Metro|DMRC invites tender for supply of 78 new coaches
Delhi Metro|Getting into a coach is like a battle war
New Delhi: Ms. Mehak Makhija, a business analyst, getting into even the ladies’ coach of the Delhi metro is like a battle. “It hardly makes any difference. Women also elbow you if you board the special coach during peak time,” she said, hoping if only her office timings were shifted to non-peak hours.
Like Ms Makhija, thousands of others have felt the push and have squealed at their foot being stepped by others. Despite the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) multiple attempts to ease the crowd, little seems to have changed. Even after two stations – Mandi House and Kirti Nagar – being introduced as interchange point on the Dwarka Sector 21-Noida/Vaishali line, the Rajiv Chowk station continues to be the most used throughout the metro network.
As per latest data, the average daily footfall of this station is almost 4.52 lakh which is followed by Kashmere Gate interchange station with 3.24 lakh people using it. “The Rajiv Chowk station gives people seamless access to Central Delhi and major commercial hub, Connaught Place, at the same time also serves as an inter-change for boarding the Jahangirpuri-Huda City Centre line. So the rush is expected. To decongest this station we have opened the viewer’s gallery now,” said a DMRC official.
The biggest fear for Prabhu Sachdev, an IT professional, is when speaker in the train creaks “there will be a short delay in this service”. “That moment is a nightmare. I was trapped in the train once when the overhead wire had snapped. I missed my office that day. We were walking on the tracks to reach the station,” he said.
With every year, DMRC witnesses an average increase of at least 16 per cent of ridership. In fact, over the past six months, the Metro network has seen a significant increase in ridership. From around 23 lakh in late 2014, it has averaged out to over 24 lakh in the first half of 2015.
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“On some days, the ridership even touches the 27-lakh mark. Opening Phase III with 18 new inter-change stations will be the real game-changer in the mass transit network,” said the official.
Last month, the corporation had increased the frequency of trains on weekdays during off peak hours (from 11 am to 4:30 pm) by inducting 20 more trains into service. Yet, the rush still remains.
Delhi Metro|DMRC to make ‘rent a cycle’ more people-friendly
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Transport minister Gopal Rai, a few days ago, had asked the DMRC on the status of number of bicycles provided by it. He had also directed to initiate the process again to encourage cycling for commuters.Presently, there are just four stations where cycles are available on rent. This includes Vishwavidyalaya, Saket, Hauz Khas and Akshardham where each station has 20 cycles, other than Vishvawidyalaya which has 25 bicycles.There only 85 bicycles to cater to around 25 lakh commuters of Delhi metro, revealed an RTI reply in this regard. Meanwhile, DMRC chief said that the city like Delhi to become smart needs smart public transport system and added that the rail-based transport system is best suited to the national capital.“We have certain shortcomings as we are constructing metro in already settled congested areas where there is mixed land use and it is very difficult to set up smart transport systems interconnected with each other. At some places, we have parking problem,” said Singh.He admitted that the rent a bicycle concept which is essential in a smart city failed in Delhi On the occasion, former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Central government should have chosen some Municipal Corporation areas in west or east Delhi for smart city instead of NDMC and Delhi Cantonment areas which are already smart cities in capital.“Entire Delhi needs to be made into a smart city as people from across the globe come here including diplomats. ‘Smart City’ means that it should provide good quality but affordable housing, cost-efficient physical, social and institutional infrastructure, such as adequate and quality water supply, public transport, sanitation, 24X7 electric supply, clean air, quality education, costefficient healthcare, dependable security, entertainment, sports, robust and high-speed interconnectivity, fast and efficient urban mobility.” said Dikshit.She further said that interaction with citizens on the lines of ‘Bhagidari’ system and allowing the citizens to decide what form of smartness they want in their cities can make Delhi smart.“Blaming bureaucracy or central government cannot be any excuse for non performance. Most of the projects started by the government under my rule had vision and moved towards making Delhi smart with privatisation of power or construction of flyovers. My only regret and embarrassment is delay and non completion of Signature Bridge in Wazirabad,” said the former CM.“As Delhi has no power generation of its own and two power stations run much below their generating capacity, the national capital has to buy power from outside. The power tariff cannot come down in capital. During my time also Delhi government subsidised power to all till certain units but giving free water and subsidy on power is no long term solution,” stated Dikshit.
Delhi Metro suicides: 59 lose limbs in five years, but alert guards save over 200
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I was the only person in my family who could earn. My wife has to wash utensils to earn money because of my stupid act,” Patel rued while speaking to the Media.As per CISF data, between January and September this year, there have been 70 attempted suicides inside Metro premises. Fourteen people died on the spot, while 18 suffered critical injuries and had to lose one of their body parts. Thirteen were saved unharmed. The CISF, which is responsible for ensuring the security of passengers inside the Metro premises, said its personnel are trained to identify those planning to commit suicide by observing their movement and behaviour. “We keep a constant watch on commuters coming into the station. Our officials are trained to identify such people. We keep surveillance for security and have saved the lives of 13 people so far this year,” CISF public relations officer Hemendra Singh told Media.The other 25 were identified before they had a chance to attempt suicide. All the 13 survivors were handed over to Delhi Metro Rail Police (DMRP), Singh said, adding that the CISF relies heavily on close-circuit television cameras and plainclothesmen to spot such people. “Each station, depending on its size, has one or more CISF staff manning the CCTV control room. The staff on ground also keeps a watch,” Singh said. In 2014, all the 11 suicides occurred on the tracks, while 17 people who attempted to jump off Metro stations survived. Another 28 jumped on the tracks but survived.The maximum number of suicide bids (20) occurred on the Metro Blueline that runs between Noida and Dwarka in west Delhi, while eight attempts were made on the Yellow Line (between Jahangirpuri in north Delhi to Huda City Centre in Gurgaon, Haryana). DMRC said it is trying its best to stop suicides. “Surveillance has been upped and we have tried to put barriers along the platform. We sensitise our staff and CISF personnel to track such people,” DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal told the Media.He said that the DMRC will soon establish some crowd management tools at stations like platform screen doors.“The platform screen doors will come up at six stations, including Central Secretariat, New Delhi, Rajiv Chowk, Chawri Bazaar, Chandni Chowk and Kashmiri Gate,” he said. Currently, only the airport line has such doors. They are unmovable screens that act as a partition between the platform and the trains.
Kochi Metro|DMRC says, Kochi Metro Rail work hit by quarry owners’ strick
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Once the labourers return to their native places, they may come back only after two months and thereby the precious time of the project will be lost, the DMRC said.The construction of station building and other allied works, which are in a critical and advanced stage, require more labour strength, it said.“In case quarry strike continues, it is apprehended that the project will miss the target date of June, 2016,” the release said.The quarry owners under the banner of All Kerala Crusher and Quarry Owners Association are on the indefinite strike demanding a revision in mining rules formulated recently.Announcing the government’s decision to exempt from environment clearance quarries functioning in one hectare land, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had on September 16 said there was shortage of materials even for development projects.
Hyderabad Metro|Nagole-Secunderabad metro rail may take another year
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited could take another year to start operating from Nagole, pending completion of work between Mettugudda and Secunderabad.
HMR Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy on Saturday told reporters at the Uppal Metro Station that work around three road under bridges (RUB) in Secunderabad is time-consuming.
When asked when operations would begin, Mr. Reddy said only the government can take a call, but operations could begin within the next year.
He was speaking during a plantation drive at the station as part of the State government’s ‘Haritha Haram’ programme.
Senior officials said that the seven stations between Nagole and Mettugudda are ready for use but operations cannot begin until the Commissioner of Metro Safety certifies HMR.
“This process would see the commissioner review operations and safety, which could take anywhere between four and five months,” an official said. HMR has been running trials between Nagole and Mettugudda for more than a year now.
Mr. Reddy also informed that work on the 11 km stretch between Miyapur and S.R. Nagar is expected to be completed by the end of this year. This indicates trials could commence on this stretch early next year.
He also outlined brief plans to develop facilities for commuters in the vicinity of Uppal Metro Station, keeping in view the future potential of the area to become a hub for commuters.
“To connect people in the vicinity of metro stations, we are in discussion with two organisations to run feeder buses to and from the station,” Mr. Reddy said.
Speaking about HMR’s efforts to add to city’s tree count, he said in three years – three lakh trees have been planted – and this year, there are plans to plant a total of six lakh plants.
Delhi Metro|DMRC floats tenders for Vijayawada Metro Rail project
Hyderabad: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Ltd has invited e-tenders for design and construction of elevated viaduct and stations for the Vijayawada metro rail project.
Appointed as a consultant for the Vijayawada metro rail project, the DMRC has swung into action floating the first set of possibly many more tenders, indicating at the keenness to complete the project by 2018 set by the State.
The current tenders floated online are for two segments. One of the segments covers rail network, and five elevated stations on the Pandit Nehru Bus Stand–Nidamanuru corridor of Vijayawada Metro Project and similar network on the same corridor.
The State Government has taken up the Rs. 6,800-crore 26-km elevated metro rail project along two corridors initially with a proposal to extend this with another line.
The N Chandrababu Naidu Government has recently received a shot in the arm with the Centre agreeing to support the project even though the current population does not fit the overall requirement of a population of 20 lakh for a metro rail project.
The metro project was considered keeping in view the potential of the city and likely projected increase in population.