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Thane Metro Project Receives Approval from Central Government

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Thane (Metro Rail News): Thane Metro officially known as the Thane Integral Ring Metro Project, has received approval from the central government for its Detailed Project Report (DPR). As per the DPR the project covers a distance of 29km with 22 stations and the total estimated expenditure of the project is Rs.12,200 crore. 

Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.(MMRL or Mahametro) is serving as the implementing authority for the project. The project is estimated to be completed by 2029.  

Brief about the project:

In December 2018, the prime minister laid the foundation stone for the Thane metro project. Thane Metro will circularly cover Thane city( Ring-shaped) with a total length of 29 km of which 26 km section will run elevated through 20 stations while the remaining 3km portion will be underground featuring 2 stations.

Thane Metro Line will have an interchange with Mumbai Metro’s Green Line (Line 4) and Orange Line (Line 5), additionally, it will connect with the central railway station of Thane city

According to the government’s PIB release, the project will provide a huge ridership to nearly 6.47lakh, 7.61lakh and 8.72lakh passengers by the upcoming year of 2029,2035 and 2045 respectively.

MahaMetro has invited technical bids to appoint a DDC( detailed design consultant) for 6 elevated stations between the Dr Kashinath Ghanekhar Natyagrah and the waterfront.

Thane Metro contractor;

AECOM- Systra MVA Consultant- Consulting Engineer Group is the sole bidder for the General Consultant contract of Thane Metro. Thane Metro’s fares, funds and prices have not been announced yet.

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Central Government Approves The DPR For Bangalore Metro Phase 3

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Bangalore (Metro Rail News): The central government has approved the Detailed Project Report for Bangalore Metro Phase 3 which covers a distance of 44.65 km with a total cost of  Rs.15,611 crore.

Bangalore Metro Phase 3

  • Phase 3 will consist of two corridors with a total number of 31 elevated stations.
  • Corridor 1( orange line) will connect the JP Nagar 4th Phase to Kempapua through 22 stations along Outer Ring Road. Corridor 2 will stretch fromHosahalli to Kadabagere with 9 stations.

Funders for PHASE 3

Various institutions and authorities have finalised the funding of phase 3: 

  • As an equity, the Government of Karnataka is investing Rs.2,037crore
  • The government of Karnataka will provide the subordinate debt of Rs.2,019 crore for the land & rehabilitation and resettlement.
  • GoK also provides the subordinate debt of central tax of Rs.489 crore.
  • Government of India as an equity, investing Rs.2,037 crore with the subordinate debt of Rs.489 crore for central tax.
  • External debt is Rs.7577 crore.

Seamless Integration

According to the Press Information Bureau, in Phase 3 of Bangalore metro, 10 metro stations will be developed as multi-modal hubs. These stations will provide interchanges with the existing and under construction metro stations. As part of this phase, eleven key stations will be equipped with various facilities to enhance commuter convenience. These facilities will include bus bays, auto rickshaw stands, and parking areas.

Phase 1 and Phase 2 metro lines will be integrated with the advanced phase 3. This integration will include the construction of skywalks, providing direct connectivity between metro stations and nearby railway stations.

Recently, BMRCL has also awarded 4 contracts for geotechnical investigation for phase 3. Both the DPR and geotechnical investigation study are going to boost the development of Phase 3.

 You can find a detailed description of the geotechnical investigation.  

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Sabarmati Express Derailed Near Kanpur After Hitting Object on Track

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Kanpur (Metro Rail News): In the early hours of Saturday, the Sabarmati Express, which was travelling from Varanasi to Ahmedabad, derailed near Kanpur after striking an object deliberately placed on the railway tracks. The incident took place around 2:35 AM near the Govindpuri station, causing 20 coaches to derail.  Recent updates show no casualties or injuries have been reported among passengers or staff.

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the derailment through a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), revealing that the train’s engine had collided with an unidentified object deliberately placed on the track, which became the reason for derailment. “Sharp impact marks have been observed. The evidence is being secured, and both the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and UP police are actively investigating the incident,” Vaishnaw stated.

Railway officials have indicated that the involvement of miscreants is under investigation. Initial findings suggest the object was intentionally placed to cause the derailment. Additionally, A foreign material was found near the 16th coach.

According to the loco pilot of Sabarmati Express, the engine hit a rock-like object on the tracks, which heavily damaged the cattle guard. Interestingly, prior to the incident, a train travelling from Patna to Indore passed through the same track at 1:20 AM without any issues.

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Currently, rescue and relief operations are underway at the location of accidents. Due to the derailment, the railways cancelled seven trains and diverted three other trains. Shashi Kant Tripathi, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of the North Central Railway Zone, said that they have made arrangements for buses to carry passengers from the accident site to the Kanpur Railway Station.

This incident is part of a worrying trend of deliberate attempts to sabotage railway operations, with similar cases being reported in recent days. The authorities are treating this incident with the utmost seriousness and are committed to bringing the culprits to justice.

The investigation into the derailment is ongoing, with both the Intelligence Bureau and Uttar Pradesh Police working to uncover the full details behind the incident.

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Railways Cancels  ₹30,000 crore Order of 100 Vande Bharat Trains

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New Delhi (Metro Rail News):The Vande Bharat project has encountered a major setback as the Indian Railways has scrapped a tender worth ₹30,000 crore that had been awarded to the French engineering company Alstom. The tender was intended for the manufacturing and maintenance of 100 aluminum-bodied Vande Bharat train sets over the next 35 years.

The tender panel expressed concerns about the abruptness of the company’s initial offer, leading Indian Railways to initiate negotiations to lower the proposed amount to ₹140 crore per train set. In response, the company requested that the final settlement be made at ₹145 crore per train set. 

About the tender 

  • Alstom was appointed for the manufacturing and maintenance of 100 Aluminium -bodied Vande Bharat train sets for the upcoming 35 years. 
  • The bids were invited in June 2022 and were opened in February 2023. Subsequently the tender was awarded to Alstom.
  • Alstom India and a consortium of Swiss Company Stadler Rail and Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives were the only bidders that were successful in submitting the bid.
  • Alstom proposed ₹150.9 crore per train while on the other hand Medha proposed ₹169 crore per train.

Sudhanshu Mani’s point of view

Sudhanshu Mani, former General Manager of Integral Coach Factory and creator of the Vande Bharat train expressed his grief by stating that this is the second unsuccessful attempt of employing a manufacturer for aluminium body trains.

“The first attempt was made in 2017-18 when ICF floated a Train20 tender for manufacturing 20 such Vande Bharat train sets. But it did not materialise,” Mr. Mani said as reported by The Hindu.

If the tender had been successful, Alstom would have collaborated with Indian firms to establish a facility for producing the extrusions and profiles necessary for constructing the train bodies. Mr. Mani said that such a substantial tender would have incentivised companies to invest in this plant. As major components became locally manufactured, this move would have ultimately reduced the cost of producing aluminum train.

Mr. Mani said by cancelling this tender, “we are putting the project to manufacture aluminium-bodied trains back by several years”. “It is a retrograde step. The Indian Railways should have negotiated further and settled at a price,” he mentioned.

Vande Bharat Trains:

Vande Bharat express is a semi high speed  with maximum operational speed of 160 km per hour. The main objective of  Vande Bharat is to improve connectivity and reduce travel time for passengers between major cities. Most importantly the energy consumption of Vande Bharat is comparatively less than those local trains which will benefit the environment. 

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Telangana CM Announces the Metro Connectivity for the Proposed “Fourth City”

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Telangana (Metro Rail News): On Thursday, 15 August 2024, following the Independence Day celebrations at Metro Bhavan, N.V.S. Reddy, Managing Director of Hyderabad Metro Rail, announced that the Telangana Chief Minister has directed the inclusion of metro connectivity in the proposed ‘fourth city.’ Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced the development of the fourth city at Mucherla after Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Cyberabad to uplift young India. 

Mr Reddy mentioned that the Telangana Government’s special purpose vehicle, responsible for overseeing the construction of metro rail in the capital region, will prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed ‘fourth city.’ 

Additionally, CM also announced that a special prize should be awarded to those who suggested the appropriate name for the proposed city.   

DPR for Hyderabad Metro Phase II

Chief Minister of Telangana finalised the 70km long phase II for the Hyderabad Metro Rail(HMR) which connects the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from all the four corners of the city by four corridors.

The DPR for phase II will soon be submitted to the state government and the same will be forwarded to the central government for the approval of joint ventures that connect the International airport to the old city to ensure the majority of people using it with all their convenience.

Fourth city of Telangana

The Congress government of Telangana is planning to develop a new city at Mucherla, designed to offer a conducive environment for young minds to shape their futures. A huge land has been acquired for the development of this pharma city. The government also plans to establish a Skills University and relocate the National Academy of Construction to this new city to provide the best training to the youth, equipping them for successful careers both in India and abroad.

 

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Agra Metro: L&T Becomes L1 for AGCC-07 Civil Contract of Line 2

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Update: The contract was awarded to L&T at 1242.79 crores.

Agra (Metro Rail News) On 13 August 2024, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) emerged as the lowest bidder to carry out the civil construction work of package AGCC-07 of Agra Metro Line-2.

Area of work 

The AGCC07 contract incorporates  several key components:

  1. Entire Viaduct Construction for Line 2: This includes building a complete elevated viaduct with 14 stations along Line 2 and a 530-meter viaduct leading to the Kalindi Vihar Depot.
  2. 2.61 km Viaduct Extension: This section will extend from the north of the Sadar Bazar Metro station to Line-1’s PAC Depot.
  3. Inclusion of AGCC-06 Scope: The AGCC07 contract also integrates the work initially assigned to the AGCC-06 package. This change happened because UPMRC decided to scrap the AGCC-06 package, so its tasks were added to the AGCC07 contract.

Bidding Process

In December 2023, UPMRC floated the tender to construct Package AGCC-07 with an estimated cost of Rs. 1529.29 crores and a 24-month deadline.
Technical bids for the AGCC07 package were opened in March 2024 to reveal 6 bidders, and bid evaluation was completed last week to reveal 4 bidders that had qualified in the technical round.

Financial Bid Values

FirmBid (Rs. Crore)
Larsen and Toubro Ltd. (L&T)1466.49
Dilip Buildcon (DBL) – Evrascon JV1667.81
NCC Ltd.1695.48
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. (AIL)1784.51

Funding 

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance AGCC-07 with a €450 million loan.

L&T’s bid of ₹1,466.49 crore was ₹62.79 crore (4.11%) less than UPMRC’s estimate of ₹1,529.29 crore. Because L&T’s bid came in below the estimate, the contract is expected to be awarded in the coming weeks without a lengthy financial bid evaluation.

Agra Metro Line 2

The 15 km Line 2 of the Agra Metro will link Agra Cantonment with Kalindi Vihar through 14 elevated stations. Agra College station will serve as the interchange station between Line 1 & Line 2 offering seamless connectivity.

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Kanpur Metro – Tunnel Segment Casting Begins for Line 2’s Underground Section

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Kanpur (Metro Rail News): On August 12, 2024, Kalpataru Projects International Ltd. (KPIL) – Gulermak JV began preparing the first batch of tunnel ring segments for Line 2 of the Kanpur Metro project. 

These tunnel segments will be used for the twin tunnel construction on the 4.08 km long Rawatpur to Double Pullia underground section of Corridor 2. KPIL-Gulermak JV is carrying out the work of this section under package KNPCC-11. The section will include a twin tunnel and three underground stations: Rawatpur, Kakadeo, and Double Pullia.

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To construct twin tunnels in this underground section, KPIL-Gulermak JV will use two tunnel boring machines: S-1408A and S-1409A. It is likely that these TBMs will be deployed by 2025.

Package KNPCC–11 

  • In December 2023, KPIL-Gulermak secured the KNPCC-11 contract, valued at ₹762.50 crore, from the Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation.
  • The KNPCC-11 package has a deadline of 30 months. 
  • Following Line-1’s KNPCC-05 and KNPCC-06, KNPCC-11 is the third underground package for the Kanpur Metro Phase 1 project.

Kanpur Metro Line 2

Line 2 spans 8.38 km from Agriculture University to Barra 8. It will have a total of 8 stations. Officially construction work commenced on Line 2’s underground section in April 2024. Recently, casting work of the mid slab below the concourse level has begun at Rawatpur Station. Rawatpur Station will serve as an interchange station between Corridor-1 and Corridor-2

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Bangalore Metro: 4 Contracts Awarded for Geotechnical Work of Phase 3

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Bangalore (Metro Rail News): Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has advanced the 44.56 km Bangalore Metro Phase 3 project by awarding four geotechnical soil investigation contracts on July 23.

Scope of work 

The contract involves geotechnical investigation for the construction of viaducts and stations in the Bangalore Metro Phase 3 project, distributed across four contract packages.

Firms that received contracts 

SECON was awarded two contracts, while Manglam Consultancy Services – Hyderabad and Myrtle Project and Consultancy each received one contract.

The deadline for each contract is 5 months. 

Package 1

  • Awarded To: Manglam Consultancy Services – Hyderabad
  • Scope: Geotechnical investigation from JP Nagar 4th Phase to Mysore Road Station (Chainage: 0.330 km to 10.550 km)
  • Contract Value: ₹1.32 crore

Package 2

  • Awarded To: SECON Pvt. Ltd.
  • Scope: Geotechnical investigation from Mysore Road Station to Kanteerava Studio Station (Chainage: 10.550 km to 21.153 km)
  • Contract Value: ₹1.31 crore

Package 3

  • Awarded To: Myrtle Project and Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
  • Scope: Geotechnical investigation from Kanteerava Studio Station to Kempapura Station (Chainage: 21.153 km to 31.172 km)
  • Contract Value: ₹1.32 crore

Package 4

  • Awarded To: SECON Pvt. Ltd.
  • Scope: Geotechnical investigation from Hosahalli Station to Kadabagere Station (Chainage: 0.450 km to 12.050 km) and at Sunkadakatte Depot
  • Contract Value: ₹1.54 crore

Objective of the Geotechnical Investigation

Conducting thorough investigations through these four sub-soil investigation contracts will facilitate the precise design of the line structures. Infrastructure companies will benefit from detailed investigation reports to prepare more accurate financial bids and select suitable technologies and methods for construction.

Bangalore Metro Phase 3

Initially, Bangalore Metro’s Phase 3 project was planned to cover 105.55 km. However, BMRCL later scaled it down to just two lines.

The first line, known as the Orange Line, will extend from Kempapura to JP Nagar 4th Phase, featuring 22 stations along the Outer Ring Road.

The second line will extend 12.5 km from Kadabagere to Hosahalli, with 9 stations. Both lines will be fully elevated and will serve the western side of Bengaluru city.

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Ranjit Buildcon Receives LOA for Bhubaneswar Metro’s BBC-3 Contract

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Bhubaneswar Metro (The image is for representation only.)

Bhubaneswar (Metro Rail News): On 8 August, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) issued a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to Ranjit Buildcon Ltd. (RBL) to carry out the construction under package BBC-03 of the Bhubaneswar Metro Phase 1 project. The contract has been awarded at Rs 561.21 crore.

Package BBC-03

This 7.122 km long package falls on the southern end of 26 km long Corridor 1. It will connect Capital Hospital to Acharya Vihar Square through 6 elevated stations. The stations are:

  1. Capital Hospital
  2. Bapuji Nagar
  3. Bhubaneswar Railway Station
  4. Ram Mandir Square
  5. Vani Vihar and 
  6. Acharya Vihar Square

This is the first of three civil packages (BBC-03, BBC-04, and BBC-05) to receive LOA from DMRC. The contract has a 36-month deadline, and the state government will bear its cost.

Final Contract Value: ₹561.22 crore (including GST and taxes)

Bidding Process

  1. Bid invitation: In March 2024, DMRC called for bids for Package BBC-03, which had an estimated cost of Rs. 630.65 crore and a 3-year (36-month) deadline. 
  2. Opening of Technical Bids: On 19 June, technical bids were opened, and 12 bidders were identified for Package BBC-03. Subsequently, DMRC revealed the financial bids of technically qualified bidders, which can be seen here.

Work Scope of BBC-03

Under this package, Ranjit Buildcon will design and construct an elevated viaduct and 6 elevated stations, as mentioned above, for the Bhubaneswar Metro project. 

This will be Ranjit Buildcon’s third metro project, following their work on the Ahmedabad Metro and Surat Metro projects.

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Bhubaneswar Metro

On January 1, 2024, Naveen Patnaik, former Chief Minister of Odisha, laid the foundation stone for the Bhubaneswar Metro project. Phase 1 of the project features a 26 km corridor connecting Trisulia Square to Biju Patnaik Airport, with 20 elevated stations. The project is progressing rapidly, and construction activities are set to begin soon.

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Kolkata Metro Seeks Bids for Civil Work on Yellow Line’s Extension

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Kolkata (Metro Rail News): Recently, the Principal Chief Engineer of Kolkata Metro has floated the tender for the civil construction work of Kolkata Metro Line-4’s underground extension from Biman Bandar (Kolkata Airport) to Birati.

This contract includes the following scope of work:

  1. Construction of 3.59 km of metro tunnel
  2. Development of one underground metro station at Birati
  3. Underground construction work for the Birati and Michael Nagar stations

This contract is a part of the Kolkata metro yellow line’s extension to Barasat in the north-east.

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Construction Methods of Underground Tunnel & Station

  1. The metro tunnel along Kolkata Airport’s boundary wall will be constructed using the RCC box-pushing method, without deploying tunnel boring machines (TBMs).
  1. On the other hand, the cut & cover method will be used for the construction of Birati station.

Tender Details

  • Tender No: EPC-2489-2024
  • Estimated Cost: ₹1,330.47 crore
  • Project Duration: Approximately 910 days (2.5 years)
  • Pre-Bid Meeting: September 6, 2024
  • Bid Submission Deadline: November 5, 2024

Scope of work

The contract includes the Design, Procurement, and Construction of a Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) box metro tunnel. This also involves the construction of two underground metro stations, Birati and Michael Nagar, using the Cut & Cover method.

The contract covers the installation and integration of track systems, E&M systems, tunnel ventilation, and 750 V DC Third Rail within a 3.59 km tunnel.

It also includes architectural finishing, firefighting systems, water supply, sanitary installation, drainage, BLT works, E&M services, ECS, TVS, and power supply systems, along with all ancillary works for extending the Metro Railway from Noapara to Barasat via Biman Bandar.

Kolkata Metro’s Yellow Line

  • Line 4 (Yellow Line): This under-construction line stretches 6.87 km from Noapara to NSCBI Airport (Biman Bandar) and includes 4 stations.
  • Extension of Yellow Line: The extension will extend the Yellow Line from NSCBI Airport (Biman Bandar) to Barasat, covering an additional 11.26 km with 6 stations. Currently, work is underway on the 3.6 km underground section of this extension.
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