NVS Reddy Examines Hyderabad Airport Metro

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27/04/2023

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HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): The managing director of Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML), NVS Reddy along with senior engineers examined the Airport Metro alignment on the Rajendranagar hills on 26 April 2023.

According to HAML, the construction of the Airport metro viaduct on this hillock will be a tough task because of the tremendously undulating terrain full of steep heights, rocks, and valley spots.

Following an inspection, the HAML has chosen to install protective barriers on the ORR side that are strong and tall enough to prevent rocks from rolling onto the metro rail. These protection barriers were suggested since the ORR’s design leaves barely 18 feet between the Metro alignment and the crash barrier edge.

In addition, the HAML has decided, after consulting with experts, to use a boulder stabilisation mechanism and install protective fencing on the left side of the Airport Metro Right of Way (RoW). With this protection, the metro viaduct region will be protected from being used for criminal activity.

In the meanwhile, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) will work with boundary survey stones to designate the Airport Metro area from the surrounding private properties to prevent encroachments. To prevent cutting rocks, the possibility of building the metro viaduct on short pillars will also be investigated.

In order to allow rainwater to enter the ORR drainage system, cross drains with pipes of sufficient diameter will be installed at the temporary road that HAML built on the hill. In order to facilitate the pre-construction activities, the final 300 meters of the temporary road on the hillock will be laid in the upcoming days.

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M/s LORAM, USA Receives the First Rake of the Rail Grinding Machine from BEML

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26/04/2023

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RGM96 handed over to M/s Loram by BEML/Photo by BEML

BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): On April 25, 2023, in the presence of Mr. Jon Behrens, Assistant Vice President, LORAM, USA, and Shri Amit Banerjee, Chairman & Managing Director, BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited), BEML delivered the first rake of an indigenously constructed rail grinding machine (RGM96) to M/s. LORAM MAINTENANCE BY WAY, USA.

RGM96 is currently being produced for the first time outside of the USA. The gadget will probably soon be put into operation by Indian Railways. This machine will run at 100 kph during hauling operations, and grinding activities will be at 22 kph. A minimum 25% improvement in the track’s life cycle leads to significant cost savings for Indian Railways.

The self-propelled RGM96 is designed for corrective and preventive rail grinding, which improves the worn-out profile of the rail head and removes fatigue material with microcracks and other surface flaws. The eight-car rake comprises the front control car, four grind cars, one water waggon, and two camp coaches.

The Railway Board awarded M/s. LORAM is a contract to supply the Indian Railway with ten rakes of 96-stone RGM (RGM96) machines. For local manufacturing, M/s. LORAM teamed with BEML as part of the GoI’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.”

About BEML

BEML ( Bharat Earth Movers Limited), a top-tier, multi-technology “Schedule A” business run by the Ministry of Defence, is essential to India’s primary industries, including defence, rail, power, mining, and construction, by providing top-notch goods.

BEML has cutting-edge manufacturing facilities in Bangalore, Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), Mysore, and Palakkad. The company operates in three industry sectors: mining and construction, rail & metro, and defence & aerospace. BEML has an excellent R&D infrastructure. Additionally, BEML has a national sales and servicing network.

About LORAM

M/s. LORAM is one of the top manufacturers and providers of equipment and services for track maintenance. It specialises in rail grinding machines, shoulder ballast cleaning machines, and services, and it has already provided heavy-duty rail grinding machines currently being used by Indian Railways.

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DMRC to Prepare DPR for Odisha Metro Rail Project

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26/04/2023

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Odisha Metro / Representational Image — Bhubaneswar Metro Rail project / Representational Image

ODISHA (Metro Rail Project): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been tasked with producing a detailed project report (DPR) along with a master plan for the metro network that includes Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Cuttack, and Puri under the direction and assistance of Odisha Rail Infrastructure Development Limited (ORIDL), a joint venture of the Odisha government and the Ministry of Railways.

Creating the DPR in a short amount of time will be a massive undertaking, but the authorities have accepted the challenge while keeping in mind the standards set by the world’s greatest METRO systems.

The DPR would be ready for the route connecting Biju Patnaik International Airport to Trishulia in the first phase. The Master Canteen, Vani Vihar, Jaydev Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Patia, Raghunathpur, and Nandankanan to Trishulia localities would all be covered by the metro rail project.
The decisions were made during a high-level meeting presided over by Balwant Singh, vice-chairman of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on 24 April 2023. On a number of topics, including metro alignment, the reasonable requirement for multi-agency integration, and others, a thorough presentation was presented.

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First TBM ‘Yamuna’ Breakthrough in Record Time at Agra Fort Metro Station

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26/04/2023

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TBM "Yamuna" first breakthrough at Agra Fort Metro Station

AGRA (Metro Rail News): Agra Metro TBM “Yamuna” made its maiden breakthrough at Agra Fort Metro Station, marking a proud occasion for the Agra Metro Rail Project. The underground phase of the Agra Metro Rail Project is being built rapidly, and this breakthrough represents yet another significant step towards its completion.

TBMs are building the tunnels, whereas the civil work for all underground stations is already done quickly.

The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath, launched the TBM machine “Yamuna” in February.

The first of three tunnel sections have been finished, a significant milestone, according to MD UPMRC Shri Sushil Kumar. Therefore, instead of the official timetable of August 2024, we want to start metro operations six months earlier, in March 2024. The train terminal and the three elevated stations are virtually finished. Three trains are currently being tested and put into service at the train depot on the high-speed test track.

The TBM breakthrough, which needs extreme precision and excellent accuracy, is one of the most challenging accomplishments in a metro project.

The group rejoiced when the breakthrough was made by chanting patriotic and nationalistic anthems.

The UPMRC continues its reputation of meeting deadlines in record time and ahead of schedule in Agra after breaking records in Lucknow and Kanpur.

After its initial tunnelling breakthrough at Agra Fort Metro Station, the TBM will continue to dig until the Taj Mahal Metro Station.

In addition to TBM “Yamuna,” TBM “Ganga,” which was just recently launched, is also working effectively on the second tunnel and is projected to make its first breakthrough soon.

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PM Modi flags Off the Kochi Water Metro with Various Projects on 25 April

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25/04/2023

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Metro Rail News): On April 25 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ceremonially opened the Kochi Water Metro.

In addition, PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram along with several projects and flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat train from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod in presence of Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala's first Vande Bharat train from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod. — Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Kerala’s first Vande Bharat train from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod.

PM Modi further intracted with the students onboard Vande Bharat Express.He also launch the electrification of the Dindigul-Palani-Palakkad railway segment.

The KWM service will be available from the High Court-Vypin and Vyttila-Kakkanad terminals in its initial phase.The Battery-operated electric hybrid boats will connect ten islands with 38 terminals and 78 electric boats in and around Kochi as part of the Kochi water metro.

The chief minister of Kerala claims that tourists can get from High Court Terminal to Vypin Terminal in under 20 minutes without seeing any traffic and Using the Water Metro takes 25 minutes to get from Vyttila to Kakkanad.

A boat trip requires a least 20 rupee ticket price. Regular travellers can purchase weekly and monthly passes.

Both the Kochi Metro Rail and Kochi Water Metro accept the Kochi One Card for travel. In addition, the Kochi One App allows users to buy tickets digitally.

The Kochi water metro costs 1,136.83 crore rupees. The government of the state and the German financing organisation KfW are responsible for sponsoring the project.
The Kochi Water Metro is marketed as being air-conditioned, electrically propelled, and accessible to people with disabilities.

Lithium titanium spinel batteries would power the Kochi water metro. The water metro is advertised as environmentally friendly, powered by electricity, and secure for those with disabilities.

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BDA Organises Meeting on the Rail-Based Metro System

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25/04/2023

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BHUBANESWAR (Metro Rail News): On Monday, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and various line agencies met at a high level to coordinate plans for the city’s forthcoming elevated rail-based metro system.

During the meeting, Officials decided to collaborate to give the team, which will draught the complete project report for the metro system, the help it needs. As a result, the authorities are now developing an MRT system based on rails.

According to BDA vice-chairman Balwant Singh “An integrated strategy is required for the project’s implementation. We have discussed many parts of the metro project and solicited feedback from line agencies. The project’s implementation will take into account the inputs and recommendations.

A high-capacity urban transit system, a speedy, comfortable, and effective mode of transportation, as well as an option for ecologically friendly mobility, would be provided by the elevated rail-based metro system.

By clearing up traffic, it will also increase the city’s overall mobility and offer excellent opportunities for transit-oriented development. We will shortly complete the project’s modalities and begin its execution.

On the occasion of Utkal Divas, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik authorised the metro rail service. As a result, a seamless connection between the cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack has been envisioned.

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NCRTC Conducts Workshop on Efficient Project Management

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24/04/2023

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Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): For all the Chief Administrative Officers (Construction) of Indian Railways, the NCRTC held a workshop on “Efficient Project Management” in the presence of Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman & CEO, and Shri Roop Narayan Sunkar, Member Infrastructure, Railway Board. In addition, the Managing Director, Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, Directors, and other senior NCRTC personnel presented several helpful, informative sessions throughout the workshop for information-sharing.

Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director NCRTC

In his remarks to the group, Shri Lahoti praised the efforts of team NCRTC for completing such a complex, extensive infrastructure project in only four years, putting all the sub-systems in place, and being prepared to commission the Priority Section while utilizing several cutting-edge technologies.

He further added that, it is laudable that the 82-km-long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor is being built at such a fast rate despite the difficulties of being in a crowded metropolitan environment. In addition, he noted that it is remarkable how a project implementation organization with the efficiency of NCRTC could be created from scratch in such a short amount of time.

Shri Roop Narayan Sunkar, Member Infrastructure, Railway Board

Member Infrastructure Shri Sunkar appreciated the working style of team NCRTC, under the leadership of Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, taking every challenge at the sites head-on and coming up with innovative solutions. He praised how team NCRTC is carrying out such heavy construction activities, overcoming numerous technical challenges, not only managing a large number of stakeholders but making them understand the complexities of the project and taking them along.

Workshop on Efficient Project Management

Shri Vinay Kumar Singh took a session to explain the overall implementation strategy, focusing on pre-emptive risk identification and mitigation. He emphasized the importance of the involvement of high-level officers from the project planning stage itself.

Team NCRTC covered several other aspects of learnings in the timely implementation of the country’s first Regional Rail Project (Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut) as well, including project management & monitoring tools (SPEED), new-age track system, which have set new benchmarks for infrastructure and transport projects across the country.

The conference was followed by the field visit to some of the critical sites of the RRTS project in Delhi and witnessing the ongoing service trials of the RAPIDX services. During the visit, Team NCRTC gave the esteemed participants an overview of the installation of various sub-systems and the latest technologies for the transformative mobility solution. The participants were all praised for the smooth ride experience on the new-age RAPIDX trainsets. They also appreciated the station design and the precast track system adopted by NCRTC.

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Pune Metro Line 3 Completes the Erection of 2000 Segments in Just Nine Months

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24/04/2023

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PUNE(Metro Rail News): The work of Pune Metro Line 3, which connects the IT hub of Hinjewadi with the central business district of Shivajinagar, has picked up a notable pace.

The works in various phases can be seen progressing at a steady pace; as a result, the erection of the 2000th segment of the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar metro line was completed today.

Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has taken on the construction of Pune Metro Line 3 on the Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar route as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project, and the Tata Group has established Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited to be a Special Purpose Company (SPC) for its implementation.

sThe senior officials of Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited met with the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, Hon’ble Shri. Devendra Fadnavis before the work and discussed Several matters related to Pune Metro Line 3 along with the overall progress of this work was also reviewed during this meeting.

Alok Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer of Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited informed that,”The Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar metro line aims to provide an easy, fast, and cheap public transport alternative to the citizens of Pune. The developers are working at full capacity to complete the work of this Project within the scheduled time. As a result of this, we have managed to achieve the construction of two thousand segments in just nine months and the erection of 50% of total piers within one year of the commencement of work,” informed

“We are working towards providing a better experience to the citizens while travelling by metro on the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar route. Especially while designing the metro stations as well as the interiors of the trains, we are making designs by studying the passenger-centric mindset (‘think like a customer approach’).

Since its inception, Pune Metro Line 3 has been getting great cooperation from Punekar citizens, and we are deeply grateful to them for their continued support,” said Neha Pandit, Business Head and Director, Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited.

About Pune Metro Line 3:

The 23 km elevated Pune Metro Line III project runs from the central business district of Shivajinagar to the Hinjawadi IT cluster. The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) awarded the Public Private Partnership (PPP) project to a group made up of Siemens Project Ventures GmbH and Tata Group’s TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited (TUTPL). For a Concession time of 35 years, including the building time, the Project would be constructed and operated on a Design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) basis by a Special purpose vehicle (SPV), Pune IT City Metro Rail Limited or PITCMRL.

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PM to Launch Vande Bharat Express along with Various Projects Worth More than Rs.3200 Crore in Kerala

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24/04/2023

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KERALA (Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch numerous projects costing more than Rs 3200 crore on April 25 while visiting Kerala. He will also lay the cornerstone for a few new projects.

According to a statement made by the Prime Minister’s Office, the first Vande Bharat Express of Kerala to run between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod, beginning at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station, will be introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

The train will travel through 11 districts, which include Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasargod.

The Vande Bharat Express is a semi-high-speed, self-propelled train set constructed in the nation. It contains modern passenger amenities to provide a more rapid, comfortable, and convenient travel experience.

During the next event, Prime Minister Modi will dedicate the Kochi Water Metro project in addition to launching the electrification of the Dindigul-Palani-Palakkad railway segment.

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for several railway projects, including the renovation of the Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and Varkala Sivagiri stations.Along with the comprehensive development of the Nemon and Kochuveli region, and the boosting of sectional speed on Thiruvananthapuram-Shoranur section.

Moreover, the Prime Minister will officially lay the foundation stone for Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram.

According to the PMO statement, Digital Science Park is envisioned as a vital research hub for industry and commercial units working with academia to produce digital products and services.

Modern fundamental infrastructure will facilitate the co-development of goods between businesses and universities and high-end applied research by businesses.Approximately Rs 200 crore was initially invested in Phase 1 of the project, and an estimated Rs 1,515 crore was spent overall.

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Construction Workers of the Patna Metro Project Made Aware of Labour Laws and Rights

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22/04/2023

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Labour Laws and Rights Awareness and Registration Camp at Moin-ul-Haq Stadium Station for Construction workers of Patna Metro Project

PATNA (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Bihar Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (BBOCWWB) jointly organised an Awareness and Registration Camp for construction workers working on different sites of the Patna Metro project here on Friday.

In this 2-day programme, workers were made aware of labour laws and rights at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium campus.

They were informed of the programmes run in accordance with the 1996 Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act and 1996 Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, two laws of the Central Government. These Acts provide measures for the welfare, safety, and working conditions of construction employees.

Labour Laws and Rights Awareness and Registration Camp

Construction workers must register with and be a Member of the Bihar Buildings & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board to enjoy the benefits of the schemes of the Welfare Board.

In the camps organised at different sites, such as two Casting Yards at LCT Ghat, Fatuha, and Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, about 200 workers took part. Out of these, Aadhar Card was registered for more than 100 workers.

In addition, the Deputy General Manager (HR) of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Mrs Shweta Varma, informed workers about the entitlement to many lifetime facilities following the registration, especially the Pension Scheme in which Rs. 1000 (Rupees One Thousand) will be payable after completion of 60 years of age, after completion of five years of registration.

Additionally, information was provided about the working hours and weekly off, the Bicycle Purchase Scheme, the Tools Purchase Scheme, the Maternity and Paternity Benefits.

Along with the Provision of Child Care Rooms Where There Are Typically More Than 50 Women Workers, the Food and Refreshment Arrangements at the Minimum Price, the Medical Benefits, the Safety Equipment, Safety Helmets, the Safety Shoes, the Ensuring Use of Safety Net for Working at Heights, etc.

It may be noted that the Welfare Board of the State Government runs many welfare programmes for the welfare of construction workers. The State Government is authorised to levy a cess for these welfare programmes.

Therefore, 1% of the total construction cost levied as cess on construction works of State Government, Central Government, Semi-Government organisations and private commercial constructions is to be deposited with the Welfare Board. Shri Gulab Chandra Jha of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and many other senior officers were in the camp.

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