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Power supply to Metro trains, hospitals could be interrupted in Delhi due to coal shortage

29/04/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi government on Thursday, 28th April warned of a possible setback in providing uninterrupted electricity supply to the city including Metro trains and hospitals because of the shortage of coal in the country.

Delhi’s Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting to review the current situation and has requested the Centre to ensure sufficient coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to Delhi.

“Due to disruption of power supply from Dadri-II and Unchahar power stations, there may be a problem in 24-hours power supply to many essential institutions, including Delhi Metro and Delhi government hospitals,” a government statement read.

Currently, 25-30 per cent demand of electricity in Delhi is being met through these power stations, and they face a shortage of coal, Jain said. He said the government was monitoring the situation closely and making every possible effort to ensure that people did not face power outages in some areas of the capital.
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“These power stations play an important role in preventing blackouts in some parts of Delhi and are also essential to ensure the continuous supply of electricity to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, hospitals and people in the upcoming summer season,” the minister added.

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)’s Dadri-II and Jhajjar (Aravali) were built mainly to meet the power requirement of the national capital. But there is very little stock of coal left even in these power plants, the statement further said.

The Dadri-II, Unchahar, Kahalgaon, Farakka and Jhajjar power plants supply 1,751 megawatt (MW) of electricity per day to Delhi. The capital gets the maximum supply of 728 MW from Dadri-II power station, while it receives 100 MW from the Unchahar station. According to the daily coal report of the National Power Portal, all these power plants face an acute shortage of coal.

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Skywalk linking Aqua Line to Blue Line to be ready within 12 months

Abha Rustagi

29/04/2022

Aqua Line — Image for representation only

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): A Foot over Bridge (FOB) which will link the Sector 52 station of Delhi Metro’s Blue Line to Sector 52 station of Noida Metro’s Aqua Line is expected to be constructed within 12 months, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) mentioned on 28th April, 2 days after its 31st board meeting.

During the Board meeting, the NMRC also deliberated upon expediting the Centre’s approval of a detailed project report (DPR) for extending the Aqua Line from Sector 51 station in Noida to Knowledge Park V in Greater Noida (West) by May this year, the NMRC said. The meeting was held on Tuesday during which the Board also approved a budget of Rs 287.62 crore for the financial year 2022-2023 and gave its go-ahead for an internal audit report, it added.

“The Board meeting was convened for standard statutory compliance, like approval of the budget for the financial year 2022-2023 amounting Rs 287.62 crore (net) and approval of internal audit report,” NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said in a statement.
“The Board also discussed expediting the Centre’s approval of DPR from Sector 51 to Knowledge Park V, positively by May 2022 for ease of commuters and ridership enhancement,” she added.

“The Board was also informed that the FOB between sector 51 and 52 metro stations will now be built by the Noida Authority and the work will be completed within a year,” Maheshwari, CEO of the Noida Authority, said.

The FOB linking Sector 52 and 51 stations will turn it into an interchange station between the two metro rail lines. The Blue Line is operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) while the Aqua Line, in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, is run by the NMRC. The Sector 52 and 51 metro stations are just 300 metres apart with a walkway but due to the lack of a connected inter-change facility passengers currently have to exit one station and re-enter the other, going through the security check and frisking twice.

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Vice President of EIB along with his team visits Agra Metro Project

Abha Rustagi

29/04/2022

EIB team visits Agra Metro — EIB, VP Mr.Thomsen along with Mr Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC

AGRA (Metro Rail News): Mr. Christian Kettel Thomsen, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB) along with 5 team members visited the Agra Metro Project on 28th April 2022 to see the speed and quality of the Project which is being implemented under the leadership of Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC.

Recently between 9-13th April 2022, the team of investment officers from the EIB also visited the ongoing Metro projects of UPMRC, where they were immensely impressed with the pace of the Agra Metro Project work and the way it is moving ahead so fast in such a quick time. They also visited and took the train ride in Lucknow and Kanpur Metro’s operational routes, which is a splendid example of engineering and technology.

During their Lucknow visit, they interacted with the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Durga Shankar Mishra and expressed their interest to associate with the forthcoming Gorakhpur Metro Lite Project in Uttar Pradesh.

Mr. Christian Kettel Thomsen, VP European Investment Bank (EIB) along with his team visited Agra Metro Rail Project on 28th April 2022 and reviewed the progress of the project. The team expressed great satisfaction over the pace of execution of the project.#UPMetro:साकारहोतेसपने pic.twitter.com/oX9ChHHQF2
— Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialUPMetro) April 28, 2022

Today Mr. Christian Kettel Thomsen, Vice President, EIB along with team members visited the under-construction Metro Depot along with the elevated stations Taj East Gate, Basai & Fatehabad Road and the underground metro stations site at Agra Fort where the inception of the underground section has started.

Mr Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC personally took Mr Christian Kettel Thomsen and his team to various construction sites in Agra Metro Project including recently commenced underground work at Agra Fort Metro station and explained the scheme of construction and progress. He thanked European Investment Bank for their continued support to various Metro projects in Uttar Pradesh and conveyed the commitment of UPMRC team towards timely completion of this prestigious project.

Speaking on the same, VP Mr. Thomsen said, ”The EIB, as the Bank of the European Union, is proud of its contribution to this project because it will improve the quality of life for the citizens and visitors of the historic city of Agra, and will help India in achieving its climate goals.

Agra is the sixth urban metro rail project that EIB supports in India. It brings EIB’s total approved commitments to the sector to over 3 billion euros, of which over 2 billion euros have been signed. These investments translate the India-EU Connectivity Partnership into tangible improvements for India’s people and accelerate green, sustainable and inclusive growth.

The EIB shall be funding 450 Million EURO for the Agra Metro Project, which is made available to UPMRC through gross budgetary resources in the form of Pass-Through Assistance (PTA) from the Government of India.

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Patna University agrees to transfer 2,000 sq mtrs of land for metro station

Abha Rustagi

28/04/2022

PATNA (Metro Rail News): The Patna University has agreed to transfer 2,000 square mtrs of land on 26th April to the state government for construction of the proposed metro station near the intersection of Patna Science College and NIT Patna.

But the university team in its meeting which was chaired by vice-chancellor Girish Kumar Choudhary had not agreed to transfer a portion of Science College ground for temporary storage of construction materials. This decision is taken for the larger interest of students who use the space for sports and games.

However the team has demanded that the construction agency of the state government has to reconstruct the buildings which are going to be damaged during the construction of metro station.

The state government had previously written to the Patna University for transfer of about 2,000 sq mtrs of land at Patna Science College for the proposed metro station at NIT Mor on Ganesh Dutt Road.

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Indian railways invites bids for 200 Vande Bharat train with sleeper facilities

Abha Rustagi

28/04/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Indian Railways has invited bids for procuring 200 Vande Bharat trains with sleeper coaches and facilities which include long distance overnight journeys. The 102 trains procured by the railways previously only had seating arrangements targeted for small journeys. The railways have estimated the cost of these next generation trains at around Rs 26,000 crore and plan to introduce them in its bid to provide semi-high speed train connectivity.

Apart from the production units at Kapurthala, Chennai and Raebareli, the railways have decided to offer the newly built Latur facility for manufacturing 200 Vande Bharat Trains. Railways have already been awarded the contract of Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd. for manufacturing 44 Vande Bharat train sets at Integral Coach Factory (ICF) which is a part of the government’s Make in India initiative.

While presenting the Budget 2022 in February, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that 400 new-generation Vande Bharat trains with higher efficiency and better facilities for passengers will be manufactured in the next three years. The version-3 of these trains will have AC-1, AC-2 and AC-3 classes.
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These trains will be designed for a maximum speed of 160 kmph and a testing speed of 180 kmph. These shall be designed for a life of 35 years.

The Finance minister also said that one product one railway station will be popularized in the coming years. These 200 new trains are the first step taken by the railways to complete the manufacturing as promised in the budget. Such development in the Railways is a great relief to the Indian citizens and can make their journeys more comfortable.

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Vikas Kumar travels by Delhi Metro to check compliance of COVID norms

Abha Rustagi

28/04/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar on 27th April, Wednesday travelled on the Blue Line of Delhi Metro to take stock of overall compliance of Covid-appropriate behaviour by passengers while travelling.

Masks were made mandatory again in Delhi on 22nd April after observing a rise in covid cases in the capital and a fine of Rs 500 was imposed on the violations.

He travelled from Barakhamba to R K Ashram and got down at all stations, an official said.

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Blue Line is a stretch that connects Dwarka Sector 21 in Delhi and Electronic City in Noida.

“Shri Vikas Kumar, MD/DMRC today travelled on the Blue Line to take stock of the overall compliance to Covid appropriate behaviour by passengers while travelling. He also inspected stations including Rajiv Chowk interchange. Covid protocols were being followed by the passengers,” the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted.

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DMRC begins work on 5th bridge over Yamuna River

Abha Rustagi

27/04/2022

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has commenced work on a fifth bridge over the Yamuna river that will connect the Soorghat Metro station and the Sonia Vihar Metro station. It is the part of phase four expansion of the Pink Line, which will see the corridor extending from Majlis Park to Maujpur, officials said on Tuesday. The bridge is being built between two existing bridges that are Wazirabad bridge and Signature bridge.

“The total length of the bridge is 560 metres… Pile foundation work is near completion and approximately 50% of sub-structure has been completed. The construction of superstructure by balanced cantilever technique has also been started,” said Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications, DMRC.

The Delhi Metro has already constructed four bridges across the Yamuna in the first three phases which include the Yamuna Bank Bridge on the Blue Line, a bridge at Nizamuddin for the Pink Line, a bridge at Kalindi Kunj for the Magenta Line and one at Shastri Park for the Red Line. The new bridge will cross the Yamuna at around 385 metres downstream of the old Wazirabad Bridge and 213 metres upstream of the existing Signature Bridge.

This bridge will be the first to be built using the cantilever construction method, the officials informed.

“A cantilever is a rigid structural element which extends horizontally and is supported at only one end. Cantilever construction allows construction of overhanging structures without additional support structures. Employment of this technology will make the bridge aesthetically better,” said Dayal. “A 3D design of the bridge was also finalised using Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology'” he added.

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CMRL floats tenders to rope in external experts for revamping metros

Abha Rustagi

27/04/2022

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has planned to bring in external experts to service the Chennai metros, for which they have floated tenders to outsource the work.

The overhauling will be executed which is done after a train completes six years in operation or covers four lakh kilometres in operation. This is done to avoid any accidents and breakdowns during the daily operations. The overhauling process involves the removal of bogies from the car body, replacing all worn out components and updating the train software. The CMRL has 52 trains in total, and the services began in June 2015.

As per the tender, the CMRL has planned to service 45 four-car trains between 2022 and 2027 – at least nine trains every year. The overhauling which is to be carried out at CMRL’s depot in Koyambedu should be complete within 35 days for each train. Last year, an in-house team of the CMRL overhauled seven trainsets – at a cost of 1.77 crore for each train, a metro rail official informed.

“When we overhauled the trains, we understood that we needed certain resources like manpower and material for certain works, the cost for which was high. We then decided to outsource the work where everything will be handled by an external team. We will also get the work done at a better cost,” a CMRL official said, TOI reported.
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The CMRL procured 42 four-car trains for the 45 km phase-1 and another 10 trains for the 9km phase-l extension line.

After the overhauling activities are completed a fitness certificate will be issued and the entire process will be documented. Problems in the train control and monitoring system software, which is also an interface connecting all subsystems in the train, will also be identified and the software will be updated “All our trains have a life of 30 years after which they will be refurbished,” the official added.

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L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad to provide digital facilities to its commuters

Abha Rustagi

27/04/2022

L&T metro Hyderabad /Image Source: Twitter

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): SugarBox Networks has partnered with L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (LTMRHL). This partnership will provide various digital facilities to the metro commuters such as internet connectivity, entertainment, etc.

Hyderabad Metro Rail will provide its passengers with the option to download or stream online content for free, even in the absence of an active cellular network, the company informed. This partnership between SugarBox Networks and L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (LTMRHL) happened in December 2019.

The company uses world’s first patented cloud fragment technology to power in-transit connectivity across all trains on the metro network, including the high-footfall stations. As a part of this, SugarBox zones were set up in all trains and 10 major metro stations across the city, where commuters could sign into the service and consume content across various categories such as entertainment, education, e-commerce and fintech too.

Aligned with the ‘Digital India’ mission, SugarBox is also present across several touch points including Chennai metro, Central Railway (Suburban Mumbai) and has partnered with CSC e-governance, to provide digital access to the unserved, remote villages in the country. The company aims to revolutionize India’s Internet ecosystem with its hyperlocal technology and is on its way to impact over 350 mn Indians by 2024.

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BHEL to supply 6,000 HP electric locomotives to NTPC after winning contract

Abha Rustagi

27/04/2022

Railway Locomotives — Representational Image/ Credits: Wikimedia commons

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won its first order from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited. BHEL will deliver 6,000 HP electric locomotives to the corporation for use at material handling operations in Lara thermal power project site.
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This order has enabled BHEL to expand its services in the rolling stock business to new market segments such as power, steel, and cement, in addition to Indian Railways. BHEL will manufacture these locomotives at its Jhansi facility in the state of Uttar Pradesh that will feature modern IGBT-based propulsion equipment, which is developed and delivered by the firm’s Bengaluru unit.

BHEL’s Bhopal facility will supply the traction motors for the locomotives. The eco-friendly electric locomotives offered by the firm will help replace diesel-electric locomotives, which will help in reducing emissions.

BHEL has informed that ‘it has so far supplied more than 450 electric locomotives of various ratings to Indian Railways which are running successfully’.

In 2013, Indian Railways signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BHEL to establish a mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) coach factory at Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The coach factory, which is being built to meet the demand for faster local and suburban trains in the country, will have the ability to manufacture 400 coaches a year.

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