BMRCL starts work on KIA premises

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BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) will restrict a portion of the Main Access Road (MAR) from the MS Ramaiah Gate towards the terminal for infrastructure works in connection with its Airport Line, therefore, the people heading to the Kempegowda International Airport from today will have to face the restricted road space.

Bangalore Metro has recently begun work inside the airport boundary area where the construction of Terminal 2 is ongoing. Metro’s Blue Line which is a combination of both the Outer Ring Road and the KR Puram to Airport Line, will be a 55.8 km stretch. It will start from Central Silk Board to KIA and will have 32 stations, of which, the last two terminating stations, Airport City and KIA Terminal, will be constructed by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL).

BMRCL has to complete the full 6-km stretch from the Ramaiah Gate portion, the official said. “Construction materials will be carried here for piling work (foundation laying) and laying of piers,” he added. BMRCL had begun initial works on the Airport Road two months ago.

BMRCL Managing Director Anjum Parwez said the work inside the airport area started on Thursday. “What we are mainly doing close to Terminal 2 is taking our line inside the airport premises. The airport stations will be built by BIAL. We are laying the connectivity from our end.”

On the status of the entire line, he informed that it has been tendered to three contractors in five packages. “At least 25 U-girders have been readied by both Afcons Infrastructure (constructing Package 1) and Shankar Narayana Constructions (Package 2) at their casting yards near Hoskote. Nagarjuna Construction Company, which has been awarded three packages, was readying two casting yards, one of them at Doddajala. U-girder technology is faster than the traditional system of laying segments,” he said.

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Zetwerk bags Rs 126.55 crore order from L&T for MAHSR project

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Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train — Image for representational purpose only

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): L&T has awarded an order worth ₹126.55 crore to Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad (MAHSR) bullet train project. As per the order, Zetwerk will supply 10,000 tonnes of manufactured girders, which will support the load-bearing capacity of the steel bridges that L&T is manufacturing for laying the bullet train rail corridor.

L&T-IHI Infrastructure Systems consortium will manufacture and transport 28 steel truss bridges, approximately 70,000 MT, on the 508-km long MAHSR bullet train project, which will connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad through 12 stations at the cost of ₹1.1 lakh crore. The train will cover 508 km in 2 hours and 7 mins with a maximum operational speed of 320 km/hour.

“Zetwerk is proud to associate with the Bullet Train Project and will strive to deliver its commitment on time, in full. India is on the cusp of a major manufacturing revolution, and we are honoured to be able to play an active role in bolstering these capabilities and supporting the government’s development vision,” said Vishal Chaudhary, co-Founder, Zetwerk.

The high-speed rail project which is one of the first in the country will provide many benefits such as saving travel time, vehicle operation cost, reduction in pollution, job creation, reduction in accidents/ enhanced safety, imported fuel substitution, and reduction in pollutants. It would also boost the infrastructure and add to the growth of the economy.

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BMRCL announces modification of underground Rashtriya Military School station

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BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has announced that it has made changes in the design of the proposed underground Rashtriya Military School station (formerly Vellara Junction) for which it needed to acquire additional land belonging to All Saints’ Church.

To minimise the land to be acquired, BMRCL has made a slight modification to the design of the proposed underground station. “We have reduced the length of the station, and the shaft will have a vertical shape instead of a horizontal one as planned earlier. System rooms will be shifted to the other side of the station. These changes have helped minimise land acquisition and the church authorities too have agreed to this,” said BMRCL MD Anjum Parwez.

As per the sources, BMRCL had previously planned to acquire additional land of 3,800 square meters for metro construction works and entry box. “However, the change in plan has reduced the land requirement to 226 square metres of land which will also help save trees located on the premises of the church,” an official said.

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Delhi Metro: Mukundpur Depot’s expansion work begins

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NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Himcon Engineers (India) has started remodelling work at Delhi Metro Pink Line’s Mukundpur Depot under Package DC-27 of the 65.1 km Phase 4 project. The firm was awarded the depot’s civil construction contract in August 2021 with Rs. 62.64 crore value and a deadline of 30 months.

Besides increasing the capacity for the Pink Line’s trains, this expansion work is being done to allow for the Magenta Line’s trains (some or all of the 144 new coaches) to be stabled and maintained at Mukundpur depot in the future.

The additional facilites created at Pink Line (Line-7) will be 3 inspection bays, 1 workshop bay, 12 stabling lines (extension of length) and 1 test track. The new facilities at Magenta line will include 2 inspection bays, 2 workshop bays, 13 stabling lines, 1 test track, 1 shunting neck and 1 ETU.

Track-work at the depot which is the part of Package DT-12 will be performed later by S.C. Agarwal, who was awarded a Rs. 10.58 crore contract for it in October 2021. Whereas the electrification work through Package DE-14 will be executed by KEC International which was awarded a Rs. 68.98 crore contract for the Pink Line’s 12.098 km Maujpur – Majlis Park extension and Mukundpur Depot in October 2021.

DMRC is also planning to create 6 new elevated stabling lines at the Pink Line’s Majlis Park Station nearby to support operations and bring down train induction time.

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BMRCL invites bids for Bangalore Metro Phase 2’s rolling stock contract

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BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) on 22nd April invited tenders for the acquisition of 72 new coaches for the 73.92 km Bangalore Metro Phase 2 project. These 72 coaches will be deployed exclusively on the 19.143 km Yellow Line (Reach 5). The yellow line will connect RV Road – Bommasandra via 16 stations.

BMRCL plans to deploy the 72 new coaches from this contract alongside 42 new coaches it will receive from BEML.

Important information

Contract: 6RS-DM
Completion Period: 243 weeks (4.66 years)
Pre-bid Meeting: May 23, 2022
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2022
Technical Bid Opening: June 30, 2022

The scope of this contract includes Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 72 Nos. of Standard Gauge Metro Cars and Training of Personnel under Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited Project Phase -2

The Chinese firm CRRC was originally awarded Bangalore Metro Phase 2’s 216 coach rolling stock contract in December 2019 and had committed to manufacture 204 coaches (34 trains) in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh but has failed to deliver the coaches till now.

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KCC bags 158 crores Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Contract

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HARYANA (Metro Rail News): KCC Buildcon Pvt Ltd. has emerged as the lowest bidder among the four other bidders for the construction of the 5.9 km C1 Priority Section of the 121.742 km Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC) project. Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HRIDC) opened financial bids for this contract on 19th April, 2022.

HRIDC invited tenders for the Priority Section’s construction in November 2021 with a 15-month deadline and Rs. 175.80 crore estimate. Technical bids were opened in January which revealed the 8 bidders.

Among the 8 bidders the qualified bidders are as follows:

Bidders	Bid (Rs. Crore)
KCC Buildcon	158.16
Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon	166.79
ISC Projects	175.72
JMC Projects (India)	180.55
M G Contractors	231.60

The scope of this contract includes C-1: Priority Section – Construction of Earthwork, Bridges, Station Buildings, Retaining Walls and other miscellaneous Works in connection with laying of New BG Double Railway line of HORC Project from Km 49.7 to Km 55.6 and its connectivity (new BG single line) from proposed Manesar Station of HORC to existing Patli Railway Station of IR Network.

The first section of this semi high-speed rail line project will connect Manesar Station with the existing Patli Station on the Indian Railways’ network. It will run primarily on the section with an elevated loop viaduct, over HORC’s mainline, connecting to Patli Station. Trains on this new rail corridor will run at a speed of a maximum of 160 kmph and will provide connectivity through 17 stations along the Kundli – Manesar – Palwal (KMP / WPE) Expressway.

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Agra Metro: Civil Construction Works of Underground Section to commence from today

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AGRA (Metro Rail News): Construction works on the Underground (UG) Section of Agra Metro’s Corridor-I from Taj East Gate to Sikandara that is marked between Taj Mahal Metro Station to RBS College Metro Station, is going to commence from today in presence of Mr. Kumar Keshav, MD, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC). Construction will start from Agra Fort Metro Station with the formation of Diaphragm Wall (D-Wall).

The D-wall can be understood as the boundary of a Metro Station. Before starting the construction of an Underground Metro Station, this wall is constructed as a security enclosure around it.
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The D-Wall will be constructed with the rectangular panels. This wall will exist up to a depth of approximately 21 meters.

UG Metro Stations To Be Constructed With Top-Down Method
In all, Seven Metro Stations are to be built in the Underground Section for the first corridor of the Agra Metro Rail Project, viz Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Jama Masjid, Medical College, Agra College, Raja Ki Mandi and RBS College.

The underground stations of Agra Metro will be prepared with the Top-Down Method i.e. construction work will be done from top to bottom. This system is being adopted to minimize the impact on traffic as the barricading on the road will be reduced after the construction of the first floor starting from the road level. The construction work of the station below the road will continue and the movement of vehicles on the road will also continue smoothly eventually.

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Matrix Comsec Conferred with the Time2Leap R&D Award for Its Face Recognition Device

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Satish Jha,–Senior Sales Manager (R) -ACTA receiving the Time2Leap R&D Award

VADODARA (Metro Rail News): Matrix has bagged the Time2Leap Awards for Research & Development for designing and manufacturing its Face Recognition device at the MSME Investor, Export & Innovation Summit, organized by Summentor Pro Sales & Marketing Consultants, held on 20th April 2022, New Delhi. This award is to promote MSMEs and Start-ups to scale up and showcase their key innovations to global markets for considerable impact on economic and social development of India. Matrix’s Face Recognition device is based on cutting-edge Machine Learning technology where the device learns to detect and identify a human face based on intelligent and artificial video analytics (IVA).

On winning this prestigious award, Ganesh Jivani, Chief Executive of Matrix said, “We are happy to win this award for “Research & Development of Matrix’s Face Recognition Device.”

“We thank the jury for recognizing Matrix for our technologies, products and solutions that are indigenously designed and manufactured in India. Matrix offers cutting-edge physical security and telecom solutions in more than 50 countries including many first-world technologically advanced nations. With 250+ R&D engineers, world-class infrastructure and processes, Matrix is committed to designing and manufacturing cutting-edge technology solutions for modern organizations. This award is a validation of Matrix’s innovation, design and manufacturing capabilities and will go a long way in motivating us towards building world-class technology solutions,” he added.

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Work on piers of much awaited Indore Metro begins

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22/04/2022

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INDORE (Metro Rail News): The construction work of Indore Metro is going on at a fast pace. After the development of pillars, now the piers of the Metro have started setting up on the pillars at MR 10 road of the city.

The officials of Indore Metro have said that the work is going on at several parts on the route which is under development. The first pier of Metro has been set up recently and further tests are going on to check its stability and other required things. Moreover, the constructing agency will start placing other piers on other pillars and then will do further work on them by laying tracks, electrification and other work.

The administration officers and higher officers are also constantly holding meetings for reviewing the work of the Indore Metro, the officials said. In phase-1 of Metro, the route from Gandhi Nagar to Radisson is under construction which is a 5.29 km of stretch. This part is estimated to be completed by August 2023.

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Phase-II of Hyderabad metro to cost Rs 5,000 crore: HMRL MD

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22/04/2022

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HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) Managing Director NVS Reddy on Thursday, 21st April said that they are ready to start phase II of Metro rail works if any investor comes forward to take up the project. He informed this at the event after the inauguration of electric autos as part of last mile connectivity. He also said that phase II of metro rail works for Hyderabad would cost Rs 5,000 crore.

Phase-2 of Hyderabad Metro will provide connectivity to Shamshabad airport from Hyderabad city. The HMRL MD said that passenger footfall was decreased due to Covid but it has now highly increased. “Today more than 2.7 lakh people arrive and depart from the airport. Before Covid, the number would go up to 4 lakh passengers per day. We will soon witness pre-Covid levels,” he said.

Hyderabad Metro has incurred a loss of Rs 3,000 crore, but L&T managed to overcome the losses. Without it, the government would have lost Rs 20,000 crore,” he added.

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