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Hyderabad Metro Rail Wins FTCCI Award for ‘Gender Parity’

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Hyderabad Metro Rail Wins FTCCI Award for ‘Gender Parity’

Hyderabad (Metro Rail News): L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited (L&TMHRL) won The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) Award 2022 for Gender Parity. This coveted award was given away by Sri Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Telangana government to Ms. Anindita Sinha, Head – Corporate Communications, L&TMRHL, during the ‘Conference on Gender Equality for a Sustainable Tomorrow’ on International Women’s Day 2022.

Speaking on this recognition, Mr. KVB Reddy, MD & CEO, L&TMRHL, said, “We are thankful to FTCCI for recognising our efforts towards bringing in gender parity in our organisation. L&TMRHL is committed to providing a safe and efficient work environment for its women employees. We have robust internal processes to ensure equal and merit-oriented career progression for our women employees. We provide well-structured processes and a well-grounded mentoring and talent development system to ensure we nurture every woman’s talent and lead them to explore their full potential and grow in their career amidst a right mix of work-life balance.”

Hyderabad Metro Rail, the urban transportation icon of the city of Hyderabad, which is the second-largest metro network in India is providing the right track for women who want to grow in their professional life. Since its inception in 2017, Hyderabad Metro Rail has attracted people from across the country and has been providing all its employees, irrespective of their genders equal job opportunities and career growth. There are over 130 women staff who are serving Hyderabad Metro Rail encompassing general management, train operations, station controlling, train systems, and office management, among others.

All women employees get equal involvement and opportunities in learning and development activities. The company also offers strong HR practices that help women employees get opportunities devoid of any gender biases and grow up the corporate ladder. A robust system of safety and security for all women and male employees is in place at all the work locations within the organisation.

Apart from the regular benefits such as maternity leaves and easy access to the insurance claim system, Hyderabad Metro Rail also cares for the health of its employees and has offered a fully equipped gymnasium with equal hours to both women and men at its Admin office at Uppal Depot. There is a robust POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) system in the place with a well-structured Internal Committee which takes care of women employees and protects their welfare within the organisation.

KEC turn up as the lowest bidder for Electrification Contract of Delhi Metro Phase 4

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KEC turn up as the lowest bidder for Electrification Contract of Delhi Metro Phase 4

DELHI (Metro Rail News): KEC International on Tuesday won the electrification contract for the Delhi Metro Phase 4 project as the organisation emerged as the lowest bidder for commissioning receiving and auxiliary main substations including high-voltage cabling works (Package DE-04).

Delhi’s 65.1 km phase 4 project is already under construction and includes the new silver line and also the extension of the Magenta Line (28.92 km Janakpuri West – R.K.Ashram) and Pink Line (12.58 km Mukundpur – Maujpur). Madhuban Chowk, RK Ashram, Sangam Vihar and Vasant Kunj will be built as news substations while existing substations at Mukundpur, Indraprastha and Rithala will be augmented.

DMRC had invited bids for package DE-04 in June 2021 worth Rs. 297.90 crore with a 36-month completion deadline.  The scope for this project is Design, Detail Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning Of Receiving And Auxiliary Main Substation Including High Voltage Cabling From Grid Substation For Phase-IV Of Delhi Metro Rail Project. The Technical bids for this project were opened in November 2021 to reveal 6 bidders, where during evaluation Linxon and Sterling & Wilson were disqualified.

The financial bids by each organization are as follows:

FirmBid (Rs. Crore)
KEC International Ltd.267.98
Siemens Ltd.277.21
Larsen & Toubro (L&T)292.73
IRCON International Ltd.327.35

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be financing this package through an Rs 8,390 cr. loan which will be put towards financing 44 civil & system packages.

Shri. S.V.R.Srinivas IAS inspects Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi Metro Stations

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Shri. S.V.R.Srinivas IAS inspects Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi Metro Stations

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Shri. S.V.R.Srinivas IAS, Metropolitan Commissioner inspected the Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi Metro Stations on March 8, 2022, as well as inspected SCRMS(Station Control Room Monitoring System), CCTV Control, TVM, Signaling Systems. After the inspection, he interacted with Metro train Drivers and accessed the ground situation.

He evaluated Charkop Metro Depot’s newly ready control room via metro train and had a detailed review with MMRDA, M3OCL & DMRC officials.

Metro-2A operations are scheduled to begin partially by the month-end with the first service being opened between Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi station. The Yellow Line 2 of the Mumbai Metro is an under-construction metro line in the city of Mumbai connecting Dahisar in the northwest with Mandale in Mankhurd in the east.

Construction on the first section of the line, called Metro 2A (between Dahisar and D.N. Road), began in November 2016 and is expected to be completed in May 2021. This section will be 18.589 km (11.551 mi) long and comprises 17 of the 39 stations that form part of this route.

Recently the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) decided to rename 15 of the total 17 stations on the Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro-2A line. According to the officials, station names were changed in response to demands from citizens and to make them more location-specific.

For instance, the Upper Dahisar station was renamed as Anand Nagar station on the demand of the residents of the Anand Nagar area, where the station is located.

Larsen and Toubro wins Agra Metro’s electrification contract AGE-1 & 2

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Larsen and Toubro wins Agra Metro’s electrification contract AGE-1 & 2

AGRA (Metro Rail News): After Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) opened financial bids, Larsen & Toubro emerged as the lowest bidder for the 750 V DC Third Rail electrification system of the Agra Metro Phase 1 project. Agra Metro’s AGE-1 & 2 is one of the few packages that has been tendered separately, with the rolling stocks, tracks, etc., getting bundled along with the newly operational Kanpur Metro.

UPMRC invited bids for this tender in October 2021 with an Rs. 450 cr estimate and 36-month deadline funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB) through a 450 million Euros loan.

The scope of UPMRC includes Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Receiving cum Aux Main Substations Including HV Cabling from Grid Substations, 750 V DC 3rd Rail Traction System, 33kV Cable Network, ASS, TSS and SCADA Sys for Corr-1 and 2 of Agra Metro Rail Project UP.

Technical bids were opened in January to reveal 5 bidders.

Financial Bid Values:

FirmBid (Rs. Crore)
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T)453.29
Linxon India Pvt. Ltd.491.90
Siemens Ltd.497.36
Alstom – KEC JV595.75

UPMRC has set down a 12-month electrification completion deadline for the 3 km elevated portion of Line-1’s Priority Corridor between Taj East Gate – Fatehabad Road. That section is under construction by SAM India Builtwell and Lisha Engineers (PAC Depot).

DMRC to acquire more driverless trains; all new lines under Phase 4 to be UTO-compliant

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DMRC to acquire more driverless trains; all new lines under Phase 4 to be UTO-compliant

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro, in a bid to expand its network, plans to acquire 52 new trains, including the silver line coming in phase IV, which will be fully compliant with the “Unattended Train Operation” (UTO). The unattended train operation means that the operation of the trains will be without drivers. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials gave this information on Monday.

According to DMRC officials, 39 trains will be for the existing Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) and Magenta Line (Botanical Garden-Janakpuri West) while the remaining trains will be for Silver Line or Line-10. Line-10 is being constructed between Aerocity and Tughlakabad.

A DMRC official said,”The tenders for the same were floated long back and it is in the process. But the tender has not been awarded so far. Also, all these 52 trains to be purchased will be UTO-mode trains.’’ PM Narendra Modi had inaugurated the operation of such trains by flagging off India’s first driverless train on the Magenta Line (Line-8) of the Delhi Metro on December 28, 2020. Apart from this, the operation of the driverless train on the 59-km-long Pink Line was started on November 25 last year which has proved to be another milestone in the history of DMRC.

SAIL provides 8800 Tons of Steel for Pune Metro Rail Project

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SAIL provides 8800 Tons of Steel for Pune Metro Rail Project

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) which is a government-owned company has contributed its best towards the prestigious Pune Metro Rail Project.

SAIL who is one of the largest steel producers in India has supplied 8800 Tons of Steel for the Project, which is launched by PM Narendra Modi on Sunday, 6th March 2022.

SAIL is India’s fastest growing Public Sector unit and the 20th largest steel producer in the world. The hot metal production capacity of the company will further increase and is expected to reach a level of 50 million tons per annum by 2025. Pune metro has two corridors. Vanaz to Ramwadi 15.7 KM (all elevated & 16 stations) & PCMC to Swargate 11.4 KM (6KM underground and rest elevated) with 14 stations. PCMC to Phugewadi section (7KM, five stations) of PCMC to Swargate corridor & Garware to Vanaz section (5 KM & 5 stations) of PCMC to Swargate. The total cost of this metro project is over Rs 11,400 crore. From March 6, the train is operating on 10 stations for commuters with the timings being 8 am to 9 pm, with a 30-minute frequency.

Gadkari calls on MahaMetro to acquire Nagpur bus service

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Gadkari calls on MahaMetro to acquire Nagpur bus service

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked MahaMetro to take over the city bus service from NMC to use it as a feeder service of Metro Rail if they can. The civic body had asked MahaMetro to take over the loss-making city bus service since the former suggested reforms in bus routes, according to media reports.

According to sources, Gadkari said efforts are on to introduce a new technology-based public transport system from Pardi to Jaiprakash Nagar Metro Rail Station to Wadi using the London/Orange Street project.

The Minister said that if traffic congestion does not ease out with the new flyover, then he will have to plan either an underpass or flyover at the T-Point where Inner Ring Road connects with Amravati Road at Wadi. He also added that people will be able to use the new public transport system in which a 50-seater bus will fly. This project will be from Pardi to Jaiprakash Nagar Metro Station to Hingna MIDC to Wadi to Variety Square.

Hyderabad Metro gets budget allotment for Old City and Airport connectivity

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Hyderabad Metro gets budget allotment for Old City and Airport connectivity

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): The Hyderabad government has set aside a budget of Rs.1,500 crore for the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, Rs.500 crore for Airport Metro connectivity and Rs.500 crore for Metro connectivity to the Old City. in the Assembly on Monday Finance Minister T Harish Rao said that the State government is taking all the right steps for the extension of the Hyderabad Metro in consultation with the concessionaire, L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited.

“To connect the last 5.5 km in the Old City with the Metro Rail Project, there were several obstacles. As there were heritage buildings and places of worship, the work could not be taken up. By the time these issues were resolved, the Metro Rail project was in severe loss due to the lockdown imposed because of COVID-19,” he said. “The government was consulting the concessionaire for extension of the services to the older parts of the city”, he added.

NHSRCL cancels Mumbai bullet train’s BKC tender

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NHSRCL cancels Mumbai bullet train’s BKC tender

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) has cancelled tenders floated in November 2019 for construction of the underground terminus at BKC for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project because the state government has failed to hand over the land. Previously NHRCL had given 11 extensions to the government in hopes that they will get the land at BKC for construction soon.

According to NHRCL officials they received the approval of handing the land in 26th February, 2018 but the government has shown no willingness to hand over the land and their requests have gone unheard since September 2020.

The land area of 4.2 hectares at BKC was allotted by state with the condition that viability of the proposed International Finance and Service Centre (IFSC) be not compromised. The state also insisted that the cost of land should be adjusted against equity contribution of Maharashtra government.

To start the construction, MMRDA also needs to shift a BPCL petrol pump to an alternate spot.
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Ven this task is not carried out yet. MMRDA in their response has mentioned presence of a Covid-19 care facility for its inability to hand over the land for the BKC terminal.

BKC station has been designed by NHRCL as an integrated structure underground station with the IFSC structure above it) to share load of 60m high building above it. The tender for the BKC station was proposed to be floated in November 2018. Later, MMRDA informed about the plan to raise the height of the IFSC building to 95m, which required a change in design. The tender was issued on November 20, 2019, with 19thMarch as date of submission. But pandemic and non-availability of revised design shifted the date of opening the tender on several occasions between 12thMay, 2020 and 31stAugust, 2020.

Mumbai Monorail corridor to be linked with Colaba-Seepz Metro-3 line at Mahalaxmi

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Mumbai Monorail corridor to be linked with Colaba-Seepz Metro-3 line at Mahalaxmi

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided that the Monorail corridor will be linked with Colaba-Seepz underground Metro 3 line which will improve the connectivity to Mahalaxmi-Parel-Wadala areas.

Mahalaxmi Metro station which is under construction will be connected to the Chembur-Jacob Circle monorail corridor which will be extended by about 500 meters. The move is expected to make Monorail operations more viable and provide seamless connectivity to its commuters. MMRDA officials said that the discussions on how to go ahead with the extension and the cost of the project is ongoing. After that MMRDA plans to float bids for the construction of the additional track route and a station which will be named as Mahalaxmi Monorail station.

“We are planning to extend the Monorail route by around 450 to 500 meters and connect it with the Mahalaxmi Metro station. This will make the Monorail more viable considering it is in loss now, and also give commuters the option to travel from south Mumbai travel up to Chembur seamlessly via the interchange at Mahalaxmi Metro station. From here, commuters can take a Monorail and go up to Chembur,” said SVR Srinivas, Metropolitan Commissioner of the MMRDA.

“The current waiting period for Monorail is very high, say around 25 minutes or even more with just three trains. However, we have already placed orders for more rakes. They will start coming in phases in two years. Simultaneously, we also plan to start the construction of the extension of Monorail from Jacob Circle to Mahalaxmi Metro station”, he added.

According to the officials, the extension of Monorail beyond Chembur is under the planning stage but it is not under active thought at present. Plans to link Monorail with the Wadala-Thane Metro-4 corridor is being considered so it can be connected to thickly populated areas of central Mumbai, including Dadar, Lower Parel, Chinchpokli. On the other line, the Colaba-Seepz Metro-3 corridor will run from south Mumbai from places like Girgaon, Mumbai Central going further into central Mumbai’s hugely populated areas like Worli, Siddhivinayak Temple in Dadar, Mahim, Dharavi and further via airport to Seepz in Andheri. The MMRDA is also constructing the Andheri-Dahisar Metro-7 corridor that will be fully operational by year-end.

The Mumbai Monorail corridor which is being built at a cost of over ₹2,000 crores, starts from Chembur and passes via Wadala. The operations began in February 2014 but it has been receiving criticism due to poor ridership and multiple technical issues. Of the 10 rakes, only three are currently operational between Chembur and Jacob Circle and the ridership is below 50,000 commuters daily.

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