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Full Span Launching Equipment flagged off to speed up construction of MAHSR Corridor

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Full Span Launching Equipment flagged off to speed up construction of MAHSR Corridor

CHENNAI, INDIA (Metro rail news): On 09th September 2021, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, flagged off indigenously designed and manufactured Full Span Launching Equipment, Straddle Carrier and Girder Transporter to expedite the construction of a viaduct for Mumbai- Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor.

The other vital people present at the ceremony were Mr. Miyamoto Shingo, Hon’ble Minister, Embassy of Japan, Shri Suneet Sharma, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board, Shri Satish Agnihotri, MD, NHSRCL, Shri Anupam Kumar, Shri S N Subrahmanyan, CEO & MD, L&T Construction.

Addressing the ceremony, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said that we boost the Aatmanirbhar Bharat mission. The entire span launching equipment of 1100 MT capacity is designed and manufactured by M/s Larsen &Toubro (L&T) at Kanchipuram, Chennai. M/s L&T has partnered with 55 Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME). India is now coming within the select group of the country like Italy, Norway, Korea, and China, designing and manufacturing such equipment. It will expedite a high-speed railway, as is that the proven technology in metro and similar projects. Work has already begun on 325 KM out of the 508 KM corridor between Mumbai & Ahmedabad. More than 97% of the land has been acquired for the project in Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and 30% of the project will improve skillset in various rail construction technologies. Japanese counterparts will provide training to National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited employees and also to contractors. More than 6000 workers are already working at various construction sites for the project, thus creating employment opportunities for the local youth.

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The Mumbai Ahmedabad, High-Speed Rail project is expected to create over 90,000 jobs in this area, including 51,000 technicians and skilled and unskilled workers. In addition, this project will boost the general economy of the location by deploying 1000s of trucks, dumpers, excavators, batching plants, and tunneling equipment. It is estimated that 7.5 million plenty of cement, 2.1 million plenty of steel, and 70000 tons of steel will be used. National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited is additionally preparing detailed project reports for seven high-speed rail corridors. With the experience of execution of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, the works of other corridors will be faster, he added.

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For constructing viaduct superstructures of 508 KM extended, MAHSR, the State-of-the-Art construction methodologies like Full Span Launching Methodology (FSLM) will be adopted. This technology will expedite launching girders because the precast girders of full span length will be erected as one piece for a double-track viaduct. FSLM is employed worldwide because it is quicker than the segment by segment launching method, usually adopted to develop viaducts for the metro system. As a result, India is now coming within the select group of nations like Italy, Norway, Korea, and China to style and manufacture such equipment.

JV, TEDA & SECI will contribute to Metro Rail Renewable Energy Project

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JV, TEDA & SECI will contribute to Metro Rail Renewable Energy Project

CHENNAI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On Friday, TEDA has floated a subsidiary company, Tamil Nadu Renewable Energy Park Ltd (TREP), to generate and aggregate renewable energy and supply to captive consumers in the joint venture model.

It was a project to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the battery storage system for renewable energy, said TEDA officials.

“Energy generated through the wind-solar hybrid plant would be protected within the batteries and can be employed by the Metro during evening peak hours. It will be the first-of-its-kind within the megawatt-scale project within the state,” the official said, adding that it had been TEDA’s demonstrative wind park in Kayathar within the 1980s that attracted massive investment in the windmills in the State.
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The official added that a 75-acre land in Kayathar, Thoothukudi that TEDA owns would be its equity contribution, while CMRL and SECI would contribute the project’s cost as per their share in the JV agreement.

The power produced from the project would be sold to CMRL at a price mutually agreed between the JV partners. And the profits would be distributed as per the equity of each partner in the JV.

Two years. Ago, CMRL had planned to acquire renewable energy to satisfy 80 per cent of its power requirement through Repower at a price cap of Rs. 3.5 per unit. Tangedco is currently charging CMRL Rs. 6.35 per unit for the Railway traction consumption. In contrast, other loads like ATM kiosks, stalls and hotels within the Metro premises are charged Rs. 8 per unit.

“When energy might be procured at a less expensive rate, it is sensible to lose the chance. Moreover, CMRL is facing a financial burden considering the upper tariff paid by it as against Rs. Three per unit envisaged during the detailed project report supported which load schedule was figured out,” said CMRL officials.

UPMRC erects 600th U-Girder of priority section last night, 8.5KMs elevated viaduct ready out of 9KMs

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UPMRC erects 600th U-Girder of priority section last night, 8.5KMs elevated viaduct ready out of 9KMs

UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Progressing towards the target of trial run in November this year, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (UPMRC) erected the 600th U-girder last night near Medical College (GSVM) under the Priority Section that is being built between IIT & Motijheel.

The civil construction of this section is just around the corner of completion. Now, The elevated viaduct is ready up to a distance of more than 8.5KMs out of 9KMs. Now, the erection of only 24 U-girders is left in this section, which will be completed soon.  The connectivity through the viaduct has reached the Medical College gate starting from The dead-end before IIT. The erection work of U-girders on the Priority Section commenced on 11th August 2020.

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Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, UPMRC, congratulated the whole team on this occasion and said, ‘’ Kanpur Metro is progressing towards its target of trial run in November 2021 on the Priority Section. Civil works are about to be completed. In addition, the system works like Track laying & installation, and set-up of technical rooms etc. at Metro Stations and Polytechnic Depot are also being executed at a fast pace.”

The casting of all U-girders completed

Recently, UPMRC has also completed the casting of all 668 U-girders. As a result, a total of 624 U-Girders will be erected in the Priority Section. Subsequently, 44 more U-Girders will be pitched for the elevated viaduct connecting the ramp of the underground section with the Motijheel end of the Priority Section. The casting of U-girders in Kanpur commenced on 20th January 2020.

More than 7,500 entries were received by Patna Metro for its Logo Contest

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More than 7,500 entries were received by Patna Metro for its Logo Contest

PATNA, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On Friday, Patna Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC) announced that it had received over 7,500 entries for its logo contest from people across India, spanning small towns and big cities, said officials.

On 17th February 2019, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced this project. Currently, the Patna metro work is under construction.

DMRC is working with Patna Metro on this project, which aims to decongest the city using a mass rapid transit network for the first time.

“We have received an excellent response of over 7,500 entries from across India. It includes big metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, and small cities like Guwahati in Northeast Assam, besides Patna. So, people have shown great interest,” said PMRC officials.

PMRC is the managing authority of the Patna Metro, and the principal secretary of the Bihar government’s urban development and housing department holds the charge of the managing Director (MD) of the PMRC.

A five-member jury is currently evaluating the entries, and the final decision is expected to be taken on the PMRC logo by the end of September.

There were no age criteria for sending entries. A concept note was also attached with the entrance, as per the contest rules and regulations.

“Out of about 7,500 entries, nearly 2,500 are from Bihar, with Patna accounting for close to 2,000 entities. All the big educational institutions are located in the state capital, from across disciplines, so this huge response,” said PMRC officials.

Logo entries have come from prominent educational universities like IIT, BIT, NIT, Patna University, NIFT, etc. Even schoolchildren who sent designed logos as part of the contest ended on 23rd July 2021.

“We had invited entries as part of a pan-India contest from 08th July 2021 onwards. The first prize winner prize money of Rs. 50,000 while those whose designs will finish on second and third positions will walk away with Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 11,000, respectively,” said officials.

The PMRC, while announcing the contest, had underlined that contestants should “design a logo that will represent Patna and the urban transport revolution that will be brought to the city shortly”.
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The official said that the jury consists of PMRC chief, senior officials of the Patna Metro, and experts from NIFT-Patna and Patna College of Arts and Crafts.

The winners will be selected based on creativity, authenticity, technical quality, creative ability and visual impact. In addition, the vision of PMRC has been depicted in the logo, the PMRC said.

Entries were sought in JPEG or PDF formats for logo images and designed on a digital version, as per the contest specifications.

“We have received entries which have been fully digitally designed, as also hand-drawn illustrations. The jury will take the call on the entries, and it will be then finally decided by the PMRC MD,” said officials.

The response was so massive and unexpected that PMRC servers were overburdened suddenly, crashing at times due to an enormous volume of data flow. In addition, the storage size of email account got exhausted, so more space had to be bought online, said officials.

DMRC to Pay Rs. 2800 Cr + Interest to Reliance Infrastructure

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DMRC to Pay Rs. 2800 Cr + Interest to Reliance Infrastructure

NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On 09th September 2021, the Supreme Court of India upheld Reliance Infrastructure’s Rs. 2800 Crores arbitral award, directing Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) to pay vandalism Rs. 2800 Crores plus interest to Reliance Infrastructure or Reliance Infra arm.

As of January 2019, The court has directed DMRC to pay damages to the tune of Rs 2,800 crores plus interest. The amount, including interest, is believed to be Rs 4,800 crores.

The case pertains to a 2008 agreement between Reliance Infra and DMRC for Delhi Airport Express on a Build–operate–transfer (BOT) basis. However, in 2012 Reliance Infrastructure terminated the agreement.

DMRC solicit an arbitration clause seeking to initiate arbitration. In 2017, Arbitral Tribunal awarded damages to the Reliance Infra arm and directed DMRC to pay Rs. 2800 Croress plus interest.

In 2018, one Judge Bench of Delhi supreme court upheld the award and directed DMRC to pay damages.

However, in relief to DMRC, the Division Bench of Delhi High Court (HC) set aside the arbitral award in 2019.

Reliance Infra then moved Supreme Court (SC) to challenge the Delhi supreme court to line aside from the arbitral award.

History of the Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro?

The 22.7 KM Airport Express line, also known as Orange, runs between New Delhi Railway Station and Dwarka Sector-21 via IGI Airport’s Terminal-3 build at Rs 5,800 crore; it was opened in February 2011, after failing to cover the original launch deadline before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The trains stop at three stations, i.e. e, Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan, and Aerocity. Thus, a commuter can get to the international airport from the New Delhi railway station in the city’s heart in just 20 minutes.

What was the dispute?

The dispute was between DMRC and DAMEPL started a little more than a year after the line became functional.

On 07th July 2012, services came to a halt with DAMEPL, entrusted with running the trains, alleging severe technical defects in its construction.

By then, Reliance Infrastructure had also claimed that the line suffered huge losses due to less than projected ridership; Although at the same time, the projection was over 40,000 persons per day, the daily ridership stood at the half, which means around 20,000. Moreover, DAMEPL argued that, was coming in the way of raising revenue through other modes such as advertising, leasing out shops to retailers.

When did DAMEPL withdraw this agreement?

As per the agreement, the DAMEPL was supposed to run the line for approximately 30 years. However, on 08th October 2012, DAMEPL served a termination notice to DMRC, citing issues related to financial viability and the alleged failure on the part of the corporation to fix the defects in the construction. DMRC disputed the notice and referred the matter for arbitration award proceedings.

During the proceeding, DAMEPL resumed its services on the line in January 2013. However, it wrote to DMRC on 27th June 2013, announcing that it would not run the line from midnight of 30th June 2013. DMRC then took over the operation of the line, as per the terms of the contract. In addition, the line has remained functional, and DMRC has claimed it has managed a turnaround in terms of ridership.

Eight firms had submitted tenders for Kochi Metro Phase-2 Project

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Eight firms had submitted tenders for Kochi Metro Phase-2 Project

KOCHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On 3rd September 2021, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd. (KMRL) opened technical bids for the Kochi Metro Phase-2 Project Management Consultant (PMC) contract. On 08th September 2021, KMRL revealed there are eight firms had submitted tenders.

Package KBPMC-01 is the first significant pre-construction tender for this brand new phase which will feature an 11.2 KM new elevated corridor, named Pink Line, with 11 stations connecting JLN Stadium to Kakkanad and Kakkanad to the smart city. Kerala Government’s state cabinet approved Phase-2 construction in July 2018 with Rs. 2,310 crores, and the Central Government’s cabinet approval is currently pending. KMRL had invited tenders for this consultancy service in February 2021 and expected the assigned PMC to be onboard for approximately 1643 days.

Contenders:

  1. Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers and Consultants Pvt. Ltd
  2. AECOM India Pvt. Ltd
  3. Louis Berger Consulting Pvt. Ltd
  4. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL)
  5. RITES
  6. SMEC (India) Pvt. Ltd
  7. SYSTRA MVA Consulting India Pvt. Ltd
  8. Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd (TCE)

Tender No: KMRL/PRJ/ DNP/128/ 2020/KBPMC-01

Scope of the Project: Project Management Consultant (PMC) for Phase-II Corridor starts from JLN Stadium to Smart City via Kakkanad of KMRL. Pink Line having 11 stations will come up at JLN Stadium (new station box next to blue line), Palarivattom Junction, Palarivattom Bypass, Chembumukku, Vazhakkala, Padamughal (formerly Kunnumpuram), Kakkanad Junction, Cochin Special Economic Zone, Chittethukara, KINFRA and Smart City (connected to Kochi Water Metro) etc.

According to the given information, the PMC appointment will likely be on a quality and cost-based selection basis with a two-stage adopted for evaluating proposals. i.e., technical & financial.

Mr. Dilip Jadeja is the next Chief Operating Officer in Titagarh

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Mr. Dilip Jadeja is the next Chief Operating Officer in Titagarh

WEST BENGAL, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Titagarh Group of Companies has confirmed Ex-Project Director Alstom Mr. Dilip Jadeja as Chief Operating Officer (COO) Transit and Propulsion.

Mr. Dilip Jadeja is a strategic business leader with over 34 years of experience in leadership and execution across business development, project management, interface management, and project execution. He has a magnificent mix across the rolling stock and propulsion system value chain, including infrastructure, electrical systems, metro railways and railway systems.

In February 2019, Mr. Jadeja worked with Alstom Transport India Ltd. as a Project Director (Rolling Stock). He also worked with IL&FS Rail Ltd. for five years as a Vice President (Rolling Stock and Electrical), Bombardier Transportation India Ltd. and BHEL.

Titagarh Group of Companies is the first Indian private entity engaged in manufacturing trains for the Indian Railways since 2007. The company has supplied more than 250 transit systems to Indian Railways, the highest by any private rolling stock manufacturer across India.

As per the information, Titagarh Group presently manufactures Rolling Stock, i.e., Metro Train Coaches for Pune Metro Rail Project (PMRP).

Bangalore Metro plans to change the timings of its services

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Bangalore Metro plans to change the timings of its services

BANGALORE, INDIA (Metro Rail News): With the government lifting several Covid-19 restrictions and offices and opening the educational institution in Bangalore, the BMRCL plans to revert to the pre-pandemic timings of metro services. However, because of the rise in covid-19 cases, the prohibitor orders are lifted by Bangalore police, which is currently in place until 13th September 2021. In the city, night curfew is also in force from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM. In addition, the prohibitor orders currently in place in Bangalore prevent the assembly of four or more persons in public areas, except bus stands, railway stations, metro stations, and airports.

The Corporation will consider reverting to the old timings of Bangalore Metro services only after certain Covid-related restrictions are lifted and after economic activities resume in the city. At present, Bangalore Metro trains operate between 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. However, the BMRCL will wait to see if the demand for Bangalore Metro train services increases and consider revising the train operation timings, said BMRCL Public Relations Officer (PRO) BL Yeshwanth Chavan.

According to the given report, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the Namma Metro witnessed a ridership of nearly five (5) lakh commuters in one day, which has now reduced to 1.75 lakh commuters. However, after the Kengeri-Baiyappanahalli stretch on 30th August 2021, the number of passengers has increased by 5 to 8 per cent. Moreover, on 29th August 2021, Karnataka Shri CM Basavaraj Bommai and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri have inaugurated the newly extended metro section between Mysore Road and Kengeri.

Ministry of Railways Discussed Draft Model Concession Agreement on Redevelopment of Stations with Stakeholders

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Ministry of Railways Discussed Draft Model Concession Agreement on Redevelopment of Stations with Stakeholders

NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Ministry of Railways, RLDA and IRSDC held a consultation with various stakeholders in connection with the finalization of the Model Concession Agreement for Station Development through PPP mode.  The online webinar conducted on 06.09.2021 evoked a huge response, as over 140 participants participated in the programme. The webinar was a part of an elaborate exercise taken up by the Ministry of Railways, under the guidance of Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Sh. Ashwani Vaishnaw, to simplify the Model Concession Agreement (MCA). Earlier the draft MCA was uploaded on the website of the Ministry of Railways on 27.08.2021 and a response from the stakeholders were solicited.

Most of the Stake Holders appreciated the draft MCA and the process run by the Ministry of Railways to include the views of the industry.

The webinar was addressed by Sh. O.P Singh, Additional Member/Land & Amenities/ Railway Board, Sh. Ved Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chairman/RLDA and Shri S.K. Lohia, MD & CEO/IRSDC.

“National Monetization Pipeline of the Rs. 6,00,000 Cr. announced by the Government of India includes 400 stations where an investment of Rs. 76000 Cr. is envisaged.  40 stations are targeted to be taken up in 2021-22 and another 120 stations in 2022-23.  To make the program a success, the concerns of various stakeholders need to be addressed. To have a smooth implementation of this ambitious program, Ministry of Railways has shared the draft MCA and held this webinar for active participation of the stakeholders in the process.” said Ved Parkash Dudeja, VC/RLDA.

Those who attended the webinar included I-Squared capital, Brookfield Global Asset Management, Bharti Realty Limited, Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holdings Limited, Adani Infra. etc.

Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is a Statutory Authority under the Ministry of Railways with a mandate to develop and monetize surplus Railway Land, Colony redevelopment and station redevelopment across the country.  RLDA is presently working on 112 stations, 84 colonies and over 100 greenfield Commercial sites for development and monetization.   

Coimbatore Metro Rail Project would be completed at the cost of Rs. 6,300 crores

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Coimbatore Metro Rail Project would be completed at the cost of Rs. 6,300 crores

TAMIL NADU, INDIA (Metro Rail News): On Tuesday, it was announced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the metro rail project in Coimbatore would be completed at the cost of Rs. 6,300 crores.

Accordingly, it has been decided to implement the Metro Rail project through Coimbatore Trichy Road, Avinashi Road, Sathyamangalam Road, Mettupalayam Road and Corporation Roads.

There will be 144 KM of metro rail in and around Coimbatore. For this, it has been decided to implement the work in 5 sections. 

The 1st section is 26 KM from Ukkadam to Kaniyur. The 2nd section is 24 KM from Ukkadam to Pilichi near Karamadai via Mettupalayam Road. The 3rd section is 42 KM from Tadagam Road to Karanampettai via Trichy Road, and the 4th section is Karunya Nagar. Therefore, it has been decided to implement the project of 44 KM via Ganesapuram with the first section and 8 KM from Ukkadam to Vellalore for the 5th section, said, officials.

In the preliminary study of the Metro Rail project, the railway line passes through 5 main roads. Currently, work is underway on Mettupalayam Road, Trichy Road, Ukkadam and Avinashi Road. In addition, overhaul work has been completed in several areas. 

Once completed, the city of Coimbatore will be able to cope with traffic congestion for 15 years. But all the money currently spent on the flyover is wasted when metro rail lines intersect in areas with flyovers.

The sources would consider setting up a circular railway line via Bothanur, Singanallur, Peelamedu, Vadakovai, Periyanayakanpalayam, Karamadai and Mettupalayam on the regular railway line and implementing a big city rail project like Chennai metro.

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