New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged-off the Delhi-Faridabad Metro Line that would allow hassle free travel for around two lakh daily commuters between the national capital and the industrial hub in Haryana.
The extension of the Delhi Metro connects Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad.
The total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar is nearly Rs. 2,500 crore. Out of this, Rs. 1,557 crore was borne by the Haryana Government, the Centre contributed Rs. 537 crore, while the Delhi Metro provided Rs. 400 crore.
All these are elevated and located on either side of the Delhi-Mathura Road (NH-2).
“The nine-station metro corridor which was 95 per cent indigenously built will provide people a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment-friendly and sustainable transport facility,” a Haryana government spokesperson said.
Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar, addressing a press conference on Saturday, had thanked the Prime Minister for “gifting” the Metro service which would take the city to “another level of progress” with better connectivity with other NCR towns.
He had also said that the Prime Minister would be announcing the go-ahead for connecting Gurgaon with Faridabad by Metro.
India’s first five-star Hotel over railway tracks in Gandhinagar
GANDHINAGAR(Metro Rail News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station on 16th July. The redevelopment of Gandhinagar railway station and construction of the five-star hotel started in January 2017 by the Indian Railway Stations Redevelopment Corporation (IRSDC).
Gandhi Nagar Railway Station will have India’s first five-star Hotel built over railway tracks. The luxury hotel will have 318 rooms to be operated by a private entity. It is spread across 7,400 square meters and has been built at a cost of INR 790 Crores. As per media reports, the 5-star hotel will be run by the Leela Group of hotels.
The hotel will host national and international guests who will come to attend seminars and conferences at Mahatma Mandir, a convention centre situated just opposite the property. The redevelopment of Gandhinagar railway station will transform the station into a world class 24-hour travel hub.
Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said that this is a unique model, the design is made in such a way that no vibration or noise from trains on the tracks below will be heard in the hotel.
The 5-star hotel building over railway tracks is one of the tallest buildings in Gandhinagar having height of 76.99 metres with three towers of 9-11-11 floors which will give the impression of petals from an aerial view.
India’s first five-star Hotel over railway tracks in Gandhinagar
PM Modi will also flag off Gandhinagar-Varanasi weekly superfast train and Gandhinagar Varetha MEMU train. He will also dedicate the newly electrified Mehsana-Varetha broad gauge rail line, which passes through Vadnagar (PM’s hometown) and a 266km stretch between Surendranagar and Pipavav station.
The site falls under the Lumding division of the North East Frontier Railway and will be leased for 99 years.
Guwahati,(Metro Rail News): RLDA has invited bids for the leasing of a vacant land parcel for residential-cum-commercial development at Ambari chowk in Guwahati, Assam. The site spans 9,488.22 sq. m. and is situated in the heart of Guwahati, at a prominent corner location of Ambari Chowk, which is just about 1.30 km from Guwahati Railway Station. The land parcel falls in Lumding division of the North-East Frontier Railway. It has a potential Built-Up Area (BUA) of 26,092.61 sqm. with FAR of 2.75 and has a reserve price of INR 69.90 crores for a lease term of 99 years. The Online Pre-bid meeting was conducted by RLDA on 25.06.2021 and 13 Local and National Developers participated in the Pre-bid meeting. The deadline for submission of e-bids is 6th August 2021.
The land is bounded by and has frontage on three sides with C K Agrawala Road in the north, Ariz Path in the east, GNB Road in the south, and residences in the west, with excellent connectivity to all parts of the city via the road network.
“Guwahati is referred to as ‘Gateway to North-East India.’ It has witnessed rapid infrastructural development over the years. It is well-connected to West Bengal, Bihar, and the rest of India via road, rail, and air. The land parcel at Guwahati is suitable for a mixed-use development that will have a multiplier effect on the local economy. It will boost realty, retail and economic development in the region,” said Shri Ved Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chairman, RLDA.
The lessee will be granted the lease rights and right to access the redevelopment land for designing, financing, constructing, and vesting of the redevelopment assets. He/she will be entrusted to secure necessary approvals from the local authorities for the construction and will be facilitated to complete the construction of the developer portion as per local building bye-laws within four years.
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is a statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways for the development of Railway land. It has four key mandates as a part of its development plan, namely leasing of commercial sites, colony redevelopment, station redevelopment, and multi-functional complexes.
Indian Railways has approximately 43,000 hectares of vacant land across India. RLDA is currently handling 84 railway colony redevelopment projects and has recently leased out a railway colony in Guwahati for redevelopment. RLDA has over 100 commercial (greenfield) sites across India for leasing, and the eligible developers for each will be selected through an open and transparent bid process. buy synthroid online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/fonts/en/synthroid.html no prescription
RLDA is currently working on 60 stations in a phased manner while its subsidiary, IRSDC, has taken up another 63 stations. In the first phase, RLDA has prioritised prominent stations like New Delhi, Tirupati, Dehradun, Nellore, Cuttack, and Puducherry for redevelopment. The railway stations across India will be redeveloped on a PPP Model as a part of Smart City Projects launched by the Government of India.
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has issued a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to the joint venture of Metcon India Reality and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. and C.P. & Associates Pvt. Ltd. for the work related to Architectural finishing at two elevated stations of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
These two stations are – Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar Stations. The work also includes supply and commissioning of Electrical and Mechanical systems from Sarai Kale Khan to New Ashok Nagar DN Ramp.
NCRTC awarded this contract to Metcon-CP JV for a value of INR 63.35 Crores. Tenders were invited for this work in October 2020 with completion period of 1364 days. Technical bids were opened in February this year which revealed names of eight bidders –
METCON-CP (JV)
Member-1: Metcon India Reality and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd
Member-2: C.P. & Associates Pvt. Ltd.
Jakson Limited
Canon Fasteners
Bucon Infratech Pvt. Ltd.
Himcon Engineers India Pvt. Ltd.
URC Construction (P) Ltd
Montecarlo Limited
Brawn Globus Turnkey Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Later five bidders qualified the technical evaluation round and financial bids were opened in April and after evaluation this contract is awarded to METCON-CP (JV)
Tender Number – DM/AC/COR-OF/127
Name of Work – Lot-P11 L1, Package 11 – Architectural Finishing for 2 Elevated Stations (viz. Sarai Kale Khan & New Ashok Nagar Stations) and Design Verification, Detailed Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Electrical and Mechanical Systems including Fire Detection & Suppression Systems and Hydraulics Systems from Sarai Kale Khan to New Ashok Nagar DN Ramp of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
The Delhi–Meerut RRTS is a semi high speed rail corridor of length 82.15 km that will connect Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut. It will have 24 stations including two depot stations. Once completed, the distance between Delhi and Meerut will be covered in less than an hour with trains operating on the route at top speed of 180 km per hour.
Priority section of 17 km length between Sahibabad and Duhai is expected to become operational by March 2023 while the whole corridor is expected to become operational by 2025.
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) has issued a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to URC Construction (P) Ltd for the work related to Architectural finishing at nine elevated stations of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
These nine stations are – Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, Brahmpuri, MES Colony, Daurli, Meerut North and Modipuram. The work also includes supply and commissioning of Electrical and Mechanical Systems from Duhai to start of Partapur Station and Begumpul UP Ramp to Modipuram.
NCRTC awarded this contract to URC Construction for a value of INR 150.44 Crores. Tenders were invited for this work in October 2020 with a completion period of 1484 days. Technical bids were opened in February this year which revealed the names of two bidders –
Jakson Limited
URC Construction (P) Ltd
Both bidders qualified the technical evaluation round and financial bids were opened in April and after evaluation this contract is awarded to URC Construction.
Tender Number – DM/AC/COR-OF/128
Name of work – Lot-P11 L2 Package 11 – Architectural Finishing for 9 Elevated Stations (viz. Murad Nagar, Modi Nagar South, Modi Nagar North, Meerut South, Brahmpuri, MES Colony, Daurli, Meerut North, Modipuram) and Design Verification, Detailed Engineering, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Electrical and Mechanical Systems including Fire Detection & Suppression Systems and Hydraulics Systems from Duhai (EPE) to start of Partapur Station and Begumpul UP Ramp to Modipuram of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor.
The Delhi–Meerut RRTS is a semi high speed rail corridor of length 82.15 km that will connect Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut. It will have 24 stations including two depot stations. Once completed, the distance between Delhi and Meerut will be covered in less than an hour with trains operating on the route at top speed of 180 km per hour.
Priority section of 17 km length between Sahibabad and Duhai is expected to become operational by March 2023 while the whole corridor is expected to become operational by 2025.
MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has asked the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRC) to submit revised cost of INR 10,000 Crores for Mumbai Metro Line-3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Line) to the State cabinet for approval. The cost of Line-3 of Mumbai Metro has escalated by over INR 10,000 Crores to INR 33,406 Crores in 2021 from its original estimate of INR 23,136 Crores in 2016.
The cost escalation for the 33.5 km long underground metro corridor is mainly attributed to construction of the tunnel, changes in station locations and car depot. It was earlier estimated at INR 10,708 Crores, but the now the cost is escalated to INR 18,711 Crores. The land acquisition cost has also increased drastically for this corridor to INR 1,483 Crores which was earlier fixed at INR 590 Crores. The other reason includes the difference between Mumbai and Delhi’s terrain as the original project cost was based on the terrain of the Delhi metro. It was later found that Mumbai has a different terrain.
According to a senior officer, “The CM directed MMRC to submit its revised proposal for the 33.5-km Cuffe Parade-SEEPZ Metro III project at the meeting. The cost has surged to INR 33,406 Crores from INR 23,136 Crores. After the cabinet’s approval, the MMRC can get a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) which has not released funds as it is waiting for a nod from the cabinet for almost a year.”
Chief Minister also reviewed the status of the Kanjurmarg land dispute where the State Government reserved 102 acres of land for the construction of a Metro car shed for Mumbai Metro. However, in December last year, the Bombay High Court stayed the decision to hand over the Kanjurmarg land for the car shed, after the Central Government claimed ownership of the land. He also reviewed the Pahadi Goregaon site for the Metro Line-3 car shed. “The CM asked MMRC to look into the Pahadi Goregaon site and submit a report on its viability,” the officer said.
Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) invites tender for the construction of an Elevated Viaduct of length 4.856 Km and three Elevated Metro Stations for the 5.5 km long Reach-4A from Prajapati Square to Transport Nagar under Phase-2 of Nagpur Metro Rail Project.
NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Track laying work is progressing at rapid pace for Reach-4 (Sitabuldi Interchange-Prajapati Nagar) of Nagpur Metro. So far 80% work of track laying is completed on Reach-4 which includes both up and down lines of the 12.49 km track that has been laid so far.
The total length of the Metro track to be laid on Reach IV is 16.05 km and the remaining work is expected to be completed soon. A total of nine metro stations are proposed on this route of 8.30 km between Sitabuldi Interchange to Prajapati Nagar Metro Station.
As reported in May, 90% of Viaduct and Station construction work is also completed on this section and other works such as OHE, Signalling etc. is also progressing at rapid pace and is expected to be complete by December this year. Recently, Maha Metro Managing Director Brijesh Dixit also directed the officials to ensure quick completion of work on both Reach-4 and Reach-2.
2 out of 4 Reaches of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project have already been operational and the remaining 2 Reaches as mentioned above are expected to become operational by the end of this year. As the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) gives the green signal, metro trains will start operating on these sections.
On the other hand, work on the Kamptee Road Double-Decker flyover is also nearing completion with 82% work of the viaduct is already completed. This is the second double-decker flyover for the city of Nagpur with the first built on Wardha Road by Maha Metro.
The Kamptee Road flyover starts at LIC Square and ends at Automotive Square. Nagpur Metro’s viaduct of Reach 2 (Sitabuldi Interchange to Automotive Square) is being constructed above the flyover. The height of the flyover is about 11 m from ground level while the Metro viaduct is at a height of 25 m.
The total length of flyover is 5.3 km and its total cost is INR 573.16 Crores. Both these flyovers are funded by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). The flyover will immensely benefit commuters travelling towards Kamptee due to reduced traffic congestion.
integrated real time Enterprise Asset Management system (iDREAMS)
DELHI (Metro Rail News): NCRTC is implementing an integrated real-time Enterprise Asset Management system (iDREAMS) for its various assets, systems and sub-systems including RRTS Trains, Automatic Fare Collection System, Platform Screen Doors, Lift, Escalators, Signaling and Telecom, Electrical, OHE and numerous civil structures.
Through this system of asset management, NCRTC will bring digital transformation in the way rail assets are being managed in India. It will help to be able to predict, identify, rectify or remove any risks or shortcomings related to its wide range of assets, making sure that it doesn’t hamper commuter safety and their experience of a hassle-free comfortable ride to their destination, any time.
Integrated real-time Enterprise Asset Management system (iDREAMS)
As part of its endeavour to leverage state of the art technologies, the iDREAMS system is being designed to ingest crucial data from different sources such as Building Information System (BIM), Geographic Information System (GIS), Internet of Thing (IoT), Operation Control Centre (OCC), Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Building Management System (BMS) etc during design and construction phase itself so that the requirement of feeding additional data is not required.
iDREAMS system will help NCRTC in achieving various tasks important for optimal use of assets and resources such as asset or inventory registration, providing asset capability/capacity information, compiling asset performance benchmarks and testing data as well as calculating the complete life cycle of various assets.
Apart from helping NCRTC achieving their corporate objectives, the iDREAMS system will also help in improving the safety standards of RRTS corridor, supporting economic growth and minimizing environmental impact by reducing any form of wastage. A tender for implementing iDREAMS system in NCRTC has been floated in this connection.
Public Transport projects like RRTS and Metro rails are capital inventive projects, primarily funded by multilateral agencies. To make these public projects financially sustainable in the long run, it is essential to work on revenue maximization and expenditure rationalization. NCRTC is working on both fronts since its inception.
RRTS is a public transport infrastructure, being implemented for many decades. A number of assets are being procured/constructed/manufactured for RRTS project. It is imperative to utilize/manage/maintain these high numbers of assets efficiently for a longer duration.
Moreover, RRTS consists of multiple sub-systems and assets, which work in synchronization. Performance of one system effects other system as well i.e. fault in one system is correlated to another asset condition and working. For getting optimal performance ensuring best-in-class safety, it is important to manage and maintain assets in efficient, well-defined and coordinated processes leading to better productivity, a significant reduction in operating cost and enhancing the asset’s shelf life as well.
As the project is approaching towards operationalization, the aim behind introducing this system is to optimize asset performance and maximize asset availability for a minimum life cycle cost and risk with an objective to deliver state of the art services to the commuter.
Asset management is a systematic process of developing, operating, maintaining, upgrading, and disposing of assets in the most cost-effective manner keeping all factors in mind such as costs, risks and performance attributes of the asset.
Technology driven organizations are using asset management these days as it enables them to account their assets, help them identify, manage & remove risks in initial stages and improve the usage of their assets and resource in the long run.
The iDREAMS project is aimed to bring about revolution in rail industry and showcase a reference system for others to follow.
Currently, the construction work of Delhi – Ghaziabad- Meerut corridor is in full swing on entire 82 km RRTS corridor. 800 piers of elevated section have already completed with around 8 km of RRTS Viaduct.
Aerodynamic RRTS trains will run at the speed of 160 kmph and reduce the travel time from Delhi to Meerut from current 3 hours to less than 60 minutes. Commuters will be able to travel in airconditioned, feature-rich trains in a safe and secure environment.
RRTS will significantly reduce hazardous air pollution, severe congestion and unmanageable urban sprawl in National Capital Region on a sustainable basis as it will offer a faster, safer, more reliable and energy-efficient mobility solution and results polycentric development. It will improve access to education, employment and health care facilities.
The civil construction work of the first corridor of the Agra Metro Project is being carried out with full momentum and precision.
Agra (Metro Rail News): The civil construction work of the first corridor of the Agra Metro Project is being carried out with full momentum and precision. The team of Agra Metro Project has proven its dedication and worth by completing the erection of 50 piers, in just 7 months from commencement of the civil construction of the project. Piers, or commonly known as ‘pillars’ are the main support structure of the metro project. Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Shri Kumar Keshav said, “The timely erection of the piers indicates that the project is being executed with accuracy and in a time-bound manner and the entire project will be executed within the stated timeline, with utmost safety, accuracy, and finesse.” The half-century of piers marks the completion of 1 km of civil construction work for the 3 km elevated section of the priority stretch, which is from Taj East Gate station and Fatehabad Road. The first station of the corridor, i.e. Taj East Gate, has already started coming into shape and it will soon be ready. The concourse beam of the station is also ready and the construction work of the station area will commence shortly. It is to be noted that Agra Metro Project was virtually inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath on 7th December 2020. In just 7 months from the date of its inauguration, the Agra Metro Project team has completed 533 piles, 96 pile caps, and 50 piers for the elevated section of the priority stretch of the 29.4 km long first corridor, which runs from Taj East Gate to Sikandara. Public Relations Department Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
Kanpur, (Metro Rail News): The testing will be executed on I-Girders between IIT-K and Kalyanpur, while in Rawatpur this assessment will be done on U-Girders and Steel Box Girders.
The civil construction works of the 9 KMs long Priority Corridor of Kanpur Metro Project are about to complete and along with this, the arrangements for the trial run have also gained momentum. The ‘Load Test’ of the elevated civil structure has been commenced on the Priority Corridor (IIT to Motijheel). This assessment is carried out with the weight of about one and a quarter times (1.25 times) the weight of that part of the train that falls on the girder considering that the entire train is fully occupied with passengers. In Kanpur, this test will be conducted with a weight of about 248 tonnes. buy wellbutrin online https://lasernailtherapy.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/en/wellbutrin.html no prescription
Congratulating Metro engineers on the commencement of load test on the Priority Corridor, UPMRC’s MD Shri Kumar Keshav said, “Kanpur Metro project is being constructed while following the international standards, where top-notch technology and raw materials are being used. UPMRC has commenced the load test on the Priority Corridor, which has a major significance considering the trail run to be held in November this year.”
How load testing will be done?
The weight-bearing capacity of the Metro structure will be checked all through the process of load testing. For this, sacks filled with sand will be placed on the viaduct of the Metro structure. The prescribed weight will be put on the viaduct in five stages and the effects on the Metro structure will be noted and analysed.
Testing at the following places
The Priority Corridor of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project is fully elevated and there are mainly three types of girders that have been used to prepare the viaduct viz. U-Girder, I-Girder, and Steel Box Girder. The ‘Load Test’ will be processed on I-Girders between IIT-K and Kalyanpur, while U-Girders and Steel Box Girders will be tested in Rawatpur.
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KEC emerged lowest bidder for Electrification Contract of Patna Metro
PATNA (Metro Rail News): Patna Metro Rail Project is progressing at very low pace as just 1% work is completed for the project in more than two years after its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February, 2019.
Recently, Rajya Sabha MP and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi held a meeting with Mangu Singh, the Managing Director of Delhi Metro and its director Daljit Singh and after the meeting, he informed that despite the tender being done, the construction work of Patna Metro depot is not being started due to non-availability of 20 hectares of land.
“During 10 months, 1% work is in the form of physical progress and 3.1% in the form of financial progress has been completed. It will expedite soon after 20 hectares of land is made available for the project”, said Sushil Kumar Modi.
According to Metro officials, the work on Priority Corridor of length 6.60 km from ISBT to Malahi Pakri has started. 20 hectares of land is required for the construction of the metro depot where metro trains will be stabled and maintained. Acquisition of land for this purpose will cost around INR 1000 Crores to the State Government.
Under Phase-1 of Patna Metro Rail Project, two corridors (East West Line & North-South Line) will be constructed having total length of 30.91 km consisting of 24 stations. The first corridor (East West Line) will have length of 16.86 km from Danapur Cantonment to Khemni Chak while the second corridor (North-South Line) will have length of 14.05 km from Patna Junction Railway Station to New ISBT. Both lines will be built on mixed elevated and underground corridors.
Patna Metro Rail Project is expected to cost INR 13,365.77 Crores and a loan amounting to INR 5520.93 Crores is also to be taken from the Government of Japan.
