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Amit Banerjee Appointed as new CMD of BEML Limited

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Amit Banerjee Appointed as new CMD of BEML Limited

Bengaluru India (Metro Rail News): Amit Banerjee has been appointed Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Earth Mover Limited (BEML), an Indian Public Sector Undertaking, with effect from May 1, 2021. The Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB) declared his selection at a board meeting on April 26, 2021.

Shri Amit Banerjee is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. He joined BEML in 1984 as an assistant engineer, and over the course of his three-decade career with BHEL, he has worked in R&D and manufacturing. His R&D expertise includes the design and construction of a variety of products, including SSEMU, Metro Cars, and Catenary Maintenance Vehicles, among others. His team won the Raksha Mantri Award for Design Effort for Austenitic Stainless Steel EMU & Intermediate Metro Cars for the Delhi Metro Rail Project under his direction. He was instrumental in the gradual indigenization of Rolling Stock aggregates.

Shri Banerjee was Director before taking the current role (Rail& Metro). Due to the retirement of Dr. Deepak Kumar Hota, the seat has been vacant since February 1, 2021. BEML, on the other hand, had delegated his authority to MV Rajasekhar, Director (Mining and Construction) and member of the BEML board of directors.

BEML Limited, a ‘Schedule-A’ company, is critical to India’s core sectors of defense, rail, power, mining, and infrastructure. The company began with a small turnover of Rs.5 crore in 1965 and has grown to a turnover of more than Rs.3,500 crores today, thanks to its diverse business portfolio. BEML Limited’s Rail Coach Factory in Bangalore, India, was the country’s first all-steel integrated rail coach factory, which opened in 1948. It was founded with the help and technological know-how of MAN, Federal Republic of Germany. This factory was built to produce passenger rail coaches (of broad gauge) for Indian Railways in-house.

On May 11, 1964, Hindustan Aircraft Limited (now M/s. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) handed over administrative control of the factory to BEML Limited (formerly known as Bharat Earth Movers Limited).

BEML has delivered over 1,100 metro cars to different projects in India to date. Customers have praised BEML’s achievements in successfully completing the indigenization of rolling stock and expanding its manufacturing facilities.

BEML extended its position in the Metro Sector, commanding a strong market share in India, thanks to its expertise in the manufacture, integration, and testing of Metro Cars. This Rail Coach Factory has produced and supplied over 17,000 mainline passenger coaches of different types for Indian Railways’ long-distance mainline routes since its inception.

This Rail Coach Factory has produced and supplied over 17,000 mainline passenger coaches of different types for Indian Railways’ long-distance mainline routes since its inception.

East Metals AG bags Rs. 93 Cr HH Rail contract for Kanpur and Agra Metro

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East Metals AG bags Rs. 93 Cr HH Rail contract for Kanpur and Agra Metro

LUCKNOW, India (Metro Rail News): The Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (UPMRC) awarded a contract of INR 93 crores to East Metals AG of Switzerland for the supply of 17,700 MT Head Hardened Rails (60 El, IRS-T-12-2009,1080 grade HH) for the Kanpur and Agra Metro Rail projects under Contract Package KNAPGT-l.

Tender for 80 per cent of net procurable quantity has been awarded to M/s East Metals AG on 20.04.2021 at a total cost of INR 15,00,96,000/- and USD 1,06,20,000/- inclusive of all taxes, duties, levies, cess, roya lties etc. and all other incidental charges based on technical and financial appraisal of offers received on 11.O1.2021 and as per terms and conditions of the Tender KNPAGT.

In February 2020, a tender for this kit with an approximate cost of Rs 126.90 crores was released, and technical bids were opened in January 2021. After technical review, three firms were shortlisted: East Metals AG, Mitsui& Co., and Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL).

In September of last year, Voestalpine VAE VKN India Pvt.Ltd. was awarded a contract worth Rs 64.52 crore under kit KNAPGT-2 for the supply of standard gauge UIC 60 turnouts, scissor crossovers, and check rails for the Kanpur and Agra Metro.

In February of this year, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) was awarded a contract worth Rs 363.68 crore under package KNAPGT-3 for the installation, testing, and commissioning of Ballastless Track of Standard Gauge in 4 Corridors, as well as the supply of fastening systems and related Ballasted/Ballastless Tracks in 4 Depots.

However, the contract kit KNAPGT-4 for Supply of 1620 MT Rails (UIC 60 I 60 El, IRS-T-12-2009, 880 grade, Class A) for Kanpur & Agra Metro was cancelled because SteelAuthority of India Ltd submitted a single offer (SAIL).

K-RIDE to select design consultants for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project

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K-RIDE to select design consultants for the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project

Bengaluru, On April 29, 2021, the Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE) issued a tender for comprehensive design consultants (DOC) for a 148-kilometer planned suburban rail project in Bengaluru.

The Scope of the Project

Detailed Design Consultant for Detailed/Conceptual Design and Drawings for all Systems, including Viaduct, Stations (Including E&M Systems), Depot (Including E&M Systems), Track, Signaling & Train Control, Overhead Electrification, Tele Communication,           Automatic            Fare Collection, and Platform Screen Door:PSD), with Interfaces for Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP)

Important Points

  • Tender No.: KRIDE/BSRP/4/2021
  • Issue Date: 29.04.2021
  • Work Estimated Cost: Rs 54,25,84,000
  • Time to complete the work: 4 years
  • Pre-bid Meeting: May 12, 2021 at 1130 a.m.
  • Bids must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. on June 10, 2021.
  • Technical Bids will be opened on l0.06.2021 at 1530 hrs.

The 148-kilometer suburban rail project will be divided into four sections: KSR Bengaluru City-Yelahanka- Devanahalli (4 km), Byappanahalli-Yeshwantpur-Chikkabanavara (25 km), Kengeri-Cantonment- Whitefield (35 km), and Heelalige-Yelahanka-Rajanukunte (46km). Work on Byappanahalli-Yeshwantpur- Chikkabanavara and Heelalige-Yelahanka• Rajanukunte is expected to begin first, according to the schedule.

The Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project is expected to cost Rs 16,657 crores. The project was approved by the Cabinet of the Central Government in October 2020.

Delhi Metro invites tender for construction of tunnels and UG stations for Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor of Phase-4

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Delhi Metro invites tender for construction of tunnels and UG stations for Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor of Phase-4

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) now invites online open e-tenders from eligible applicants for the construction of tunnels and underground metro stations on Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor for Phase-IV of Delhi Metro.

Name of Work

Design and Construction of Underground UP & Down Tunnels by Shield TBM from end of Cut & Cover tunnel near Sangam Vihar metro Station up to existing Sarita Vihar depot, Underground Ramp and Cut & Cover Tunnels near Sangam Vihar and Tughlakabad metro station and Underground Metro Stations at Maa Anandmayee Marg, Tughlakabad Railway Colony and Tughlakabad including Retrieval/Launching shafts on Aerocity Tughlakabad corridor of Delhi MRTS Project of Ph-IV.

Important Details

Tender Reference Number: DC-07

  Completion period of the Work: 42 Months

  Sale of Bidding documents: From 03.05.2021 to 21.06.2021

  Pre-bid Meeting: 1100 hrs on 19.05.2021

  Bid submission Date: From 14.06.2021 at 09:00 hrs to 21.06.2021 till 15:00 hrs

  Technical Bid Opening date: 1500 hrs on 22.06.2021

  Scope of work –

  • Design and construction of Civil structural part of three underground stations namely Maa Anandmayee Marg, Tughlakabad Railway Colony, Tughlakabad Underground Stations along with entry/ exit structures, subways and associated structures such as ancillary buildings, Utilities galleries, AC plant room, ASS rooms, TVF rooms, system rooms and all other rooms, shafts, pump houses, water tanks, diesel generator set room or enclosure etc. as shown in GAD and tender drawings. Any temporary works associated with permanent works are also part of scope. The subways at few locations as shown in the General Alignment Drawings to be constructed by any method other than Cut & Cover Method.
  • Design and Construction of Twin Bored Tunnels (UP & Down Line) of finished internal dia 5800 mm by Shield TBM in all types of Soil / Rock Strata/Mix Strata, starting near Tughlakabad Airforce Station and connecting Maa Anandmayee Marg Station, Tughlakabad Railway Colony Station, Tughlakabad Station and upto Sarita Vihar Depot Retrieval/Launching Shaft including Cross passages (Sump and without Sump), Sumps and drainage system as shown in GAD and Tender drawings.
  • Design and Construction, in Soil/Rock Strata, of underground ramp beyond Sangam Vihar station from Up Line chainage 16144.757 to chainage 16368.627, twin tunnels (Up & Down Line) by Cut & Cover method (including launching shaft) from Up Line chainage 16368.627 to chainage 16488.130 near air force station Tughlakabad & Cut and Cover tunnel from UP line chainage 21586.752 to chainage 21761.158 (including launching/retrieval shaft) after Tughlakabad Underground station to accommodate the cross over and Cut and Cover tunnel from chainage 23061.261 to chainage 23125.788 near Sarita Vihar depot as shown in GAD and tender drawings including cross passages, sumps & drainage.
  • All temporary works associated with permanent construction of the works including temporary steel decking over cut and cover structures, stations under roadways/service roads to allow uninterrupted flow of traffic/pedestrians. Construction and maintenance of temporary diversion roads and services for traffic diversion as required. Temporary walkway in TBM tunnels as required.
  • Integration of proposed Tughlakabad underground station with the existing Tughlakabad elevated station and existing PWD sub-way with proposed entry/exit of Underground Tughlakabad station as shown in Tender drawing. All the works required for demolition/modification/reconstruction/remodeling in existing Tughlakabad Metro Station for integration with proposed underground metro station at Tughlakabad along with construction of connecting Foot Over Bridge/Connecting Passage is included in the Lump sum Price (Schedule A of BOQ). Further, All the works required for demolition/modification/reconstruction/remodeling for the integration of PWD subway with proposed entry/exit of proposed underground metro station at Tughlakabad as shown in tender drawing related to integration with proposed station is included in the contract.
  • The contractor shall plan launching/ retrieval shaft inside the station box unless otherwise shown in the General Alignment Drawings and properly integrate the tunnel structure with the proposed station.
  • All diversion works associated with construction of tunnel by Cut & Cover Method including design & construction of RCC box for the permanent drainage system.
  • Waterproofing of all underground structures including walls of all entry/exits, ECS/TVS shafts, Plumbing shafts including Ancillary structures minimum 300 mm above final finished ground level, as per procedure mentioned in section 12 of OCS.
  • Providing & Fixing Shear Connectors for Installation of the Rail Track both in Tunnel and Station Areas.
  • Provision of one (1) tube well of 5-6 m3/hr yield for each station including providing and installing submersible pump of required capacity with all accessories including panels, cables up to main control panel in station, distribution box, GI pipe line, digital water flow meter, piezometer including connecting same to water storage tanks and ensure pump remain in good working condition up to Defect Liability period (DLP).
  • Design and making provision of plumbing system for water supply, drainage and sewage in stations is in the Lump Sum scope. However, providing and laying of these plumbing pipes shall be paid separately under schedule B & C wherever required as per direction of engineer-in-charge.
  • Design and Construction of tunnel drainage system is in Lump-sum scope except for following items:
  • Providing and laying of drainage pipe from tunnel sump to station sump which will be paid under schedule B & C.
  • Providing and installing pumps in tunnel sumps which will be provided by the E&M contractor.
  • Make provision in structures for fire detection and suppression system and all other building services and designated contractor services.
  • Make provision for accommodating the requirements for LV and MV supply routes for System wide Contractors and cable galleries / cable ways for all the cableways at the station and in the tunnel.
  • Supply, delivery and installation, functional testing, and handover of earth mat as per tender drawing.
  • Supply & Installation of all embedded pipes as per the requirement of system contractors is to be done by civil contractor. Installation of the embedded HDPE pipes as per requirement and as per instruction of Engineer-in-charge.

Further Details

For more information and further detailed scope of work, tender documents can be obtained online after registration of the tenderer on the website www.eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app.

Alstom delivers the 100th electric locomotive of 12,000 HP to Indian Railways

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Alstom delivers the 100th electric locomotive of 12,000 HP to Indian Railways

Alstom, India’s biggest multinational sustainable mobility provider with a comprehensive portfolio of offerings, has successfully manufactured and delivered the 100th electric locomotive to Indian Railways. As part of the contract worth €3.5 billion won in 2015, the company will be supplying 800 fully electric high-powered double-section locomotives of 12,000 HP (9 MW) for freight service, capable of hauling ~6,000 tonnes at a top speed of 120 km/hr. This is the largest Foreign Direct Investment project in the Indian Railway sector.

In the financial year 2020-2021, Indian Railways recorded a freight loading of 1,232 million tonnes, which was 2% higher than the previous fiscal. Introduction of faster trains has helped increase the average speed of transportation by 83% leading to a shorter turnaround time and has supported the movement of essential goods during COVID-19 times **.

With the first Prima T8TM WAG-12Binducted for commercial service in May 2020, these locomotives are transforming the heavy freight transportation landscape of India. Deployed for operations on major freight routes, including Dedicated Freight Corridors, the Prima T8TM WAG-12Be-Locos have already clocked over close to 5 million kilometres hauling a wide range of commodities. These locomotives also made the inaugural run on the first fully operational sections of the Dedicated Freight Corridors, in December 2020. Some of the key commodities moved by these e-Locos include – coal, cement, food grains, fertilisers, petrochemical products, minerals, and posts/ parcels, across 17 States & 2 Union Territories.

Speaking on this milestone, Alain Spohr, Managing Director – Alstom Indiasaid, “I’m pleased to mention that despite challenges posed by COVID-19, we have been able to successfully manufacture and deliver 100 e-Locos to the Indian Railways in less than a year. Due to the intricacy of the project, it is really an honour to work on a first-of-its-kind ‘Make in India’ project that resulted in a technology breakthrough for the nation. Our successful collaboration with Indian Railways is paving the way for bringing advanced innovation and technology to the Country. Alstom is committed to delivering safe, reliable, and efficient solutions for IR’s revolutionary journey towards becoming the world’s first 100% green railways”.

The Prima T8TM WAG-12Be-Locos are built at one of India’s largest integrated greenfield manufacturing facilities at Madhepura (Bihar). Spread across 250 acres, this industrial site is built to international standards of safety and quality. The site has installed production capacity of 120 locomotives per annum and Alstom has progressively achieved over 85% indigenization. With these powerful e-Locos being manufactured within the country, India has become the 6th in the world to join the club of countries producing high horsepower locomotives indigenously.

The project also includes setting up of two ultramodern maintenance depots in Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Nagpur (Maharashtra). These depots are equipped with the latest technologies and features to anticipate breakdowns thereby enabling proactive maintenance of India’s most advanced freight locomotives at significantly lower costs. The depot in Saharanpur is currently operational and houses a ‘Training Centre’ equipped with a loco simulator and smart classrooms for skill development of railway employees and loco pilots. Till date, more than 500 loco pilots from Indian Railways have been trained and going forward, an additional 500 will be trained annually. The Nagpur depot will be functional next year.

New Business opportunities in Metro Rail Sector

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New Business opportunities in Metro Rail Sector

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Durga Shankar Mishra complimented embassy of Spain for organizing the PAN India business forum. He has mentioned various aspect of collaboration and Investment in India and also discussed the current state and the journey towards an Aatmanirbhar Urban Transport Sector.

The explanation include various avenues of collaboration & investment opportunities in the urban transport sector between the two countries with a special focus on “Smart Mobility”, especially in the Metro Sector.

Durga Shankar said, “In fact, in the last 6-7 years the country has emerged as a country of opportunities where a lot of investments are possible and has created an ecosystem where the new technologies, the innovation can come in and they can find a place as Make In India investment and later they can also be used for export outside. Under the metro our country started the first metro somewhere in the year 1984 but real significance improvement started in the year 2002.

When the first metro rail was inaugurated in Delhi by the then Prime Minister ‘Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’ but till 2014 we had only 240 km of metro. In the last 6 year we have got 725km of metro operational. We have another 1000km of metro or RRTS under construction across the country in 27 cities.” Regional transport is going to stop on 16 stations on the way .we have recently come out with two different specification which is Metro Lite & Metro Neo basically meant for our Tier 2 cities or the outer area of Tier 1 cities and tier 3 cities which are costing around Metro Lite cost 40% and Metro Neo cost around 20 to 25% but they provide same kind of comfort, convenience, similar kind of riding experience punctuality etc. and gain to the environment.

Shri Durga Shankar then shared his proud experience visiting to Spain in 2018 Nov, after travelling in the Regional train and Metro train. He then appreciated the excellent job done in European continent and invited them to invest in Indian Metro Sector further explaining the benefits of cheap source of men power and growth opportunity in India both in Metro as well as 10 trillion dollar Economy growth in next 10 years.

Also requested to focus more in Make in India i.e. the technology should become the part of Indian technology. And investment could be done either in strategic form in collaboration with some existing companies or can bring fresh investment here for any kind of manufacturing whether it is in a metro coaches or assembling system, electrical system, civil engineering system or any kind of component which is required for this metro operation.

Bentley Acceleration Initiatives Acquires Indian Project Controls Specialist Nadhi Information Technologies

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Bentley Acceleration Initiatives Acquires Indian Project Controls Specialist Nadhi Information Technologies

Bentley Acceleration Initiatives today announced the acquisition of Chennai, India-based Nadhi Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a specialist in project controls, analytics, and decision support for construction supply chains. Nadhi serves some of India’s leading construction sector participants, including contractors Larsen & Toubro and Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd., real estate developers Mahindra Lifespaces and RMZ, and owner-operators DMRC (Delhi Metro) and Welspun Enterprises. Founded in 2008, Nadhi was incubated in the IIT Madras Research Park with advisors from the IIT Madras Building Technology and Construction Management faculty and the Lean Construction Institute.

Bentley Acceleration Initiatives is the internal incubator for strategic investments of Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company. Its objective is to bring together ecosystem partners in digital co-ventures. Nadhi brings to Bentley a critical mass of field-experienced professionals in construction automation, attuned to their region’s specific challenges and project dynamics. The acquisition strengthens Bentley’s focus on Asia, which is experiencing huge demand for new construction of infrastructure and has a keen appetite for digital workflows to help address this need. According to Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research, while China and the U.S. will remain the two highest-value construction markets globally, India and Indonesia will rise to the third and fourth highest-value markets by 2029.

Currently, project teams in Asia are often held back by conventional construction methodologies and obstacles to public cloud deployments, experiencing delays and cost overruns because of poorly coordinated schedules and the lack of visibility into project status. Project managers are looking for a solution that helps them interconnect their data silos—spanning documents, schedules, budgets, issues and risks, resources, and materials—all in one environment.

Some of the best-managed construction projects are now using Nadhi’s services to solve these challenges and improve their project delivery using digital workflows. Since offering lean construction consulting services in 2008, Nadhi has pioneered mobile-enabled project controls. In an offering explicitly configured for the needs of project teams in Asia, the integrated project controls in Nadhi’s nPulse software combines data-driven decision support and predictive analytics to give engineering and construction projects early warning of schedule risks and potential delays in milestone completion, advancing project planning and execution from reactive to proactive.

Dr. Ashit Gandhi, senior director, accelerated business development, Bentley Systems, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Nadhi’s construction automation experts as Bentley colleagues. Together, we see a significant new opportunity to help construction projects throughout Asia, especially for road and rail linear infrastructure, in ‘going digital’. Combining Nadhi’s proven project controls and analytics capabilities with Bentley’s SYNCHRO 4D construction modeling and field-based construction delivery will enable more integrated and efficient digital workflows, tailored specifically to Asian needs.”

Kalyan Vaidyanathan, CEO, Nadhi Information Technologies, said, “The whole team at Nadhi is excited to be joining Bentley Systems at this pivotal moment for India’s construction community. We look forward to deepening our capabilities in core areas of project controls and expanding our reach both in and beyond India for new opportunities. We believe, as part of Bentley, we will be even more strongly positioned to help our users to stay in control of their projects and to generate insights through analytics to avoid delays and improve confidence through visibility.”

Nadhi will add approximately 30 colleagues; its annualized revenues and profitability are not material to, and are not expected to meaningfully impact, the BSY financial outlook for 2021.

Pune Metro completes underwater Mutha river tunnel

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Pune Metro completes underwater Mutha river tunnel

PUNE: Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro) has completed the construction of first underwater metro tunnel below the Mutha river bed for the Pune Metro Rail Project.

Under Phase-1, Line-1(Purple Line) has an underground stretch of length 5.019 km from Agriculture College to Swargate with 5 underground stations. The work is divided in two packages – Package 1 from Agriculture college to Budhwar Peth and Package 2 from Budhwar Peth to Swargate. Both packages have been awarded to the JV of Tata-Projects-Gulermek.

Two TBM (Tunnel Boring Machines) i.e. S78 (Mutha) and S79 (Mula) were commissioned last month to build twin tunnels. Work on 1.6 km underground tunnel from between Agriculture College and Shivajinagar has been already completed. Tunnel work for the stretch between Civil court to Budhwar Peth started in March. After few days, Maha-Metro entered the riverbed of the Mutha river and now the tunneling work beneath Mutha river bed is completed.

According to the official Twitter handle of MahaMetro’s Pune Metro Rail Project,” Another 1st for Pune! 10s of bridges over Mutha river, some of them centuries old. Pune Metro has constructed 1st underwater metro tunnel below the Mutha river bed. Tunnels of ~240 mtrs. by Mutha & 223 mtrs. by Mula TBM completed between Civil Court & Budhwar Peth.”

With this development, Pune has become the 4th city in India after Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai to have an underground metro rail crosses the river.

This work is a part of 16.59 km long Purple Line of Pune Metro that will run from PCMC Bhavan to Swargate with 14 stations.

UKMRC reinvites tender for the development of Haridwar PRT Project

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UKMRC reinvites tender for the development of Haridwar PRT Project

DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation (UKMRC) reinvites open e-tender (EOI cum RFQ) for the development of Personalised Rapid Transit (PRT) System in Haridwar city of Uttarakhand called “Haridwar Darshan” on PPP mode.

Name of Work – Development of Personalised Rapid Transit (PRT) System in Haridwar city of Uttarakhand called “Haridwar Darshan” under Design Built Finance Operate and Transfer (DBFOT basis) – (PPP MODEL).

Important Details

Tender reference No: UM-140/EOI cum RFQ PRT Haridwar/2021-22/01

Contract Value: INR 1000 Crores

Period of Completion: 1095 Days

Document Download Start Date: 20-Apr-2021 from 06:00 PM

Document Download End Date: 04-Jun-2021 till 03:00 PM

Bid Submission Start Date: 20-Apr-2021 from 06:00 PM

Bid Submission End Date: 04-Jun-2021 till 03:00 PM

Bid Opening Date: 04-Jun-2021 at 03:30 PM

Pre Bid Meeting Date: 20-May-2021 at 04:00 PM

As per the tender inviting notice of UKMRC, the technology of PRT proposed by Applicants must be already in passenger operation for minimum 1 year and on a minimum stretch of 1.5 Km. Interested Applicants are required to download the EOI cum RFQ document from website https://uktender.gov.in

Proposed PRT Corridors –

  • Sitapur – Bharat Mata Temple 14.0 km
  • City Hospital – Daksha Temple 3.0 km
  • Ganeshpuram – DAV School 2.0 km
  • Valmiki Chowk – Laltaro Bridge 0.65 km
  • Total 19.65 km

The PRT corridors are mainly on the Major roads of the city and are planned to be elevated within the Right of way (ROW) on the central verge of the roads.

Previously, PNC Infratech Ltd emerged as the only bidder for this project and being the single bidder or based on technical or financial evaluation, UKMRC may not have find suitable to go ahead with the single bidder and cancelled the tender, as a result, reinvites tender for this project. Hopefully, this time there will be more bidders and works on the project finally takes off.

Metro Rail News April 2021 issue published

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Metro Rail News April 2021 issue published

Dear Readers,

The drafts of the National Rail Plan – 2030 prepared by Indian Railways endorsed in Union-Budget 20-21 is one of the key initiatives taken by the government to give India a future centric transportation system by 2030 and further strengthening it by 2050, the manual for planning, design and implementation of ITS/MIS for Metro System featuring as cover story gives an insight details on various issues related to Information Technology & Systems / Management Information System, development in Intelligent Transport System in India in Urban transport services and MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System).

Covid-19 has brought an unprecedented change in public transport system across the globe. The article featuring Metro Automation, initiatives in Urban transport during Covid and the future of MRTS talks about the change and developments of public transportation in different countries to provide its citizens a safe and comfortable commuting option during the pandemic the world is going through.

The information on development of Patna Metro (Phase I), Mumbai Metro (Line 7 & 9), along with regular columns. The Interview of Mr. Sandeep Gulati, Managing Director, Egis Inda and S N Subrahmanyan, CEO and MD of L&T are the other features of the magazine for April -2021 issue.

We express our sincere thankfulness for the overwhelming response given by our readers for our last month’s special edition on International Women’s Day.

We owe our commitment to keep our readers updated on various information related to Urban Transportation System in India and globally.

To provide you the most relevant information on public transport system we shall keep on adding new feature, columns and topics in our magazine. Technology specially developments in transportation system is one of the major agent for growth and development of a country. The fastest-growing economies of the world have a major expenditure of their GDP on public transport system other than health and education.

The government is working towards it and it would be good for the nation in terms of growing need of alternative mode of public transport system in the country due to a rapidly growing population and urbanization.

We are also organising a virtual forum InnoMetro – 2021 this month from 28th – 30th April to explore and showcase the various developments and changes in urban Transport System and MRTS. The event participated and facilitated by tech stalwarts worldwide is already a much-awaited event.

The issue next month will have all the major excerpts and briefings of the coveted ceremony. We thank once again to our sponsors, delegates, partners, stakeholders and especially our readers for the encouragement and support we have been receiving.

The nation is going through a very difficult period for last few weeks because of the second wave of Coronavirus. It is more important today to get through this difficult period.

We encourage everyone to take extra precautions necessary to safeguard their health and that of others. Stay informed about the situation in your local community by consulting and following the advice of your local health authorities.

Wish you a happy reading

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