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IRCON invites tender for construction of Melli Yard works of Sivok Rangpo Railway Project

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IRCON invites tender for construction of Melli Yard works of Sivok Rangpo Railway Project

NEW DELHI, (Metro Rail News): Ircon International Limited now invites online tender for the construction of Melli Yard works including construction of Bridge No. 10 and No. 11 in connection with construction of Sivok – Rangpo New BG Railway Line Project.

Name of Work

Construction of Melli Yard works including earthwork in cutting, filling, development of drainage system, slope stabilization, retaining structures, Reinforced Soil wall system, Construction of Bridge No. 10 on pile foundation, Bridge No. 11 and other ancillary works between Km. 26.570 to Km. 27.540 in connection with construction of Sivok – Rangpo New BG Railway Line Project.

Important Details

Tender Number – IRCON/CC/SR-2046/Const./Yard – Melli

Estimated Cost of Work – INR 182.02 Crores

Completion Period – 30 Months

Pre Bid Meeting – 20-Apr-2021 11:00 AM 

Document Download Start Date – 13-Apr-2021 11:30 AM

Document Download End Date – 03-May-2021 03:00 PM

Bid Submission Start Date – 27-Apr-2021 03:00 PM

Bid Submission End Date – 03-May-2021 03:00 PM

Further Details

For more information and detailed scope of work, applicants can download tender documents from the website – https://etenders.gov.in/eprocure/app

About Sivok – Rangpo Railway Project:

Sivok-Rangpo is an under construction 44.96 Km long broad gauge railway line connecting Sivok in West Bengal to Rangpo in Sikkim. It will be the first railway connectivity to the State of Sikkim with the rest of India.

The project is already delayed due to multiple reasons and cost of project has escalated multiple times. The Indian Railways has given the contract to IRCON to construct this line.

IRCON is carrying out construction work for this project on behalf of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

On completion, this railway line will have 5 stations on the route namely – Melli, Teesta Bazaar, Geil Khola, Riang, and Rangpo. The Project will constitute construction of 28 bridges, 14 tunnels with 86% of the route totaling 38.53 Km will pass through the tunnels. The line is expected to become operational by December, 2022.

Work is progressing well in Gujarat for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project

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Work is progressing well in Gujarat for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project

NEW DELHI, (Metro Rail News): Managing Director of National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHRCL), Achal
Khare, recently in an interview with TOI, has talked about the ongoing progress on Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project. Regarding status in Gujarat, he stated that “We have got 95% land in Gujarat and out of 351km falling in the state, contract for 325 km has been awarded. The project is now fully into the construction phase. All the remaining civil packages in the Gujarat portion will be awarded during the current calendar year.”

Regarding status in Maharashtra, he stated that, “24% land has been acquired. But this is very scattered and we can’t even take up work on 10-15 km. In Palghar, we were quite successful. We had carried out joint measurement surveys in 71 out of 73 villages. It shows that people are largely not against the project. We completed 450 sale deeds in Maharashtra, all on consent, and in only Palghar we have done 220 such sale deeds. But we need to have 1,200 sale deeds.  People are ready to give the land, the major issue is their land records.” “There are plots, around 500, where land ownership is not clear. There are plots where 150 or 200 names are entered in the records. They call it ‘gola plot’. There is no readymade solution to
this.

In Gujarat also, we had issues of plots where there were 20 owners of a plot. We discussed it with the Gujarat government and they extended all help to resolve ownership issues. We could settle issues there quite well. But in Palghar, in many cases the real owners and persons in possession of land are different,” he further added. About completion of project and the impact of Covid-19 on meeting project deadlines, he stated that, “The Covid impact will be there. But we are trying to do something by December 2023 or early 2024. We have aligned the contractor also on this thinking that let’s try and achieve something in one section for the trial purpose. I am in talks with the Japanese side. We have not been able to concretise all this. But they are agreeing to this kind of arrangement. We are trying that something is done in 2023. If not fully, our attempt is let’s partially fulfil the dream.”

He also talks about the budget allocation for the project and said that “This year we have been allocated Rs 14,000 crore, which is more than Rs 1,000 crore per month. We will award all civil contracts in Gujarat. We have awarded two major contracts, which are to the tune of Rs 33,000- Rs 34,000 crore that will be carried out in the next four years. This Rs 14,000 crore will be used mostly for works.”
On Delhi-Varanasi high-speed rail corridor, he stated that “We have submitted the draft report
for Delhi-Varanasi stretch. We will give all details in the final report. The idea is if the project is
sanctioned, we can start work from day one. All routes will be justified on economic return

Trains of Chennai Metro Phase-1 & Phase-2 will operate independently

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Trains of Chennai Metro Phase-1 & Phase-2 will operate independently

CHENNAI: At present, Chennai Metro Phase-1 is fully operational with route length of 45.1 Km and when Phase-2 will began operations, trains running on Phase-1 will not run on Phase-2 and vice versa.

This is because of usage of different signalling systems for Phase-1 and Phase-2, as a result both the Phase-1 and Phase-2 projects will function independently and trains running in one phase cannot be run on the other. While Phase-1 has four-coach trains, Phase-2 will have three-coach and six-coach trains, according to CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited).

According to CMRL official, “Because the projects have different signalling systems, the trains operating in Phase-1 cannot work in Phase-2. It will have no impact on the passengers. Some stations like Alandur, St. Thomas Mount, Vadapalani, Thousand Lights and CMBT, which will be present in both projects, will not be in the same building and will be located very close to each other. So, if a commuter wants to switch between Phase-1 and Phase-2, they have switch stations. We will make sure the switching is seamless.”

In the Phase-1 project, distance-to-go signalling system was used whereas in Phase-2, the communications based train control signalling system would be used, officials said. The latter is considered to be more precise and Metros in Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai were now opting to deploy the system, they added.

Phase-2 of Chennai Metro comprises construction of three lines covering a total of 118.9 km, these lines are –

Line-3 from Madhavaram to Siruseri (45.81 km with 48 stations)

Line-4 from Light House to Poonamallee (26.1 km, 28 stations)

Line-5 fromMadhavaram to Sholinganallur (47 km, 46 stations)

Construction activities for Phase-2 are expected to start in next few months with whole phase is expected to be completed by 2026.

Land value near metro rail corridors to increase by 10-15% – JLL Report

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Land value near metro rail corridors to increase by 10-15% – JLL Report

MUMBAI: As the metro rail network is expanding at rapid pace in Indian cities, the land value within 500 m of upcoming metro corridors in India is expected to rise by 10-15%, as per JLL report.

India has seen a phenomenal growth in metro rail construction in last 2 decades covering a total of 760.62 km of metro rail network with another 578.34 km under construction. Cities including Kochi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Nagpur and Nashik have seen significant expansion of new metro lines.

Further, two new technologies including Metro Lite and Metro Neo are being planned to provide affordable connectivity options in tier II cities and peripheral parts of tier I cities.

As per the report, residential property in South Delhi area appreciated by 15-20% in last 5 to 6 years while the micro-market of corridor-I and corridor-III in Hyderabad saw rates rise by 15-20% from 2018 to first quarter of 2021.  Many pockets in the city of Chennai witnessed an increase in land prices closer to metro stations ranging from 15-35%. In Bangalore, The micro-market of CBD along with few SBD locations like Indiranagar, CMH Road, Jayanagar, Malleswaram, Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar, etc. witnessed a price growth of 8-10% as soon as the East-West & North-South corridors opened for public use.

According to A Shankar, head, strategic consulting and valuation advisory, India, JLL, “The real estate market has seen a steady growth along the metro corridors, owing to increase in developments alongside the routes. Furthermore, on an average, the land value within 500 m of metro corridors has increased by 15-20%, especially in residential and commercial areas. Additionally, it has been observed that appreciation in land value has been on a rise after the metro operation and increase by 2-5% annually over other locations, compared to the construction and planning phase.”

The deployment of the metro corridor directly impacts real estate sector as it increases land value, land use change and densification alongside the metro corridor. Also, mass transit systems such as metros and monorails significantly contribute towards solving traffic problems. Thus, projects which are planned around the vicinity witness an increased urban real estate value, since consumers are willing to pay more for convenience, the report said.

The Central Government plan is to expand the metro rail network to around 1000 km by present network when India celebrates its 75th Independence Day in 2022. India plans to have at least 25 Indian cities with a metro network with a total network of 1700 km by 2025.

The casting of 1st Pier began for Phase-2 of Ahmedabad Metro

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The casting of 1st Pier began for Phase-2 of Ahmedabad Metro

AHMEDABAD: Casting of 1st Pier has started by Ranjit Buildcon Limited on Radesan Road for the 28.25 km long Phase-2 of Ahmedabad Metro.

Ranjit Buildcon was awarded this contract under Package-C2 of the Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2 Project with a contract value of INR 417.90 crore and completion period of 27 months.

Tenders were invited for this work in January 2020 and in July, technical bids were opened. In October 2020, when financial bids were opened, Ranjit Buildcon emerged as the lowest bidder quoting the bid value INR 417.90 crore against the estimated cost of INR 470.06 crore.

Name of Work: Construction of 6.478km elevated viaducts and 5 stations from CH. 25467.443m to 31945.443m and 0.679 km elevated viaducts and ramp for depot entry in connection with Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase – 2 from Motera Stadium to Mahatma Mandir (excl. E&M, architectural finishing and roofing) – Package C2.

Phase-2 of Ahmedabad Metro consist of 2 corridors i.e. Line-1 from Motera to Mahatma Mandir  with length of 22.838 km (20 stations) and Line-2 from GNLU to GIFT City with length of 5.41 km (3 stations). Both the corridors are fully elevated.

Bentley Systems Brings Infrastructure Digital Twins to NVIDIA Omniverse

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Bentley Systems Brings Infrastructure Digital Twins to NVIDIA Omniverse

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that it is developing applications using the NVIDIA Omniverse platform for photorealistic, real-time visualization and simulation of digital twins of massive-scale industrial and civil infrastructure projects.

Bentley Systems has extended the Bentley iTwin platform to integrate with NVIDIA Omniverse to provide a graphics pipeline for AI-enhanced, real-time visualization, and simulation of infrastructure digital twins. This integration allows engineering-grade, millimeter-accurate digital content to be visualized with photorealistic lighting and environmental effects on multiple devices including web browsers, workstations, tablets, and virtual reality and augmented reality headsets from anywhere in the world.

Bentley iTwin is an open, scalable cloud platform that enables engineering firms and owner-operators to create, visualize, and analyze digital twins of infrastructure assets. Digital information managers use it to incorporate engineering data created by diverse design tools into a living digital twin and align it with reality data, IoT data, and other associated data without disrupting their current tools or processes.

Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley said, “Visualization and simulation underpin many of the use cases for infrastructure digital twins. The collaboration of Bentley iTwin and NVIDIA Omniverse is delivering real-time, immersive 3D/4D experiences that will enable true-to-reality, physics-based simulation of even the largest and most complex infrastructure assets. GPU-computing is transforming the world of engineering and construction and promises to unleash the potential of AI for simulation and advanced analytics in infrastructure digital twins.”

“Modern infrastructure are magnificent feats of engineering. NVIDIA and Bentley share a vision of physically based digital twins – so accurate and realistically simulated that they will revolutionize everything from infrastructure design to operations,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA Omniverse was built precisely to realize this vision – to create shared virtual worlds that are simulated with physical and photo realism. We are delighted Bentley is developing applications for infrastructure digital twins on NVIDIA Omniverse.”

Unmatched High-Fidelity Infrastructure Visualization 

The combination of the Bentley iTwin platform and NVIDIA Omniverse provides an unmatched, high-performance user experience at a scale that had previously not been possible.

The integration of the capabilities of the Bentley iTwin platform and NVIDIA Omniverse enables users to virtually explore massive industrial plants and offshore structures as if they are walking through the infrastructure in real time, for purposes such as wayfinding and safety route optimization.

“The industry is moving in a positive direction toward more automated and sophisticated tools that improve client outcomes,” said Donna DeMarco, plant information modeling, Jacobs.  “Jacobs is proud to partner with Bentley in leveraging tools like iTwin linked with NVIDIA Omniverse to achieve strong results for our clients.”

Pune Metro to have DAMM TETRA based Radio System

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Pune Metro to have DAMM TETRA based Radio System

PUNE: Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) has selected DAMM TETRA based radio communication system for the Pune Metro Rail Project. The system comprises a combination of high-power DAMM Indoor Systems, Consort Digital Train Radio Systems and Sepura TETRA handheld and mobile radios.

The high-power DAMM Indoor System ensures sufficient coverage for the entire railway, above and below ground, while the distributed architecture, open API and modular configuration provide a customized solution that fully meets the customer’s needs.

According to Arpit Kumar Srivastava, Head (Direct Sales) at Consort Digital, “Key to the success of projects like this is the distributed architecture in the DAMM TetraFlex® system, which allows us to implement a phased commissioning of the radio system, even if the control centres are not fully ready and equipped”.

According to DAMM Regional Director Carsten Laursen, “Winning this project once again bears witness to the strength of our DAMM System Partner programme and to what can be achieved through close collaboration”.
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This system will be used to provide radio communication to the under-construction Line-1 (Purple Line) and Line-2 (Aqua Line) of Pune Metro consisting route length of 33 km along with 34 cabs, 29 stations and two depots.

Both lines are expected to become operational by the end of this year with expected daily ridership of 6 lakhs commuters.

UKMRC gives green signal to Dehradun Metro Neo Project

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UKMRC gives green signal to Dehradun Metro Neo Project

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Metro Rail Corporation (UKMRC) today approved the DPR (Detailed Project Report) of the Dehradun Metro Neo Project during the meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Om Prakash. The proposal will now be sent to the government for approval.

UKMRC had already starting preparing DPR of the Dehradun Metro Neo Project with the help of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) after Central Government had given approval for the same.

During the board meeting of UKMRC, DPR has been given green signal with partial amendments. According to MD of UKMRC, Jitendra Tyagi, partial amendments will be made to the DPR after that the proposal will be sent to the government to take the decision on it, after which further action will be taken.

Discussion was also held on running a local train between Haridwar and Rishikesh as per the instructions of the Government. For this, the Ministry of Railways has been asked to discuss all possibilities. 

Metro Neo is a Mass Rapid Transit System that aims to provide safe, comfortable, reliable and energy efficient transportation services to the commuters. It has cost advantage as well as lighter and smaller in comparison to regular metro systems and is particularly suited for Tier-2 & Tier-3 cities.

Uttarakhand Government is now looking to develop Metro Neo systems for Rishikesh and Haridwar also. Recently, detailed discussions were carried out in a meeting between Bansidhar Bhagat, Uttarakhand Urban Development Minister and State officials and the Minister has directed the officials to prepare all technical details including the DPR for the proposed projects at the earliest.

Apart from Dehradun, cities of Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Jammu, Srinagar, Rajkot, Baroda, Coimbatore, Bhiwadi have already sent proposals for Metro Neo. Recently, Public Investment Board (PIB), under the Ministry of Finance, has recommended Metro Neo Project for Nashik after its appraisal.

InnoMetro – Global Event for Metro Rail Innovations

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InnoMetro – Global Event for Metro Rail Innovations

NEW DELHI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): InnoMetro is a global event platform to showcases the latest innovations & technology for Metro Rail Sector in a three-day insightful conference & expo. The program is customized to maximize penetration into crucial trends affecting the urban mobility sector while offering one to one networking opportunities.

InnoMetro to held Virtually on 28th, 29th and 30th April 2021, which is mainly focused on Realization of Atmanirbhar Bharat, Advanced signalling & Telecom technologies, Modernization and Repair of Rolling Stock, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain and Robotics, Ticketing and Passenger Information Systems, Assets Maintenance and Predictive Analysis, Transport Infra-Financing, Mobility-as-a-Service, Transport Infra-Sustainability, Workforce diversity and technical skills gaps, Cyber, Physical Security and Safety Systems, Improving Passenger Experience, Data Tools for Metro & Railway.

The target audience for this event are officials and key decision-makers from Central & State Government Authorities, Ministry of Railways, MOHUA, Metro Rail Operators, Indian Railways and Coach Factories, Engineering & Construction Firms, Contractors & Builders, Architect and Consulting Firms, Public Sector Undertakings, Solution providers, OEMs, Banking & Funding Institutions, Urban Planner and Consultants, Legal Firms, Research & Development Organization and  Smart Cities Development Authorities. People can also participate in this event as Sponsor, Speaker, Exhibitor & Delegates.

With a believe that technology can change anyone life and technology is something that is gaining increasing importance in the world today. Wherever you look, there is technology. Even the device you are using to read this article uses technology. In simple words, technology is when we use science to apply it for practical purposes. So, get ready to witness the unforeseen era, which joins 2500+ Delegates, 100+Speakers, 50+Exhibitor and 78+ Countries under one roof.

Delegate Registrations

Registrations open till 25th April 2021. Registration will be on “First come, First serve” basis limited seats available.

  • Early Registration (up to 15th April 2021): Rs. 299 for 3 days.
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Click here for Registrations:

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BSR Infratech emerged lowest bidder for construction of Anjanapura Depot of Bangalore Metro

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BSR Infratech emerged lowest bidder for construction of Anjanapura Depot of Bangalore Metro

BENGALURU:  BSR Infratech has emerged as the lowest bidder for the construction of metro rail depot at Anjanapura in Reach-4B Line of Bangalore Metro Rail Project under Phase-2.

As per the financial bids opened on April 12 by Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), BSR Infratech quoted the bid price of INR 58.87 which was lowest among all the bidders.

BMRCL had invited tenders for this work in October 2020 with an estimated cost of INR 69.29 crore and completion period of 20 months. Technical bids were opened on January 9, 2021 in which 8 bidders qualified the technical evaluation stage.

The bid values quoted by 8 bidders are given below –

  • BSR Infratech – INR 58.87 crore
  • RK Infra – INR 63 crore approx
  • NCC- INR 66.86 crore
  • RPP Infra – Trivena Infra JV- INR 72.47 crore
  • Hombale Constructions and Estates – INR 75.45 crore
  • BL Kashyap and Sons – INR 75.80 crore
  • Starworth Infrastructure and Construction – INR 83.72 crore
  • Priya Engineering – INR 85.43 crore

Contract: BMRCL/Phase-2/Reach-4B/Anjanapura Depot/2020/73

Brief Scope: Construction of Metro Rail Depot Structures, Site development works, internal roads & drainage works in Depot area at Anjanapura in Reach-4B line of Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-2.

As BSR Infratech is the lowest bidder, it is likely that BMRCL will award the contract to construct the Anjanapura Depot to the firm very soon in next few weeks. This new depot will support the trains operating on the Green Line with route length of 30.5 km which includes the recently inaugurated section of 6.29 km from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute in January 2021.

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