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Lucknow Metro Returns More Than Rs 7 Lakhs In 2020

05/01/2021

IMG-20210106-WA0002 — A security person handelling the recovered items.

– Hassle-free return of lost belongings to rightful owners

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): Lucknow Metro continues to win the heart of metro commuters with its commendable passenger service. City’s own Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) i.e Lucknow Metro not only assures safe and convenient travel for all Metro commuters but also takes the responsibility for their belongings in our premises. In 2020, Lucknow Metro returned Rs 7,00,000 (including DD worth Rs 5,32,286) along with more than 39 mobile phones, 8 laptops and other valuables to its rightful owners in just six & a half months of metro train operations (affected due to Covid-19 pandemic).
Since the commencement of metro services from CCS Airport to Munshipulia, UPMRC staff has left no stone unturned to meet the expectations of metro commuters with the timely & hassle-free return of these lost belongings to the passengers. There have been many incidents in the last year in which metro staff has exhibited honesty, dignity & sincerity while performing their official duties in the service of the public. This has further strengthened the bond of togetherness, trust, & goodwill amongst the commuters.
On 17th January 2020, UPMRC returned a bag with 1 lakh 10 thousand rupees left behind at baggage scanner machine at Hazratganj metro station belonging to a female passenger. After receiving her bag, she thanked & appreciated the metro administration & PAC deployed at the station.
“On September 09, 2020, a passenger Mr Prashant Kumar forgot his bag on the baggage scanning machine at Vishvavidyalaya Metro station containing a Demand Draft of Rs. 5,32,286. Later, on realizing that he had forgotten his bag, he rushed back to the metro station fearing he had lost it. But on reaching the station, he was informed that he need not worry and that the bag was in safe custody. The on-duty security guard had submitted his belongings to the Station Controller and after due verification, the bag was handed over to its rightful owner”, a statement added.

“Mr Prashant was so thrilled with the professionalism of the Metro staff and thanked them for their exemplary services. On September 29, 2020, a handbag containing a gold bangle and Rs 16,220 rupees was returned to Anju Aggarwal, Advocate, Lucknow High Court. She lost her bag inside the train on March 09, 2020, while travelling in the metro, since then the bag was unclaimed and kept at the “Lost and Found” cell of UPMRC“, it added.

“UPMRC staff contacted her with the help of her visiting card found inside the bag & returned her valuables timely & conveniently. She also thanked the Lucknow Metro staff & gave a letter of appreciation for their dedication, commitment & integrity while terming its services as ‘A Trustworthy Companion”, an official said.
Mr Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC said, “It is our prime responsibility to provide a safe and comfortable travel experience to our commuters. We assure the people that not only them but also their belongings are safe & secure in our Metro system. On the humanitarian aspect, Lucknow Metro’s whole staff has discharged their duty responsibly to meet the expectations of the public. With the co-operation from the people, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited aims to provide a safe, secure and a barrier-free travel experience to all.”

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NMRC Crosses 10, 000 Mark In New Year, Conducts Covid Testing For All Its Employees

M K Rai

05/01/2021

NOIDA (Metro Rail News): The New Year has begun on a positive note for Noida Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (NMRC) as it achieved the highest ridership of 10, 418 passengers on the first Monday of 2021 (04.01.2021) after resuming services post lockdown.

“This rise can be attributed to the fact that passengers have faith in the safety standards of NMRC and consider the Aqua Line as a safe and secure mode of public transport. NMRC is also taking all necessary measures to ensure a safe journey for Aqua-Line commuters. The NMRC trains are also fully sanitised after each trip. The stations, platform and other “contact areas” like Call buttons of lifts, AFC gates, Handle belts of Escalators & Staircases, POS machines etc. are also sanitised at regular intervals. The E- Rickshaws are also regularly sanitised after every journey”, the NMRC said in a statement.

Covid Testing of NMRC Employees As part of the preventive measures being taken by NMRC to contain the spread of the Covid 19 virus and to safeguard its employees and their families, Noida Metro had conducted the RT-PCR test for all its employees on January 4. Around 371 employees got themselves tested in this medical drive. The reports of the tested employees were received by NMRC today on January 5 according to an official.

According to the Reports received, all the 371 employees have tested negative for CoVID 19 virus. The RT-PCR testing was conducted at three locations in order to cover all the employees working in NMRC – the NMRC Headquarters in Sector 29 (Noida), NMRC Staff Colony in Greater Noida and Sector 51 Metro Station of the Aqua Line. The testing was carried out at all the above locations from 11 AM to 3 PM. The testing was done for NMRC staff, DMRC handholding staff and BECIL staff.

NMRC had coordinated with the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Gautam Buddha Nagar to organise the medical camp at the above locations and for arranging the team for conducting the RT-PCR test in the NMRC premises. Employees were requested to carry their official I Card along with and a copy of their Pan Card to the testing centres for getting themselves tested. NMRC has always proactively tried to take various measures in helping the Government in containing the spread of the Covid 19 virus.

“Even during the lockdown, the NMRC trains, stations, official premises and staff colony were regularly sanitised. Even after resuming operations, NMRC implemented strict guidelines for passengers travelling in the Aqua Line to ensure the safety of all its passengers. All passengers are screened at the entry point of metro stations for temperature”, it added.

“NMRC has also deployed staff at the stations to ensure that passengers follow the government guidelines of wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing. Passengers are also provided with hand sanitisers at the entry point. Only the passengers with a face mask are allowed inside the stations. NMRC also encouraged Aqua-Line commuters to use cashless transactions for recharging their smart card or generating QR Ticket”, an official said.

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JSPL Records Highest Ever Production & Sales in December 2020

M K Rai

04/01/2021

Screen-Shot-2020-08-24-at-3.20.51-PM — JSPL Plant at Raigarh.

– JSPL’s Angul, Raigarh & Patratu plants post record monthly production in December 2020 .

-JSPL’s Steel production increased by 20% (Y-o-Y) to 19.3 lakh tonnes in Q3FY21 .

– JSPL’s Steel sales increased by 12% (Y-o-Y) to 18.8 lakh tonnes in Q3FY21.

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): JSPL Steel operations reported their highest ever monthly production volumes with 7.27 lakh tonnes during December 2020. JSPL’s integrated steel plant in Angul reported the highest ever monthly production to 4.16 lakh tonnes, JSPL’s Raigarh steel plant also reported the highest monthly production to 3.11 lakh tonnes. JSPL also reported the highest ever monthly sales of 7.11 lakh tonnes in December 2020.
The Company posted a record standalone Steel production of 19.3 lakh tonnes in Q3FY21 compared to 16.1 lakh tonnes in Q3FY20. JSPL’s Standalone Steel sales also increased by 12% (Y-o-Y) to 18.8 lakh tonnes in Q3FY21 compared to 16.7 lakh tonnes in Q3FY20. JSPL’s Steel exports increased by 18% (Y-o-Y) to 3.87 lakh tonnes in Q3FY21 contributing 21% to the total sales volumes.

“We are proud of our dedicated workforce who achieved such an extraordinary increase in the production with existing capacity by way of optimizing various operating parameters without any Capex. We will achieve even greater heights in times to come,” said Mr V R Sharma, Managing Director, JSPL.

The company is moving with an excellent pace with breaking all the records even during the lockdown. JSPL has also been helping children and needy through JSPL Foundation.

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Questions Arise as Chinese Firm Gets Contract For Construction Of Underground Stretch Of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Project

M K Rai

04/01/2021

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The financial bids were opened after obtaining the NOC on Technical Bid Evaluation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Of the five firms, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company Limited emerged as the L1 bidder.

“The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has awarded a contract to a Chinese company, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Company Limited, for the construction of a 5.6-kilometre underground stretch, from New Ashok Nagar to Sahibabad, of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS project”, according to a news report by The Print.

The NCRTC which is the nodal agency for the implementation of country’s first Regional Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) has said that the contract was awarded following the set procedure and guidelines which are adopted in all other cases.
“Now, all the civil work tenders of the 82-km-long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor have been awarded and the construction is going on in full swing to commission the project in time,” an NCRTC spokesperson said.

This is to be noted that Approvals have to be taken at various levels for bids that are funded by multilateral agencies and the same procedure was adopted in this matter too.

A controversy had erupted in June last year after the STEC emerged as the lowest bidder for the construction of the 5.6-km tunnel on one of the stretches of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS project amid a standoff between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh.

The 82-km-long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is being funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and procurement is governed by the guidelines of the bank and the government.

This time also, the movie is being questioned by many people who are raising their voices through social media platforms like Twitter. It is something very awkward specially when the country is setting in motion the Atmanirbhar Bharat Initiative.

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Second Trial Run Conducted between PCMC and Phugewadi by Maharashtra Metro

M K Rai

04/01/2021

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) on Sunday conducted a trial run on a 6-km-long stretch between the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and the Phugewadi stations. The priority stretch falls on the PCMC-Swargate metro corridor.

A year ago in January 2020, the first trial run was held between PCMC and Sant Tukaram Nagar, a stretch spanning one km. The work on the stretch was expected to finish around April-May this year but was delayed by the Covid-induced lockdown. The train for the trial run consisted of three coaches and left the PCMC station at 1.30 pm and reached the Phugewadi station at 2 pm on Sunday.
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The trials are being held by the MMRCL to test various parameters of the project. Metro officials said that work for constructing the viaduct, laying tracks and installing the overhead traction cable network between the two stations has been completed. The trains that will ply in Pune will have three coaches and the capacity to hold between 950 and 970 passengers. One coach will be reserved for women. All coaches of the train are interconnected to facilitate movement from one coach to another. The trains are made of stainless steel and can run at a maximum speed of 90 kmph.

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Elevated Metro Stations of Chennai Metro Phase-2 to Have Platform Screen Doors

M K Rai

04/01/2021

Delhi Metro to HC says Platform Screen Doors Not Possible At all Stations — Image for representation.

CHENNAI (Metro Rail News): All elevated stations in the 118.9km phase-2 network will have platform screen doors (PSD) to prevent commuters from crossing or jumping on to the tracks according to official sources at CMRL.
Metro rail will construct 80 elevated stations to link a nearly 76km stretch in three corridors in the phase. In that, construction for a portion of the line on corridor-4 between Power House in Kodambakkam and Poonamallee may begin in 2021.
The detailed project report for the phase-2 project said while underground stations will have full platform screen doors from the platform to the ceiling, elevated stations will have half-height PSDs.

“PSDs are mainly provided at metro stations to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers,” the report said. And one of the major reasons, metro rail, said was, “It prevents accidental falls from the platform onto the lower track area, suicide attempts and homicides by pushing.” Phase-2 will have 48 underground stations covering nearly 43km according to a news report by TOI.

Other advantages of installing PSDs include preventing accidents when service trains pass through stations at high speeds, reduces the wind felt by passengers caused by piston effect which could in some circumstances make people fall over the tracks. The doors cut power consumptions in underground stations by preventing air-conditioned air from escaping and improve the sound quality of platform announcements as background noise from the tunnels and trains are reduced.

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Land acquisition for Patna Metro depot to start soon

M K Rai

03/01/2021

PATNA (Metro Rail News): The process of land acquisition for the Patna Metro depot near Patliputra ISBT at Mauza Pahadi on Patna- Gaya Road would begin soon. The Patna Metro Rail Corporation (PMRC) has identified a 76-acre plot and its social impact assessment would start within a week. District land acquisition officer, Pankaj Patel has said to a news agency.

“The PMRC needed 76 acres in Pahadi and Ranipur area. Once the social impact assessment is done, which will take around 45-days, we will start the process,” Patel said.

The depot will consist of two workshop bays with provision for two in the future, two inspection bays with provision for two in the future, 8 stabling lines which can accommodate 32 three-coach trains, and auto-coach washing plant. The administrative area will consist of an auditorium, training school, canteen and operational control centre.

Senior officials in the urban development and housing department said the construction work of ISBT rail depot would be complete before the priority corridor between New Patliputra ISBT and Malahi Pakri under the Corridor I.

Earlier, two depots were proposed, however, due to some changes in metro alignment, the Aitwarpur depot was dropped.
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Now, both the corridors have one depot near ISBT,” the officials said.

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RRTS Trains to Run On Indigenous Tracks

M K Rai

03/01/2021

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The high-speed Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor will see trains that are designed to move at 180kmph. The tracks required to support such high-speed train movement will not only be state of the art but also indigenous.

The corridor, which will go via Ghaziabad, Duhai and Modi Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, will be India’s first RRTS facility. “The 82km corridor will connect Meerut to Delhi in less than an hour and civil construction has been going at a rapid pace,” said a spokesperson of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
“RRTS will mark many firsts in terms of technology in the country. It will have unique ballastless tracks suitable for the high-speed design of 180kmph.
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The ballastless-track technology is currently not available in the country,” he said.

NCRTC said a track slab factory was being constructed in the Shatabdi Nagar casting yard in Meerut and would be completed in six months. “It will start production to meet the target of operationalising the 17km priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai by 2023 and the full corridor by 2025,” according to a news report.

The construction of all four stations in the priority section — Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai — and that of the Duhai depot are on. “The formation of viaduct has gained momentum with six launching gantries working round the clock and another two will be made operational soon,” he said, adding that all system and sub-system contracts were being implemented.

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Shimla Toy Train booked to full capacity, Expected to run till January 31

M K Rai

03/01/2021

SHIMLA (Metro Rail News): Citing favourable tourist season, the Ambala division has extended the Himalayan Queen Kalka-Shimla toy train till January 31. The two toy trains – Himalayan Queen and Vistadome Him Darshan Express are getting an overwhelming response and are being booked till January 10.

“The Himalayan Queen was resumed from October 20 onwards after closure for seven months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Vistadome Him Darshan Express was back on the tracks on December 16,” Kalka station superintendent Gokul Singh was stated saying.

However, the trains did not get good response initially, but as the days passed, Himalayan Queen picked up and by December 31, it was jam-packed. Gokul said the Himalayan Queen has seven bookings in the waiting till January 4.

“The Ambala division has extended the Himalayan Queen operations till January 31, which was earlier till December 31. The train acquired full occupancy in the last week of December and is booked till January 10”, he further added.

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Driverless Operations On Delhi Metro’s Pink Line By Mid 2021

M K Rai

02/01/2021

1609157522254110001_attach_138284503227080180 — The Driverless Metro Train of DMRC

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday announced that Pink Line will also have driverless operations by mid of 2021.”

After starting driverless services on the 37 km long Magenta Line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden), another major corridor of the Delhi Metro, the 59 km long Pink Line (Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar) will also have driverless operations by the mid of 2021,” DMRC tweeted.
In December last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train operations on the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden).
After both lines become driverless, Delhi Metro will have a driverless network length of about 94 kilometres, which will be approximately nine per cent of the world’s total driverless metro network.
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The Delhi Metro currently operates on a network of about 390 kilometres with 285 stations spanning 11 corridors (including Noida-Greater Noida).

–ANI

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