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Kochi Metro Rail Limited Decides to Adopt a Circular Economy

23/12/2020

KOCHI (Metro Rail News): In a significant move Kochi Metro Rail Limited has decided to adopt a circular economy, an approach to sustainable development. The circular economy is a new way of creating value, and ultimately prosperity, through extending product lifespan and relocating the waste from the end of the supply chain to the beginning – in effect, using resources more efficiently by using them more than once.

“Kochi metro will start the use of building materials with recycled content to reduce dependence on virgin materials for less important areas. Use of local building materials and minimising environmental impacts from transportation is also under consideration”, a statement said.

“KMRL is known for its sustainable development. The Circular Economy is gaining attention worldwide. Through adopting circular economy KMRL can work on the concept of reduce, reusce, redesign and regenerate. ” said Alkesh Kumar Sharma IAS, MD KMRL.
The new policy will encourage the use of materials with low emissions, so as to reduce adverse health impacts on the general public. KMRL has decided to maximize usage of structural steel in stations, especially in entry/exits and thereby reducing the quantity of cement concrete consumed·
“As part of the new policy, KMRL will ensure reuse of removed materials from old road formations and building foundations/ walls etc. KMRL will ensure that usage of plastic and other polymers are reduced. KMRL will encourage usage of re-usable items or recyclable items in the case of daily use for site workers. KMRL has also planned to prepare centralized storage for identified reusable materials until put into actual use”, an official said.

“KMRL will ensure that materials for disposal like used oil or packing material shall be disposed of through authorized agencies without burning or burying in the ground. Introduction of noise reduction measures during construction for the effective control of noise pollution in construction site·There are plans to preserve topsoil and restore wherever it is feasible”, he added.
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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray Inspects Ongoing Metro Rail Work in Mumbai

M K Rai

23/12/2020

IMG_20201222_085409 — Uddhav Thackeray during the visit.

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Maharashtra Chief Minister on Sunday, December 20, inspected the ongoing Metro Rail work in Mumbai. Thackeray inspected the work at Andheri L-7 station, Akurli station, Dahisar metro rail bridge, Charkop metro depot, D N Nagar metro station as well as the sites of proposed Gundavali and Kandivali metro stations according to a statement issued by CMO, Maharashtra.
“During the visit, he directed the authorities to ensure that the quality of work is good and that it gets completed within the set deadline”, a statement read.
He also inspected the ongoing work at Metro Trial Run at Charkop along with the MMRDA’s Metropolitan Commissioner R. A. Rajiv, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Ashish Kumar Singh.
The chief minister expressed satisfaction over the ongoing work, the statement added. Earlier, the Bombay High Court permitted the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) to carry out construction and other ancillary work for the Metro III project at Cuffe Parade in south Mumbai during the night.

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UPMRC Honours best Security Personnel and Housekeeping Staff For The Month Of November

M K Rai

23/12/2020

LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): To acknowledge the commendable service and dedication towards work, Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. honoured the best performing security guard and housekeeping staff for the month of November 2020. “UPMRC’s Managing Director Shri. Kumar Keshav awarded certificates of appreciation to the awardees in the award ceremony held at UPMRC’s administrative building for their exemplary services & contribution”, the UPMRC said.

“While performing duty in the capacity of a security guard, G4S, Shri Rohit Rawat has proved to be a multi-tasking person and impressed everyone with his good behaviour both with the metro staff and passengers during public dealing. On 28th November 2020 at 14:54 hours at Alambagh Bus Stand Metro Station, 3 passengers jumped from platform number 2 and & crossed the track illegally to platform number 1”, a statement read.

“As soon as security guard Shri Rohit Rawat came to know, he took immediate action and informed the on-duty station controller Shri Sagar Agarwal about this incident who caught them along with his help & took them to the station controller room. The 3 commuters were released after being imposed a fine of Rs. 250. His commitment and dedication towards work is simply commendable, praiseworthy and deserves appreciation for this prompt action, agility & alertness while on duty”, it added.

“Along with him, Smt Ratna and Smt. Rama Devi, Housekeepers at Transport Nagar Metro Depot were also awarded for keeping the depot premises safe, clean and well maintained. They both are well-versed with the handling of chemicals & working of cleaning equipments”, an official said.

While appreciating their outstanding work, Shri Kumar Keshav, MD, UPMRC also expressed his gratitude for the sincere efforts made by the security and housekeeping staff to meet the highest standards of work ethics in performing their duties with utmost dedication, commitment & perseverance. Every month award felicitation ceremony is organized by UPMRC & certificate of appreciation is awarded to best performing employees to boost their morale. Shri Kumar Keshav contributes a cash prize of Rs 1000 from his salary every month for these winners.

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Bids Open for Supply of 1200 MT Regular Rails for New ISBT Depot of Patna Metro

M K Rai

22/12/2020

PATNA (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation also known as DMRC has recently invited bids for the supply and commissioning of 1200 MT of regular rails for the New ISBT Depot of Patna Metro. The Phase 1 project of the Patna Metro will be 30.91 km long.
“The integrated New ISBT Depot on 76 acres of land will be used to stabilize and maintain trains for both lines after a modification to the project plan was made in Q4 2019”, according to a news report.
Line 1 of the Patna Metro will run between Danapur Cantonment to Khemni Chak with 14 stations on the corridor covering a distance of 16.86 km. The Line 2 will connect Patna Junction Railway Station to New ISBT with 12 stations on the route and a distance of 14.05 km.
The Scope of the works includes Manufacturing and Supply of 1200 MT 90 UTS, UIC 60, 13 m, Class A 880 Grade Rails, IRS-T-12-2009 for New ISBT Patna Depot of Patna Metro Rail Project. The deadline for completion of the work is 365 days, i.e. 1 year.

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DMRC may flag off its first driverless train on Christmas Day

M K Rai

22/12/2020

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is likely to run driverless trains from December- 25 according to officials. The first driverless train will be operated on the Magenta Line, between Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden as per sources.

However, an amendment in the Metro Railways General Rules, 2015, need to be made for allowing driverless train operations as per the laws of Union Government.
The move to introduce driverless trains comes as a step towards switching to the unattended train operations (UTO) mode, using the hi-tech signalling technology called the communication-based train control (CBTC).
“The driverless train technology is already in use in trains running on Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) and Magenta Line (Botanical Garden-Janakpuri West), but a driver is present on each train for the time being– the train is manually started by the driver and thereon its runs on the CBTC signalling system”, an official was stated saying.
“Driverless technology was introduced on the Magenta Line and the Pink Line in 2017, but until now, the Metro was conducting rigorous trials to ensure that trains could safely switch over to driverless operations”, adds an official.

The move is aimed at reducing the problems caused by human errors through the initiative of running driverless trains.

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Sadbhav Engineering JV Emerges As The Lowest Bidder for a Bid of Surat Metro Rail Project Worth Rs 780 Crore

M K Rai

22/12/2020

SURAT (Metro Rail News): Sadbhav Engineering has recently said that its joint venture firm has been declared the lowest bidder for construction of a part of the Surat Metro project.

The bid value submitted by the firm stands at Rs 780 crore which is lowest among all.”We have been declared as the lowest bidder by Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Ltd for construction of 11.6 km elevated viaduct and 10 stations for Surat Metro Rail Project phase-1… in the name of SEL-SPSCPL Joint Venture,” the company has said.
The company’s bid cost for the project was Rs 779.73 crore, and the letter of award is expected to be received from GMRC soon according to an official.

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Mysuru Road-Kengeri Corridor of Bangaluru Metro Likely may get operational by April 2021

M K Rai

21/12/2020

BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is likely to open the 6 km Mysuru Road-Kengeri Metro corridor for operations by April 2021 according to different sources.
“We hope to complete work and testing by March. Next will be an inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) and commissioning may happen in April, though we are still aiming for March,” BMRCL managing director Ajay Seth stated saying by TOI.
The elevated section of the Namma Metro’s south-western extension has seven stations. They are Nayandahalli, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Jnanabharathi, Pattanagere, Mailasandra and Kengeri bus terminal along with Challaghatta.
IL&FS Engineering had been granted the work between Mysuru Road and Pattanagere section in April 2015. However, the company got embroiled in a financial crunch in 2018 and that impeded the pace of the construction.
Besides, reduced workforce during the Covid-19 pandemic led to the project being postponed further. According to the news report, track and electrical cable-laying works between Mysuru Road and Kengiri are completed. Moreover, 96 per cent of civil work between Mysuru Road and Pattanagere and 94 per cent of the same between Pattanagere to Challaghatta depot has been accomplished by October 2020.

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Land acquisition process for Patna Metro depot to start soon

M K Rai

21/12/2020

PATNA (Metro Rail News): The process of acquiring 76 acres of land for a proposed depot of Patna Metro project is likely to start soon according to sources.”Soil testing and other technicalities pertaining to the underground stretches as well as elevated tracks have been completed. A Metro depot is projected in the area between Ranipur and Pahari spanning 76 acres”, an official was stated saying.“We have demanded 76 acres of land between Ranipur and Pahari to construct the Metro depot. Once the land is finalised, it will be completed within three years,” Pankaj Patel, a revenue official in the Urban Development Ministry was stated saying by the news agency IANS.
As per the detailed project report (DPR), a priority corridor between New Patliputra ISBT and Malahi Pakri will be constructed in the first phase. The 6.1 km stretch will have five elevated stations — New Patliputra ISBT, Zero Mile, Bhutnath, Khemnichak and Malahi Pakri.

The Corridor 1 will have a stretch of 17.933 km, including 7.393 km elevated corridor. It will connect Danapur to Khemnichak via Meethapur having 14 stations, including 8 elevated and 6 underground. Similarly, Corridor 2 from Patna junction to New Patliputra ISBT via Gandhi Maidan will have a stretch of 14.564 km, including 6.638 km elevated tracks. It will have 12 stations, including 7 underground.
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* With inputs from IANS.

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First Look of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train out: Details here

M K Rai

21/12/2020

A New Contract signed for building HSR stations in Sabarmati and Ahmedabad — Image Representation | Photo Copyrighted: NHSRCL

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Embassy of Japan has released the first official pictures of the E5 Series Shinkansen, which will be modified for use as rolling stock for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project.

The project, a collaboration between the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) and the Japanese government, is estimated to cost Rs 1.08 lakh crore, and was originally supposed to be completed by 2023, but is likely to be delayed according to officials.
The E5 Series Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company, travels at an average speed of 320 km per hour, with a top speed of 350 km per hour.
In September, the NHSRCL had opened bids for the highly publicised project. L&T Construction, the construction arm of Larsen & Toubro won the bid, ahead of Tata Projects, Ircon International–Afcons Infrastructure–JMC Projects consortium, and J Kumar Infra Projects–NCC-HSR consortium.
The contract will cover the 237-km corridor between Vapi and Vadodara in Gujarat, which will include four stations — Surat, Vapi, Billimora and Bharuch — as well as 14 river crossings, 42 road crossings and six railway crossings, including one 350-metre-long mountain tunnel. Of the 508-km-long high-speed rail project, 348 km will be in Gujarat, 156 km in Maharashtra and 4 km in Dadar & Nagar Haveli.

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Kanpur Metro: First I-girder placed near IIT-K station

M K Rai

20/12/2020

KANPUR (Metro Rail News): Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has erected the first ‘I-girder’ near IIT-Kanpur Metro station and the erection of four I-girders has been accomplished between Pillars no 9 and 10 near IIT-K station.‘I-girder’ is an arrangement used in place of U-girder on the elevated corridor for creating scope for track crossing or platform switching for Metro trains.

“Total of 178 I-girders will be placed on the 9km long elevated Primary Section. Terminal Metro stations – IIT-K and Motijheel and the Polytechnic Metro Depot are the three designated spots where I-girders are to be placed. Approximately 27 meters long I-girders will be placed at the three designated spots”, the UPMRC said in a statement.

The width of one I-girder is about one meter while the weight would be around 58 tons.
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‘I-girder’ is used instead of ‘U-girder for the arrangement of cross-over or track change on the elevated corridor. Two U-girders can be placed above the Pier Cap between two piers or pillars while at the same space, there is an arrangement for the placement of four ‘I-girders’. There is no wall or boundary between I-girders and because of this competence, the train can easily move from one track to another.

The ‘I-girder,’ shaped like the alphabet ‘I’ are also pre-cast and placed with the help of cranes on the corridor after which slabs are prepared on them while the U-girders are complete structures along with base and sidewalls. The parapet of ‘I-girder’ is prepared in the casting yard separately and then placed to side edges.

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