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.
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has opened technical bids for the design and construction of Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor. The NHSRCL opens technical bids for two packages for Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor procurement and fabrication of 28 steel bridges for crossing over railway lines, rivers, highways, road crossings and other structures and design and construction of 88 km (approx) of the viaduct between Vadodara and Ahmedabad in Gujarat including the construction of elevated HSR station at Anand/Nadiad, 5 bridges and 25 crossings.
The NHSRCL opens technical bids for two packages for Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor — Procurement and Fabrication of 28 steel bridges for crossing over railway lines, rivers, highways, road crossings and other structures (P-4) According to a statement issued by the NHSRCL, there were bidders for the procurement and fabrication of 28 steel bridges were Tata Projects Ltd., Afcons Infrastructure Ltd., Larsen and Toubro – IHI Infrastructure Systems Consortium, among others. While, there were three Indian bidders including NCC Limited – Tata Project Ltd.- J Kumar Infra Projects Ltd. – HSR Consortium. It is estimated that about 70,000 MT of steel will be used for the fabrication of 28 steel bridges, said NHSRCL.
The NHSRCL has already sensitised the steel industries to cater to such a huge demand for India’s first High-Speed Rail corridor. With the opening of these bids, the technical bids covering 64 per cent (325 km out of 508 km) of the total MAHSR alignment including five HSR stations (Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch and Anand/Nadiad) out of 12 stations and one train depot at Surat are under consideration, the NHSRCL said. Earlier this week, NHSRCL has opened the technical bids for 237 km of the viaduct between Vapi and Vadodara in Gujarat including 4 elevated HSR stations and one Train depot at Surat where all the three bidders comprising seven leading Indian infrastructure companies had participated.
MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): J Kumar Infraprojects has received a letter of acceptance (LoA) for two work orders worth Rs 91 crore from Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The scope of work involves external facade works for four elevated stations–Aarey, Dindoshi, Kurar and Poisar of Line-7 (Andheri East to Dahisar East) of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) worth Rs 49.83 crore. The work will be executed within the deadline according to the different sources.
The scope of work also involves external facade works of four elevated stations–Goregaon, Adarsh Nagar, Shastri Nagar and D N Nagar of Line 2A on Dahisar (east) to D N Corridor of Mumbai Metro Rail Project, Mumbai worth Rs 41.17 crore. The MMRDA has been working to complete its works within timeframe even in these timers of the ongoing pandemic.
LUCKNOW (Metro Rail News): The under-construction Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) has chugged ahead with the state government giving a fresh booster dose of Rs 100 crore for the ambitious project, envisaging construction of semi high-speed rail corridor that would reduce travel time between Delhi and Meerut from 2.5 hours to one hour. The corridor is scheduled to be operational by 2025.
In a September 21 communiqué sent to managing director, National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC), which is implementing the project, principal secretary, housing and urban planning, Deepak Kumar said, the Rs 100-crore budgetary allocation would ensure quality in construction. The state government provisioned Rs 900 crore for the project in 2020-21.
The government’s fresh funds allocation comes close on heels of Asian Development Bank approving over Rs 7,000 crore, which would be disbursed in multiple tranches till May 2025. State funds and ADB aid would be used for financing civic work, building station buildings, tracks, multiple modal hubs, maintenance depots and power supply. The RRTS project, for the first time, will use state-of-the-art technology, including ETCS Level-2 signalling system — a radio-based system in which trains send data to report exact position and direction.
The tracks would be designed to sustain a speed of 180 km/hour and the rolling stock is being designed and manufactured under ‘Make in India’ initiative, at Savli, Gujarat. Kumar said NCRTC will get the no-objection certificate and environmental clearance for the project and would be responsible for meeting the deadline. NCRTC must follow the standard of financial propriety (as per budgetary manual of state government) while implementing the project, officials of urban planning department said. The department has asked NCRTC to get technical approval from the designated authority before the project is set rolling.
NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro’s Grey Line which runs between Dwarka and Najafgarh was opened to the public in October 2019. A small section of the Grey Line corridor that will connect the Haryana border will be completed by May 2021 according to sources. Grey Line (5.4 km long stretch) was later added to the Phase-3 project of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The Dwarka-Najafgarh corridor consists of three stations (Dwarka, Nangli and Najafgarh) and has 2.7 km elevated and 1.5 km underground sections.
“Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the extension of Dhansa Bus Stand on the Delhi-Haryana border has been put on halt earlier. Now it has been restarted as part of Unlock process guidelines”, said one official. As per the DMRC’s plan, Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand section expansion plan is expected to open by May 2021. The length of this corridor is 1.2 km which is entirely underground and have only one metro station i.e. Dhansa Station. In this ongoing project, a 700-metre tunnel will be constructed with the help of a TBM and by cut and cover method.
The Grey Line is the smallest corridor of Delhi Metro with only three trains on that line with the total travel time on this section being six minutes and 20 seconds.
New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The first look of RRTS (Regional Rapid Transit System) train was unveiled today by Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) & Chairman, National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) in presence of Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, all the members of Board of Directors of NCRTC and other senior officials of MoHUA, NCRTC and Bombardier India.
‘The state-of-the-art RRTS rolling stock will be first of its kind in India with a design speed of 180 kmph. With radiating stainless steel outer body, these aerodynamic RRTS trains will be lightweight and fully air-conditioned. Each car will have six automatic plug-in type wide doors, three on each side (Business Class will have four such doors, two on each side) for ease of access and exit. The RRTS trains will have transverse 2×2 seating with adequate legroom, optimized aisle width with grab handles and grab poles for a comfortable journey for standing passengers, overhead luggage rack, mobile/laptop charging sockets and onboard Wi-Fi among other computer-centric features”, a statement said.
“New Delhi’s iconic Lotus Temple is an epitome of sustainability as its design allows the flow of natural sources of light and air circulation. On similar lines, RRTS rolling stock will have lighting and temperature control systems to enhance the passenger experience with less energy consumption. Equipped with modern amenities, the RRTS rolling stock will be a unique amalgamation of new-age technology and India’s rich heritage”, it added.
Unveiling the train’s first look, Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA said “Infrastructure is one of the five pillars of Atma Nirbhar Bharat envisioned by our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. It is a matter of great pride that these high-speed, high-frequency commuter trains for RRTS are entirely being manufactured under the government’s ‘Make in India’ policy. The environment friendly, energy-efficient trains will improve the quality of life in and around NCR by accelerating economic growth, creating economic opportunities and at the same time reducing air pollution, carbon footprint, congestion, and accidents.” Deliberating on the benefits of the project, Shri Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, NCRTC, said, “The rolling stock of India’s first RRTS has been designed with a vision to fulfil the aspirations of the New India. RRTS rolling stock will be energy-efficient with about 30% regeneration during braking. NCRTC has awarded the rolling stock work with an integrated long term comprehensive maintenance by the manufacturer, thus leveraging the benefits of life cycle costing. I am confident that RRTS will prove to be the transport backbone for the people of NCR and will define a new benchmark in the transport sector enabling the overall growth of the region”. The prototype is scheduled to roll off the production line in 2022 and will be put into public use after extensive trials. NCRTC will procure 30 train sets of 6 cars each for operating regional rail services on the entire corridor and 10 train sets of 3 cars each for operating local transit services in Meerut. The entire rolling stock for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor will be manufactured at Bombardier’s Savli plant in Gujarat. Features for Passengers • RRTS train coaches will have transverse 2×2 seats. • Optimized aisle width with grab handles and rails for a comfortable journey for standing passengers, overhead luggage rack, mobile/laptop charging sockets, adequate leg room and onboard Wi-Fi. • Double glazed, tempered large safety glass windows that offer passengers a panoramic view of the outside • Equipped with public announcement & display system, dynamic route map display, an infotainment display, along with emergency communication facilities. The train is designed for modern visual and audio announcements which orient passenger with information about the next stop, final destination, etc. • Automatic plug-in type wide doors reducing air-friction and noise. • CCTV, fire & smoke detector, fire extinguisher and door indicator. • Universally accessible- Dedicated wheelchair space located near to the train doorway for easy access. • Proven lightweight and compact propulsion system with high reliability and performance requirements. • Innovative Train Control Monitoring System (TCMS) technology, as well as its predictive and condition-based monitoring features, which will enhance the fleet’s performance by providing extensive train-to-ground diagnostics. • Designed keeping in mind high-acceleration and high-deceleration that the train needs to undergo given the maximum operational speed of 160kmph and stations at every 5-10km. • Trains would run under Automatic Train Operation (ATO) to provide smooth ride with precise stopping accuracy and will also save energy. • These modern trains will have push buttons for selective opening of doors on need basis. This eliminates the requirement of opening all doors at every station, thus leading to energy saving. • RRTS trains will also have business class (one coach per train) with spacious, comfortable and reclining seats which will be accessible through a special lounge at the platform-level. • A food automatic vending machine will be installed in the business coach. • One coach in every train will be reserved for women passengers as well. • Given the high-speed train operations, all RRTS stations will have Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) for safety of the passengers. The train doors will be integrated with PSDs.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is one of the three prioritised RRTS corridor being implemented in phase-1. The 82 km long Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Corridor is the first RRTS corridor being implemented in India. The corridor will bring down the travel time between Delhi to Meerut by around 1/3rd. The commute time from Delhi to Meerut will be reduced to less than an hour from 3-4 hours by road at present. Civil construction work on about 50-km long section between Sahibabad and Shatabdi Nagar, Meerut is in full swing including the construction of four stations – Ghaziabad, Sahibabad, Guldhar and Duhai. The priority section of the corridor is targeted to be commissioned in 2023, while the entire corridor will be commissioned in 2025. The other two Phase-I RRTS corridors are Delhi-Gurugram-SNB and Delhi-Panipat. Pre-construction activities are in full swing for Delhi-Gurugram-SNB corridor and its DPR is under active consideration of the Government of India for sanction. The DPR of the Delhi to Panipat RRTS corridor is also under active consideration of the respective State Governments for approval.
About NCRTC NCRTC is a joint venture of the Government of India (50%) and State Governments of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), Uttar Pradesh (12.5%) and Rajasthan (12.5%). It is mandated to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain RRTS in NCR and works under the administrative control of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, GOI. NCRTC is mandated to implement India’s first RRTS in NCR.
NAGPUR (Metro Rail News):Maha Metro MD Dr Brijesh Dixit has been selected for the prestigious `Construction World Person of the Year 2020’. The award is being given by the Foundation of Infrastructure Research Studies Training (FIRST) Construction Council – a registered non-profit trust and a think tank, promoting the cause of the construction industry. The award – Construction Word Person of the Year – is presented to a person who has made remarkable achievements in the year and through his efforts has propelled his company and the industry forward. The virtual award presentation ceremony would be held on 16th October 2020 at 5 pm. Dr Dixit’s name was finalised by a 7-member jury comprising Shri Benjamin Breen, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Global Head of Construction, Project Management Institute, Shri Vipul Roongta, Managing Director and CEO, HDFC Capital Advisors, Shri Pradeep Singh, Former Vice Chairman, IDFC Projects, Shri Vijay Agrawal, Executive Director, Equirus Capital, Shri RK Narayan, COO, Allcargo Logistics Park Pvt Limited, Shri Mohamed Ali Janah, President, IFAWPCA, Maldives and Shri Farid Ahmed, Divisional Head Marketing – OHT, Apollo Tyres. The award is being presented to Dr Dixit for a number of achievements, which he as a team leader, has scripted for Maha Metro’s Nagpur and Pune projects. Commercial services have now been started (temporarily stopped due to Covid-19 outbreak) on 2 out of 4 routes. The two operational lines cover a distance of 25 km and have been completed in 50 months, which effectively means that every two months one km of track work was completed. This is one of the fastest execution of Metro projects across the country. Maha Metro also undertook `Trial Run’ in just 30 months in 2017. This was nothing short of a record of having accomplished such task in a record time frame. That’s not all. While COVID-related lockdown had adversely impacted work across the country, Maha Metro, despite the workers’ crunch, successfully completed work on 4 Metro Stations, which are ready to serve passengers now.
Maha Metro has bagged a number of awards under the leadership of Dr Dixit. Some of these awards include one for Bentley Year in Infrastructure Award 2017, SAP Ace Award in 2018, and ICI (Nagpur) UltraTech Award-2019. Maha Metro also bagged first prize in the four successive Urban Mobility India (UMI) conferences for its innovative exhibits. Maha Metro was registered in Limca Book of Records and India Book of Records for the formation of Human chain of Metro employees to underline its commitment towards safety on World Safety day. Maha Metro stations have been awarded Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) platinum ratings. Maha Metro Nagpur project was conferred with ISO 14001 – 2015 certification for the environmental management system. Maha Metro is one of the few organisations which has bagged so many awards over the years. Hence it is obvious that the leader of such an organisation would be selected for such an award. The speed and quality of work executed by Maha Metro have been acknowledged and appreciated by one and all. This also differentiates Maha Metro with other similar projects going around in the country. This was again the reason why the Government of Telangana sought the help of Maha Metro to start Metro project in Warangal, in their state. Thus Dr Dixit’s efforts and contribution towards promoting overall growth of Nagpur have been acknowledged by the FIRST Construction Council, who chose him for the award. Dr Dixit has dedicated his award to Team Maha Metro, which includes officials, employees, and consultants, contractors for the tireless and sincere efforts they have put in for the Maha Metro project all these years.
AHMEDABAD (Metro Rail News): Big industry players, including Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Tata Projects, JMC Projects and NCC have evinced interest in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. As technical bids for the design and construction of 237 kilometres in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor was opened on Wednesday, a total of three bids were submitted — by L&T and two separate consortia of companies. The first consortium includes Afcons Infrastructure, IRCON International and JMC Projects, while the second group of companies include NCC, Tata Projects and J. Kumar Infra Projects. The tender covers about 47 per cent of the total alignment, between Vapi and Vadodara in Gujarat. This includes four stations — including Vapi, Billimora, Surat and Bharuch — and also includes a river and 30 road crossings. This entire section is in Gujarat, where more than 83 per cent of the land has been acquired for the project. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL), which is responsible for executing the Mumbai –Ahmedabad high-speed project, said it will alone create more than 90,000 direct and indirect jobs during the construction phase. Not just the employment market but even the manufacturing sector is expected to gain from the project.
This comes at a time when the NHSRCL is working on seven new projects — including Delhi-Varanasi, Mumbai-Nagpur, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Chennai-Mysore, Delhi-Amritsar, Mumbai-Hyderabad and Varanasi-Howrah — at an expected cost of around Rs 10 trillion.
KOLKATA (Metro Rail News): Eastern Railway on Wednesday started the groundwork for creating the infrastructure of a high-speed rail corridor between Kolkata and Delhi. The corridor is expected to cut down travel time from 17 to 12 hours. The Railway authorities are hopeful that the 160 kmph high-speed rail corridor will complete by 2022. The total cost of construction is Rs 6600 crore.
Eastern Railway Howrah division has started the replacement overhead wire and then take up the track modification work. A boundary wall will be built along the track. In a bid to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to trains at a speed, the overhead wire has been replaced at a distance of 1. buy zithromax online https://www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/zithromax.html no prescription
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It will be done in a phased manner between Howrah and Burdwan. “The overhead wire replacement work has started in the Howrah and Asansol division,” said Ishaq Khan, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Howrah.
BANGALORE (Metro Rail News): Around 39,330 aspirants who took up exams for getting a seat out of 174 vacancies at the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for its Phase-II projects are still waiting for the selection list. It has been 16 months since the marks they scored were made public but there is no word on the appointments yet. Three separate exams, all multiple-choice questions conducted by the Karnataka Exam Authority, were held in February 26-27, 2019, for three cadres – 21 Junior Engineer (JE) vacancies, 19 Section Engineers (SE) and 134 Maintainers. While 18,530 aspirants appeared for Maintainer post, 11,300 opted for SE posts and 9,500 for JE posts. Candidates have been desperately waiting for months to know their fate. One of them was quoted saying by a media agency, “I am taking up numerous exams. I have scored really high and deserve to have a job now. buy ivermectin online https://pavg.net/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/inc/en/ivermectin.html no prescription
Along with thousands of others, I am hoping and praying that BMRCL announces our appointments. The marks we scored are still available on the KEA website. Why is it taking them so long to make the selection?” he exclaimed. He explained that they had made repeated requests to BMRCL in this connection. “We also met the Chief Secretary last year and asked him to help us out. Another candidate alleged that BMRCL is totally non-responsive to their calls and messages.
PATNA (Metro Rail News): Chief minister Nitish Kumar has said that the two corridors of Patna Metro Rail Project would be complete within five years, and once ready, this project will benefit a large number of people and bring relief for commuters in Patna.
“We have already constructed so many roads and bridges, people of the city will be so happy when metro comes here,” said Nitish, while inaugurating the construction work of the Rs 13,590 crore project through a video link. “Corridor I will be 17.9 km long from Danapur to Khemnichack via Meethapur, of which 7. buy amoxicillin online https://www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/amoxicillin.html no prescription
3km will be elevated, and 10.5km underground. The second corridor will be 14.5 km from Patna station to Pataliputra Bus Terminal. Of its total length, 7.9km will be underground and 6.6km will be elevated. Five stations from Pataliputra till Malahi Pakri will be built on a priority basis.
All five metro stations, which are to be built on a priority basis are elevated and include Pataliputra Bus Terminal, Zero Mile, Bhooth Nath Road and Khemnichak in the second corridor. The CM appreciated the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, which is the executing agency for the construction of Patna Metro, for its stellar work in the past. Corridor I will have 14 stations starting from Danapur to Saguna Mor, RPS Mor, Pataliputra Station, Rukunpura, Raja Bazaar, Patna zoo, Vikas Bhawan, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna station, Meethapur, Ramkrishna Nagar, Jaganpura, and Khemnichak. The Patna railway station stop would be a corridor interchange station.
