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DMRC to bring up multi-level parking facility above Nabi Karim Metro Station

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DMRC to bring up multi-level parking facility above Nabi Karim Metro Station

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North DMC) are going to jointly develop a multilevel car parking facility at Nabi Karim in central Delhi, which will be able to park more than 3,000 cars.

The car parking facility will be a part of an integrated station complex at Nabi Karim. While an interchange facility for the Janakpuri West – RK Ashram Marg Metro corridor and the proposed Inderlok – Indraprastha corridor of Phase 4 will come up underground, a six-storey car parking facility along with a three-storey commercial complex will be constructed above the station structure. The parking facility will be fully automated.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for the project today between DMRC’s Managing Director, Dr. Mangu Singh and North DMC’s Commissioner, Sh. Gyanesh Bharti. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Sh. Anil Baijal (through Video Conferencing) and the Mayor of North DMC Sh. Jai Prakash. As part of the Scope of Work, DMRC will construct the integrated sub structure for the station and North DMC will construct the super structure for the parking as well as commercial facilities through the concessionaire. They will also operate and maintain the parking facility and the commercial block.

The Metro station shall consist of four underground levels and on the surface the building shall have a formation of ground floor plus eight floors. Above the surface, three floors shall be used for commercial purposes and six shall be utilized for parking. The total land area would be around 25,000 square metres located at Shahi Idgah Road, Sadar Bazar.

DMRC had identified this piece of land as it had to construct an interchange station. North DMC which owns the land also had plans for a multi level parking cum commercial facility. After a series of meetings, an innovative solution was found by combining the two projects as an integrated complex.  

“This parking facility will significantly reduce parking related problems in the Nabi Karim area which faces urban challenges such as congestion and lack of parking space. DMRC had earlier constructed a multilevel parking facility at the New Delhi Metro station of the Airport Express Line”, said a DMRC statement. 

DMRC to provide auto top up facility to commuters once services resume

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DMRC to provide auto top up facility to commuters once services resume

New Delhi (Metro Rail News) – The Delhi Metro commuters will now be able to avail the facility of a new type of Smart Card which comes with an Auto Top-Up feature enabling them to recharge it automatically at Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates of the Metro stations once Metro services resume. This New Smart Card is available for customers through the App ‘Autope’ which is specially developed for this purpose.

The Smart Cards issued by the ‘Autope’ will offerauto top-up functionality whenever the value of Smart Card goes below Rs. 100 and will automatically recharge the card with Rs. 200 at the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Entry Gate itself. ‘Autope’ will auto-debit the topped up value from customer’s linked card/bank account the next working day.

In addition, those commuters who already have existing Delhi Metro Smart Cards can also get the Auto Top-Up feature enabled in their cards by registering through this App (Autope). Such existing cardholders need to visit the Customer Care Centre of any of the Metro stations after three days of registration to get their smart cards activated for this facility as a one-time exercise. This feature comes handy at these times wherein, commuters are going to follow a new travel protocol in future which calls for social distancing and contactless services due to the ongoing COVID pandemic. However, irrespective of the new card/feature, the existing Smart Cards owned by the commuters will continue to remain valid in the same manner as they used to be so far.

“This initiative is in line with the DMRC’s commitment towards supporting the digital drive to promote cashless transactions among the Delhi Metro commuters. This new feature/card empowers a commuter to get his/her smart card auto topped up at AFC Gates across the network which will help him/her to have seamless travel without worrying about top-up from time to time” said Dr. Mangu Singh, the Managing Director of DMRC.

Apart from auto-top-up facility, the benefits extended by ‘Autope’ also include home delivery of New Cards, besides their customisation facility and 5% additional discount on each top up.

‘Autope’ smart cards are supported by auto debit facility for recurring payments launched recently by National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) and it allows the customers to setup UPI Mandate for their Metro payments. ‘Autope’ is developed by M/s Anduril Technologies Pvt. Ltd. in association with DMRC and NPCI ” a statement of DMRC said.

Trial for Ro-Ro train service to Kerala gains success

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Trial for Ro-Ro train service to Kerala gains success

Kannur (Metro Rail News): The Roll on-Roll off (Ro-Ro) train service to Kerala through Konkan successfully completed the trial run after passing through two tunnels on the route.

The train carrying two lorries started from Surathkal railway station in Karnataka at 7 am and reached West Hill in Kozhikode at 2.50 pm. Following a direction from the Southern railway, the train will conduct test runs to Shoranur and to the Thiruvananthapuram division.

The train passed through the 1.5 km long Kulashekara tunnel near Mangaluru Junction by 9.30 am. Officers concerned at the Konkan Railway Corporation evaluated that there were no hindrances for conducting Ro-Ro service.

The train left Kasaragod by 11.30 am and successfully passed through the 1 km long Kalanad tunnel. The train reached Kozhikode without hindering any foot over-bridges or overhead power lines.

The test run was done by the Konkan Railway Corporation and Southern Railway for goods transport. At present goods lorries are loaded on to the wagons at Kolad in Roha in Maharashtra. Up to 50 lorries can be loaded in a single trip. At present they are unloaded at Surathkal railway station in Karnataka. Once permission is granted, the Ro-Ro service will reach Kerala.

CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews the progress of Metro Projects

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CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews the progress of Metro Projects

BHOPAL (Metro Rail News): Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here that Bhopal and Indore Metro Project is an ambitious plan of the state government, for which a target has been set to complete it within the next 3-4 years. In this regard, prompt action should be taken for the formation of Joint Venture Board, to notify Bhopal and Indore as metropolitan area and acquisition of land etc to accelerate the speed. The work of the project should be carried out speedily with quality, he added.

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan was reviewing the works related to Madhya Pradesh Metro at Mantralaya today. Minister for Urban Development and Housing Shri Bhupendra Singh, Chief Secretary Shri Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Shri Manoj Govil, Principal Secretary Shri Nitesh Vyas and other officers were present at the meeting.

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan has said that the work of Nagpur Metro was carried out speedily. The study, work carried out in Nagpur and accelerates the speed of the construction works of Metro in Madhya Pradesh.

Chief Secretary Shri Iqbal Singh Bains has informed that as per the tripartite agreement of Madhya Pradesh Government, Government of India and M.P. Metro Rail Company, the M.P. Metro Rail Company will transform into 50:50 Joint Venture Company of the Union and State Government, operated by the Board. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan instructed to take quick action in this regard.

The total cost of the Bhopal and Indore Metro Rail Project is Rs. 14442 crore 20 lakh, that includes the cost of Rs. 6941 crore 40 lakh of Bhopal Metro and Rs. 7500 crore 80 lakh of Indore Metro.

Till now, finance of Rs. 248 crore 96 lakh and Rs. 245 crore 23 lakh has been received by the Metro Company for metro works from the State Government and Government of India respectively. Out of this amount, Rs. 138 crore 58 lakh has already been spent on metro works till date.

It has been said that under the Bhopal Metro a target has been set to complete the works from AIIMS to Subhash Nagar by August 2023, from Subhash Nagar to Karond square by December 2024 and from Bhadbhada square to Ratnagiri Tiraha by May 2024. Similarly, under the Indore Metro, the target has been set to complete the work from Gandhi Nagar to Mumtaz Bagh by August 2023, from Mumtaz Bagh to Railway Station by July 2024 and Gandhi Nagar to Railway Station by December 2024. Tender has been issued for Priority Corridors

DMRC may approach the government for JICA loan instalments

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DMRC may approach the government for JICA loan instalments

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The DMRC said on Wednesday that it might be that it becomes necessary for the Corporation to approach the government, especially for the deferment of JICA loan instalment for this financial year. The DMRC is improving its services keeping in mind the current scenario of Pandemic.

The Metro Rail News team had some queries made to the DMRC and the answers were provided by the DMRC. It discussed in detail about the different aspects of DMRC, the progress of its different projects and the metro journeys amid the Pandemic.

Here is the response from the DMRC along with our queries :-

It has been a long time after the government suspended the Metro services? How has the move affected the DMRC? 

It has been an unprecedented crisis, where the metro services have been suspended for almost five months. There has been revenue loss on account of farebox and non-fare box revenue since then to the tune of around Rs. 9 crores daily.

It was reported by different media agencies that DMRC is going to resume its services after Independence Day.  What has been the progress so far?  How are you preparing the resume metro services?

We are keeping the system in good health and ready for the resumption of services as and when directed. We are waiting for the government’s further directions on the resumption of metro operations. Once permitted, full-fledged services can be resumed within two days with adherence to social distancing and other norms as necessary for the containment of COVID in Metro premises. 

It has been in the news that the DMRC is going to change its fare collection system with enabling payments through any debit or credit card at the AFC gates.  What is the reality of this news?  Is the Metro Corporation going to make an overhaul of the existing system?

To promote digital transactions, the tender process is underway to implement Rupay based Credit/Debit card of banks for travel on a trial basis at Airport line only. Based on the performance/feedback of this new initiative on Airport Line once it is operational, its feasibility will be explored for all other lines. This is in line with the Government’s vision to promote and encourage the use of NCMC based Rupay card.

How has the lockdown and Pandemic affected DMRC?  Is the pandemic going to hamper the progress of ongoing metro projects of the Corporation?

As a dynamic organization, we have been focusing equally on the operations as well as projects during this time. On the project front, we are making good progress on all the three approved corridors of the Phase – IV. We have commenced work on all the three corridors and have made steady progress despite the shortage of labour force.

What will be the major changes once Delhi Metro is opened up for passengers?  How are you preparing for the resumption of the Metro services?

Our priority after resumption of operations will be on the safety of our passengers in view of the current pandemic. Social distancing norms, sanitization of metro stations and trains, wearing of masks by staff/passengers etc. will be the new changes.  

The Coronavirus has already become a major health concern for the whole of the World.  Do you think it is going to change the way of future infrastructural developments in metro projects?  What are you doing nowadays to make an environment where changes of COVID spread are least?  Are you currently implementing any such thing at your project sites?

DMRC is following all norms/guidelines as issued by the Government from time to time- be it our stations or sites for the containment of Covid-19. Metro forms the backbone of Mass Rapid Transit systems in urban areas in view of their high carrying capacity and as such it will continue to be essential in the future. 

In these times of the Pandemic, what do you seek from the government?  Is the DMRC looking for any government aid in recent future?

Yes, if situation warrants, DMRC may have to approach the government, especially for the deferment of JICA loan installment for this financial year. 

The businesses across Delhi Metro network have experienced a huge loss, and they are demanding for rent waiver and other such initiatives by you?  What are you going to do with them as due to non-operation of metro services, these businesses, whether small or big, have seen a sharp decline?

The retail parties using the metro real estate have made their representation and we are examining their concerns.  A general manager-level committee has been constituted by DMRC, which would come out with its report on the quantum of compensation for the retailers.

In one of the recent developments, the Delhi Metro is set to have a station at a very big height along with it’s being proposed to run at a huge height?  Can you please share a few more details about the progress of the matter and what position will it have when it comes to comparing the Delhi Metro with other major Metro networks of the world?

DMRC is going to scale new heights with the upcoming 28.09 km Jankapuri West –RK Ashram Marg corridor of its Phase IV.  A viaduct of this corridor near Haiderpur Badli Mor will be built at 28 metres, the highest till date.  This section will also see the highest –ever station.  The rail level at Haiderpur Badli Mor will be more than the height of an eight-story building and the pier supporting the viaduct will be of 25 metres.  This will be much higher than the current highest viaduct at Khaula Kuan, where the Pink Line passes at a height of 23.6 metres. 

How has DMRC helped people in need during the Pandemic?  Is DMRC taking any initiatives of social work around its major stations and depots?

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the DMRC has taken up a number of measures during the lockdown to reach out to the personnel who are extending their services to combat the COVID 19 pandemic. 

Food distribution drives have been organized at areas such as Nigambodh Ghat, Bangla Sahib, Yamuna Bank and Garhi Mandu.

DMRC provided masks, sanitizers and some food items to the Covid Warriors mainly the Delhi Police personnel deployed at 70 barricades and manning PCRs. 

DMRC has also contributed one day’s basic pay (As on April 2020) of its employees towards the PM CARES fund to tackle the Covid 19 pandemic.  The DMRC has around 14,500 employees at present. 

As the non-operation of the metro has created a non-revenue collection scenarios for Delhi Metro, are you thinking about any fare hike to gain the lost revenue?

No such plan at the moment.

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Asian Development Bank (ADB) ratifies loans worth USD one billion for Delhi Meerut RRTS

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New Delhi (Metro Rail News) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) ratified a loan of Dollar 1 Billion for the construction of Delhi Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. It is of 82 kilometres network which will be first of the three priorities of the country’s integrated transport network under the NCR Regional Plan 2021. The project financing will get its pace in four tranches between August 2020 and May 2025.

In this Project, $ 1.89 Billion will be given by the Government of India and co-financers are expected to provide $ 1 Billion of the total project cost of $3.94 billion, the multilateral development bank said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Various activities will be supported by the ADB’s Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. It includes provision of visual, hearing and mobility aids, such as wheelchairs for differently abled persons.

The project will get it appliance by the NCR Transport Corporation under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. It will finance the construction of railway tracks, station buildings, maintenance facilities and power supply.

This project will help to improve the regional connectivity by establishing transit options through the densely populated sections of the NCR connecting Delhi to Meerut in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

According to ADB’s principal transport specialist Sharad Saxena, “Efficient and integrated transport solutions are critical for managing the rapid urbanization and ensuring balanced urban development of the region. This project will also provide safe, reliable and seamless travel between Delhi and other NCR cities and pave the way for a paradigm shift in mobility across the NCR.”

GPT Infra gets order worth Rs 196.30 crore for Kolkata Metro Line 3

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GPT Infra gets order worth Rs 196.30 crore for Kolkata Metro Line 3

Kolkata ( Metro Rail News ) – GPT Infraprojects Limited has bagged an order worth Rs 196.30 crore from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), Kolkata. With this, the stock of GPT Infra surged 11.7 per cent during Tuesday’s morning session.

The scope of the project includes the construction of the metro railway viaduct from P276 to P314 including Mominpur station and Majerhat station (excluding PD building and OCC building side) and Ramp at Joka Depot end in connection with Joka-Esplanade Metro Railway Project in Kolkata, West Bengal.

The company has current orders in the hand of nearly Rs 1,740 crore, which is 2.8 times its consolidated revenue of FY20. During the June quarter of FY21, the company’s order intake stood at Rs 220 crore with L1 contracts worth Rs 500 crore.

On the financial front, its consolidated revenue for the quarter Q1FY21 came in at Rs 80.91 crore as against Rs 141.55 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, registering 42.8 per cent YoY decline. EBITDA for the quarter fell by 30.3 per cent YoY to Rs 14.86 crore as against Rs 21.33 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, with a corresponding margin expansion of 330 bps. EBITDA margin for the quarter stood at 18.4 per cent. PAT for the quarter came in at Rs 1.67 crore as against Rs 4.05 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, with a YoY decline of 58.8 per cent.

On Tuesday, the stock of GPT Infra opened gap-up 8.1 per cent at Rs 30 from its previous close of Rs 27.75 on BSE.

India to get 7 high-speed rail routes soon

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New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The Indian Railways along with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) are soon going to start the process of acquiring additional land for the project.

“NHAI will soon acquire land to lay tracks for high-speed trains along greenfield expressways for integrated development of the rail transport network in the country” one official said. The decision to acquire additional land was taken recently in a meeting of a group of infrastructure ministers which was led by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.

In the recently held infra sector group meeting, it was decided that the NHAI will take over land acquisition. According to sources, a 4-member committee has also been constituted to take for the matter.
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The four-member committee will work out the modalities for acquiring land and sharing the cost. It may be noted that the Indian Railways is in the process of preparing the blueprint of 7 high-speed rail routes in the country.

The Indian Railways has already marked the seven routes on which these sets of seven Bullet Trains are expected to run in future.

Bombay HC allows MMRDA cutting 86 mangroves for Metro Line 2B

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Bombay HC allows MMRDA cutting 86 mangroves for Metro Line 2B

Metro Rail News (Metro Rail News): The Bombay high court has allowed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to cut 86 mangroves in Parigachi Khadi for the construction of six piers of the Mumbai Metro Line 2B, which connects DN Nagar in Andheri to Mandale. MMRDA has pledged to plant 4,400 mangroves and deposited the amount required for compensatory afforestation.

We are convinced that the Metro Line 2-B project is carried out in public interest,” said a bench of justice S J Kathawalla and justice Madhav Jamdar last week while giving the go-ahead.

The bench took into consideration the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority’s November 2018 clearance for the construction in the mangroves forest and the Union environment ministry’s approval for it in January.

MMRDA moved the court after the latter in September 2018 held that mangroves cannot be permitted to be destructed unless the work is necessary for the public good or is in the public interest. It said about 111 square meters of forest land were permanently required for the construction of the six piers. About 1,860 square meters area around the piers was needed temporarily to enable their construction.
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We are convinced that Metro Line 2B project is carried out in public interest,” said a bench of justice S J Kathawalla and justice Madhav Jamdar last week while giving the go-ahead.

The bench took into consideration the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority’s November 2018 clearance for the construction in the mangroves forest and the Union environment ministry’s approval for it in January.

MMRDA moved the court after the latter in September 2018 held that mangroves cannot be permitted to be destructed unless the work is necessary for the public good or is in the public interest. It said about 111 square meters of forest land were permanently required for the construction of the six piers. About 1,860 square meters area around the piers was needed temporarily to enable their construction.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation starts work of Aerocity-Tughlaqabad corridor

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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation starts work of Aerocity-Tughlaqabad corridor

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The DMRC initiated its work on the 22 km long Aerocity-Tughlaqabad corridor which will connect the high-speed Airport Express Line with two busy metro corridors – Yellow (Samaypur Badli-HUDA City Centre) and Violet lines.

On Monday, DMRC commenced the casting work of ‘U-girders’ for the 4.2 km long elevated section of this largely underground corridor. This stretch includes the construction of four elevated stations.

This elevated section would also boast of a first of its kind infrastructure project in the capital. The Mehrauli Badarpur Road in south Delhi will see a stretch of 2.4 km long double-deck viaduct with the metro corridor on the upper deck and a six-lane road flyover on the lower deck, apart from a six-lane underpass that will connect Saket G Block to Sangam Vihar.

“After construction of this section, MB Road will be signal free from Sangam Vihar to Saket. A ramp will facilitate seamless traffic movement from the Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg to MB Road and an underpass will facilitate smooth movement of traffic from MB Road towards the Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg,” said Anuj Dayal, executive director (corporate communications), DMRC.

The Saket-G Block station will be constructed as an interchange station between Aerocity-Tughlakabad corridor and the proposed Lajpat Nagar-Saket G Block corridor of Phase IV, which is yet to get the centre’s nod.

“The Aerocity-Tughlaqabad Corridor will come up with 15 stations. Despite issues such as unavailability of the adequate labour force, DMRC is moving ahead with the construction work of all the three corridors approved so far as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase IV,” He said.

The casting work of 28-metre long U-Girders for the corridor’s elevated section is being done at a casting yard located at south Delhi’s Pushp Vihar area. “With this, the construction work on all three priority corridors of Phase-IV has gained pace despite severe crunch of workforce due to the ongoing pandemic and various other lockdown related constraints,” Dayal said.

Over the years, DMRC has used different types of precast structures such as Box-Girders, I-Girders and U-Girders to construct its corridors. For its Phase IV project, however, DMRC has decided to standardise the usage of U-Girders for the entire network to save time and also lower construction cost.

U-Girders are precast, pre-tensioned, U-shaped girders on which track laying can be done immediately. These girders are readied in the casting yards and brought to the sites. “Metro projects across the world extensively use this technology in their construction nowadays, which saves time in construction besides ensuring better quality. After casting, these girders are brought to the site and launched with the help of high capacity cranes or launchers,” Dayal said.

Dayal said the casting work of these u-girders requires meticulous precision and planning. “Absolute care has to be taken regarding the maintenance of all measurements and technical parameters during the casting process. At the casting yard in Pushp Vihar, four U-girder casting beds have been set up, apart from a dedicated quality control laboratory to monitor all quality related parameters.
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