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MMRDA floated tender for ropeway project

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MMRDA floated tender for ropeway project

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The MMRDA has floated a tender for the proposed ropeway project of the corridor-I between Mahavir Nagar metro station on Metro Line-2A (Dahisar to DN Nagar) to Pagoda in Gorai village on the basis of design, finance, build, operate, and transfer (DFBOT). The authority has programmed a pre-bid meeting of interested firms on February 25 to review the project and assess their suggestions in detail.

As per the MMRDA, the length of this ropeway corridor is around 7.2 km and will have 8 stations. It is aimed at providing direct connectivity to villagers living in Gorai and Marve with the Metro Line-2A. Presently, the citizens here have to cross the creek through a ferry boat regularly to take public transport facilities. The implementation of ropeway service will give an alternative aerial transport mode as last-mile connectivity.

The metro line-2A is supposed to begin construction work by 2020. So far, around 77.62% of the metro civil work is over.

The state-directed in July 2019 the MMRDA to start work on the ropeway project. The erstwhile BJP govt led by former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had asked the Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRCL) to draft a detailed project report.

Reportedly, in the submitted work plan, the IPRCL had cited the efficacy of New York, Columbia and Turkey ropeways, operating successfully and on the same lines, Mumbai also can introduce the ropeway it said.

UP Govt allocates 644 cr for Kanpur & Agra Metro Project

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UP Govt allocates 644 cr for Kanpur & Agra Metro Project

UTTAR PRADESH (Metro Rail News): The Uttar Pradesh govt in its new Budget 2020-21, introduced in the state Assembly on Tuesday, State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presented the budget, has laid emphasis on developing metro networks, along with airports and expressways, besides fixing a target to build four lakh houses for weaker sections by March 2021.

Kanpur Metro is a rail-based mass transit system which is under the construction for the city of Kanpur, and extendable to the Kanpur metropolitan area. The feasibility study for the project was done by RITES in June 2015. The study was developed to control traffic woes and congestion, which are hampering the growth, development, and prosperity of the city area. The tenders were floated for the elevated viaduct between IIT to Motijheel. 

Shri Yogi Aditya Nath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, allocates a budget of Rs 358 crores towards Kanpur metro phase 1. Construction is in full swing as UPMRC aims to complete phase 1 at a faster pace, as compared to Lucknow metro.

The fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The feasibility study was conducted in 2016, with the govt allowing the project in early 2019. The Agra Metro is set to consist of two metro lines, with a total length of about 30 kilometres (19 mi). The state budget allocates Rs 286 crore proposed for the construction work of Agra Metro Rail Project.

Besides, there are also many proposals for Metro Rail projects in Gorakhpur and other cities and an arrangement of Rs 200 crore is proposed for the purpose.

Delhi-Meerut RRTS gets 900 crores by UP Govt

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Delhi-Meerut RRTS gets 900 crores by UP Govt

LUCKNOW, INDIA (Metro Rail News): Boosting regional connectivity in NCR, the UP govt has allotted Rs. 900 Crore to country’s first Regional Rapid Transit System in the state budget. Previously this year the GoI has allotted Rs. 2,487 crores to RRTS in the union budget.

The Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone of the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor on 8th March 2019. With the meticulous planning and expertise of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) team the construction work was started immediately. The distance of Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor is 82 kilometres long. The construction work on the 17 km priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor is going on in full swing. The construction work of pillars has been underway between Sahibabad and Duhai. First girder (segment) for the viaduct of Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor has been casted at NCRTC’s casting yard located at Vasundhara, Ghaziabad. The viaducts will also be soon visible on the ground. The operation on the main section is proposed from March 2023. The main section has four stations which are Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar and Duhai.

At the same time construction work is in progress at other sections as well, initial pile load test is underway among Shatabdi Nagar to Modipuram. Tenders have been floated for carrying out an initial pile load test in Delhi section from Sarai Kale Khan to Anand Vihar Terminal. Tender for design and development of tunnels of Delhi portion by Tunnel Boring Machine from New Ashok Nagar Ramp, New Delhi to Sahibabad Ramp in Ghaziabad has additionally been floated.

Engagement of Detailed Design Consultant for Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar RRTS stations including the Multimodal Integration scheme and setting up a stabling yard at Jungpura, Also New Delhi is underway.

Over a design speed of 180 km/h and operational speed of 160 km/h, the RRTS trains will be different and one of its kinds in India. The aerodynamic coaches will be self-propelled on electric traction with 25KV AC System. The RRTS trains are being structured with state-of-the-art advanced technology. The Delhi – Ghaziabad– Meerut RRTS will be immensely helpful in curbing pollution in the zone. The high-speed rail will promise to cover the distance among Meerut and New Delhi in under 60 minutes.

The National Capital Region Transport Corporation, the implementing agency of RRTS is a JV of the Govt of India (50%) and State Govt’s of Haryana (12.5%), NCT Delhi (12.5%), UP (12.5%) and Rajasthan (12.5%). It is mandated to design, construct, finance, operate and manage RRTS in NCR and works under the administrative control of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, GOI.

Maha Metro Celebrates 5th Foundation Day

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Maha Metro Celebrates 5th Foundation Day

NAGPUR (Metro Rail News): Maha Metro team has always worked like a family and set new milestones. We have promised to complete the Metro Rail project for the orange city and we are pledged to doing it. The Maha Metro team has performed incredibly in the last five years. And it would continue to put in its best efforts with all sincerity and honesty, said Dr Brijesh Dixit, MD, Maha Metro, today.

Dr Dixit was speaking at the 5th Foundation Day organised at Metro Bhavan, here. Speaking further, he said, Maha Metro’s journey so far has been path-breaking. 

“We have completed 86 % of project work. We have completed 25 km track work in 50 months and have started commercial operations on 2/3rd of total project length,” he said. The organization and its employees have put in their best efforts in making of this project, he added.

Five years ago, the project work started from just one room of Ravi Bhavan, he said and added, that today the Foundation Day event was being held in Maha Metro’s own premises. Maha Metro has always worked as a family. Dr Dixit also had a word of praise for all those who have always supported Maha Metro in its project work and firmly stood by it – directly or indirectly.

In his introductory remarks, Shri S Sivamathan, Director (Finance), said that Maha Metro has scaled new heights in just 5 years. This has been possible because of the dynamic leadership of MD Dr Dixit, he said. Maha Metro has also earned a lot through the innovative concept of Non-Fare Box Revenue.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Devendra Ramtekkar, ED (Reach-I) said, that executing civil work of Sitabuldi Interchange was not just difficult but was equally challenging task. The span erection was done without causing much discomfort to the people. The task was executed despite many challenges.

In his speech, Shri Sudhakar Urade, GM (O&M) spoke about the technical challenges faced during starting of commercial services on Aqua Line between Lokmanya Nagar Metro Station and Sitabuldi Interchange. This has been a great learning process for our entire team, he said.

Metro Mitra Shri Mayuresh Gokhale, spoke of the initial doubts about the project that the people had. However, that apprehension has now been replaced by love and appreciation for the project, he said. Another Metro Mitra Shri Akash Likhare spoke about the expectations of the people form the people and how the same have been fulfilled by Maha Metro.

Earlier, Dr Dixit, Shri Mahesh Kumar, Director (Project), Shri Sunil Mathur, Director (Rolling Stock and System) and Shri Sivamathan lit the traditional lamp. Shri Anil Kokate, Executive Director (Administration) proposed the vote of thanks, while Ms Renuka Deshkar conducted the proceedings. A short film depicting 5 years of progress of Maha Metro was also shown on the occasion.

MMRCL to monetise 1.5 lakh sq.ft space at metro 3 stations

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MMRCL to monetise 1.5 lakh sq.ft space at metro 3 stations

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited has set to lease 1.5 lakh sq.ft of space across Metro 3 stations as part of its initiatives to generate non-fare revenue. The corporation recently revealed interest in the effort and hopes to make around Rs 20 to Rs 25 crores/annum from the same, once the line is operational.

The retail spaces for the initiative have been divided into two sections — large format retail and kiosk-based retail. Where almost all stations will have space carved out for the latter, MMRCL has large contiguous areas ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 sq.ft. at four stations i.e. Cuffe Parade, Siddhivinayak, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Terminal 2.

Around 1.17 lakh sq.ft. is covered under large format retail, with the largest continuous area at Siddhivinayak and Terminal 2, 31,000 sq.ft. of the area each at the mezzanine level in the former and the concourse in the latter. Cuffe Parade has the most space, almost 37,000 sq.ft., shared between 24,000 sq.ft. in the mezzanine level and 13,000 sq.ft. at the concourse, that can be leased.

“The space available can be accessed by both passengers and non-passengers alike. So we are looking at food courts, supermarkets, salons, bank branches and pharmacies that can be set-up in the area,” an MMRCL spokesperson said.

Under the kiosk-based retail segment, confined space has been carved in the non-ticketing area of other stations. The areas would usually range among 300 to 1,000 sq.ft. and will primarily cater to the passengers’ requirements. The space mix being explored includes food stalls and kiosks, travel retail stores like the 7-Eleven formats, ATMs and vending machines, among others.

Shadab Siddiqui of Auctus Advisors, who is providing consultancy to MMRCL for these proposals, said recently there was no format of ‘transit retail’ in the larger retail space.

He further said that transit retail has grab and go product assortment for people with low dwell time. This covers ready-to-eat packed meals, packed sandwiches, newspaper and magazines, coffee vending machines and more. These are low-involvement products with high trading velocities.

Delhi to Mumbai in just 80 minutes

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Delhi to Mumbai in just 80 minutes

NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): British business tycoon Richard Branson-owned Virgin Group reaches to Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari with a proposal to establish a hyperloop transportation between Delhi to Mumbai after the Maharashtra govt determined to shelve the company’s proposed Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project in the state last month.

According to a source it stated that Richard Branson had approached Gadkari who is well known for his honesty to raising new technologies, to develop a 1,300 km line between the Delhi-Mumbai. Virgin Group executives are in India for the next couple of days and are meeting many stakeholders for the Hyperloop technology, the person said.

Hyperloop use magnets to levitate pods inside an airless tube, creating conditions in which the pods can shuttle people and freight at speeds of up to 1,200 kmph.

“Senior executives from the Virgin Group have met the transport minister to discuss this,” the person cited earlier told. 

“The talks are at a very preliminary stage, and they may submit a formal proposal to Gadkari.”

Gadkari also indicated while speaking at a public event on Thursday that he had met investors earlier in the day and explained a bullet train-like project.

Earlier Virgin Hyperloop proposed Pune-Mumbai link project was approved by the BJP govt in the state last year. The first phase of the plan entailed around 11.8 km long track. The project would have needed up to $10 billion in investment and up in 2.5 yrs to be finished. Last month, the Uddhav Thackeray-led state govt decided against implementing it amid doubts about its capsule technology, which is not yet operational anywhere in the world.

“We cannot experiment with hyperloop. We will concentrate on other modes of transport and, in the meantime, if that technology develops more with successful trials abroad, we can think about it,” Maharashtra’s deputy CM Ajit Pawar had told in a recent statement.

An official said it could be visibly challenging to develop a 1,300 km long track at this point when not even 1 km work is operational anyplace in the world. Richard Branson’s diversified conglomerate Virgin Group has interests in aviation, hospitality, music, telecom and space travel.

Giving feedback on the development, Virgin Hyperloop a spokesperson said “Virgin Hyperloop One is committed to India and the State of Maharashtra. We are actively engaging with the Maharashtra Government as per the standard due process for the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop project. When we came to India, we had the vision to connect all Tier One cities in under 2 hours. Delhi-Mumbai is a part of that national vision, but our focus on moving forward with the Mumbai-Pune project to the satisfaction of all concerned stakeholders.”

Dedicated to free metro rides for women: APP 3.0

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Dedicated to free metro rides for women: APP 3.0

New Delhi (Metro Rail News): The Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the Aam Aadmi Party will remain committed to his promise, the free metro scheme for the Delhi women. Speaking to Agency, Gahlot said the Delhi govt will pursue the Central government for the implementation of the scheme.

“We are dedicated to all our promises. The government has also started working. We will be pursuing the Centre to allow us to implement the scheme. We will bear the cost burden of the scheme. We will be paying the amount to the Delhi Metro,” Gahlot said

Last year on June 3, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had made an announcement that women can “enjoy free rides on public transport” in the national capital, including the Metro and DTC buses. Where the Aam Aadmi Party carried out the free ride scheme for women in the DTC and cluster Delhi buses in October, the same scheme for Delhi Metro is yet to take place.

The Delhi and the Central both governments fairly own the DMRC and for any decision, the two need to be on the same page. Delhi went to polls this month and the AAP was reappointment. The Cabinet Ministers remained the same with minor changes in the portfolios.

Gahlot remains to have the Transport Department in the new government. He told his party received a clear mandate as the party had served for the people in the previous five years.

“We have been loved by the people for our work. This was the first election where voters were given for work. We have started the work already and the focus will be on the promises we have made in the elections,” the Minister and the MLA from the Najafgarh Assembly constituency said.

Kailash Gahlot has set a new record by being elected again for the seat. Najafgarh Assembly constituency, having a sizable population of farmers and traders, had never repeated an MLA before.

MMRCL completes 76 % tunnelling work of Mumbai Metro-3

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MMRCL completes 76 % tunnelling work of Mumbai Metro-3

MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): City first underground metro rail has been finished 76 percent of tunnelling work on Monday. 

The construction of Metro-3 project has picked up the pace, and Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited has completed 76 per cent of the tunnelling for Colaba-Bandra-SPEEZ route, along with this, the MMRCL has also completed 100 per cent of its 5318 sqm concourse slab of Vidhan Bhavan station.

The Mumbai Metro-3 project addressed on Twitter: “We cross yet another milestone along the way. #Metro3 #VidhanBhavan station completes 100% of its 5318 sqm concourse slab,” On Monday.

The metro corporation has also completed the tunnelling of 13 stations out of the 26 recommended stations. On the other side, 17 TBMs that have been deployed have attained 25 breakthroughs out of the total 32.

Last year in December, the MMRCL had built 40 km of tunnelling work. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, which is implementing the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor, on December 27 had stated that 100 per cent tunnelling work of the project would be made by next year September.

The Mumbai Metro-3 project that is worth Rs 30,000 crore will connect Cuffe Parade business district in the extreme south of the city to SEEPZ in the north-central with 26 underground and one at-grade station.

12-km stretch of Pune Metro to be completed by March 2020

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12-km stretch of Pune Metro to be completed by March 2020

PUNE (Metro Rail News): The Union Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar reviewed the progress of Pune Metro Rail Project, on Friday announced the two stretches of Pune Metro’s Pimpri-Chinchwad to Swargate line would start functioning by March 2020.

He added that all three metro routes in Pune would become functional by 2022.

At the same time, he announced a project by the Pune Municipal Corporation to handle the river pollution, financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Along with this, any village having a population of more than 3,000 will have to set up waste management units.

Prakash Javadekar was in the city for a meeting with the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee. The meeting was participated by MPs Girish Bapat, Supriya Sule and Amol Kolhe with officials from various govt agencies. Throughout the meeting, all major ongoing projects in the city were taken for a review.

Talking to media after the meeting, Javadekar stated, “We have taken a review of the metro work. As per the details, the work. As per the circumstances, the work between Phugewadi and Sant Tukaram Nagar will be finished by March 2020. after that, the metro on this corridor will become operational. apart from this, we have also asked the officials to start the work on Hinjewadi metro stretch. All three Pune metro corridor will be operational by 2022. The demand for other routes is also releasing. So, we have asked to begin master planning for this as well.

Maha Dy CM wants two-tier flyovers on Pune Metro Corridor

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Maha Dy CM wants two-tier flyovers on Pune Metro Corridor

PUNE (Metro Rail News): Maharastra CM Ajit Pawar has directed Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA) to search the possibility of two-tier flyovers, comprising a vehicular thoroughfare and a metro flyover- at three key junctions in the city.

PMRDA is developing the Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar corridor of the Pune Metro project. If executed, the proposal would entail the demolition of the current flyovers at University Chowk, E-Square Chowk and RBI Chowk.

The proposal calls for the flyover and the Metro flyover to come upon the same existing pillars, along with the lines of the double-decker flyover moving up at Nal Stop on Karve Road. Yet, the authorities had deemed the possibility of maintaining the current University flyover and construct the elevated Metro rail line over it.

Sources in the state govt said that with the 2022 deadline for all the Metro lines to become operational, Pawar’s fresh directive could cause a delay and also increase the project cost by over Rs 600 crore. “These flyovers were constructed between 2007-10. Their demolition would put a huge burden on the state exchequer,” a senior govt official said.

According to the agreement between the project executor and PMRDA signed last September, The date for the financial closure of the project was March-end, within three years of which the project must be completed.

“Demolishing the flyover and re-constructing a two-tier structure would extend the operational period by two more years. This would be a violation of the agreement,” a source said.

Meanwhile, transport experts from the city have opposed the Metro lines with flyovers. “Why to give the option of taking out one’s private vehicle when there is a Metro line on the same route?” one expert said.

New line’s report submitted by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) the initial project report for the proposed 18 kilometres elevated Shivajinagar-Shewalwadi Metro corridor. PMRDA officials stated DMRC would soon prepare the detailed project report (DPR).
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