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Delhi Metro | Finance ministry approves Phase IV project of DMRC

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New Delhi: Under the fourth phase of Delhi Metro, the proposal which has been given the theoretical approval by the Finance Ministry, will make three corridors. Their total length will be 60 km. These three corridors will be like one at Yamuna Pahar, the other in West Delhi and the third in South Delhi. The total construction cost of these three projects will be Rs 34 thousand 580 crores. According to sources in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Finance Ministry gives its approval only after analyzing the funding pattern of the total project cost. It is done only after this approval that the note is prepared for the opinion of all the parties and ministries and it is then approved by the Public Investment Board. By law, the third phase of the Delhi Metro should have been completed in 2016 and the construction of the fourth phase from 2017 had to start but neither the phase three was completed and nor the Fourth phase was approved.

Although the first Delhi Metro had proposed six corridors of 103 km for the fourth phase, meanwhile the new policy was implemented last year on the Metro. After the coming of this policy, the Delhi project has been prepared with fresh renewal report. Three Corridors have been given priority in this report.

The first corridor in this area is to connect the area of South Delhi’s Tughlaqabad with aerosity. This corridor will be 20 km and through this corridor, several areas of South Delhi will be connected to the airport. Similarly, the second corridor will be from East Delhi. This corridor will start from Maujpur and connect with Mukundpur in northern Delhi. The 12-km corridor will have a way to get the metro ring ready. It is now operational from Mukundpur to South Campus, while the South Campus is being constructed from Shivpuri to Shiva Vihar. In this way, the line between Maujapur and Mukundpur will also be directly connected to the metro of the population near the Wazirabad road in the north-eastern Delhi of Yamunapar. The third corridor will be built between Janakpuri West and RK Ashram Marg.

Recently, the corridor has been started between Noida and Janakpuri West. After its construction from Janakpuri West, a large area of Outer Ring Road will be connected to the Metro network. This metro line, R.K. Asharam is being started from Outer Ring Road and will be till ashram. This line will be 28 km and the longest line of the fourth phase.

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Jaipur Metro | Stakeholders okay extension of Phase II project

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Richa Bhateja
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Jaipur: The stakeholders of Jaipur metro approved the updated project report for Phase II of Jaipur metro on Friday. Phase II has been proposed on the length of 29.5 km between Sitapura and Vishwakarma Industrial Area and has a further agreement of extension of the route by 8 km as the plan is for the extension of Sitapura, which needs to be connected with Ring Road by the year 2031.

Ashwani Saxena, director project Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) said “In the initial detailed project report submitted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the second phase was proposed on the length of 23.8 kilometers between Sitapura and Ambabari. This has been extended to connect Airport and Collectorate circle.”

Ashwani Saxena, director project Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) said “In the initial detailed project report submitted by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the second phase was proposed on the length of 23.8 kilometers between Sitapura and Ambabari. This has been extended to connect Airport and Collectorate circle.”

The stakeholders involve traffic police, representatives of trade, urban development agencies, and social bodies. They have been asked to submit their final suggestion on the metro route by next week after that the final project report will be sent to the State government.

JMRC had appointed an international constancy firm to draft a comprehensive mobility plan for the city. The comprehensive mobility plan submitted by the agency insists on an urgent need to develop the north-south corridor of Metro in the second phase intersecting the already existing phase at Sindhi Camp. Phase II is considered crucial for the success of the Metro operations by adding more destinations on the Metro route.

The CMP further suggests improvement of existing public transport system. It means Jaipur needs to focus on its last mile connectivity system as it is also important for the commuters.

The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) says “The plan suggests the implementation of transportation infrastructure including, junction improvements, development of bus and truck terminals and radial routes that help connect the Metro with the Outer Ring Road by the year 2031”

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Delhi Metro | Heavy water flood in tunnel hits metro services in magenta line

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Priyanka Sahu
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New Delhi: On 14 July by late evening large number of commuters awaited and trapped as Delhi metro between Janakpuri West- Botanical Garden (Magenta Line) was delay by 2 hour 30 minutes due to technical snag. This was time when most of commuters were returning from work place faced hard to reach to their home. there was water logged in most of surrounding area.

This the second incident occur in this month in same line, it was 25 December 2017 when first services was started from Botanical Garden to Kalkaji  Mandir and on 28 May 2018 second phase services was started from Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri West. It is hardly one month completed and within short period two incidents occur which could largely affect the life of commuters. Now the main issue is that who is responsible for this, the main focused of Metro was to provide affordable and safe services to Delhiites but after the sudden fare hike it has neither affordable nor safe for commuters. If government cannot provide safe transport services then how commuters can trust on them. Delhi Metro is one of the largest metro networks in India, if it will suffer from technical snag then what will happen to other metro in India.

DMRC official said that, “the snag could have been triggered by the rain, but the exact cause has not been ascertained yet, and short loop services were run on both sides of the section i.e. Botanical Garden-R K Puram and IGI Airport-Janakpuri West”.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said, train operations were hampered due to a problem in the overhead electrical equipment (OHE), but it was clear if the problem was triggered by the heavy rains that lashed Delhi-NCR during that period.


Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson said that services were affected on the Magenta line due to some OHE problem between RK Puram and IGI Terminal-1 metro stations on the line around 4.10 pm. As a result a single line operation was carried out between RK Puram a IGI-Terminal-1 metro station, which caused the delay.

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In third Smart Cities list Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, Bengaluru, & Jammu

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Darshana Shukla
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Giving a further boost to ‘Smart Cities Mission’, the government has released names of the cities for third batch. Union minister Venkaiah Naidu has also made an announcement for proposed investment estimated at Rs 57,393 crore in this batch of 30 cities.

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu unveiled the list of 30 cities which have been identified for third batch. These include Shimla, Patna, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Jammu and Thiruvananthapuram.

With the third batch list coming out, there are a total of 90 cities selected under Smart Cities Mission with only 10 more slots remaining in the slot. As per rough estimate, the total outlay on smart cities comes to around 57,393 crore.

The announcement was made at the National Workshop on Urban Transformation in Delhi by Naidu. The union minister shared that around 45 cities had participated in the event for 40 slots earmarked for third batch. In order to facilitate efficient implementation they have selected 30 cities only. Urban mobility solution is one of the component of Smart City Mission.

In the first list announced in January 2016 Bhubaneswar, Pune and Jaipur were among the 20 that had made to the list. Lucknow, Dharamsala and Chandigarh were amongst the 13 that were confirmed winners of the Fast Track Smart Cities competition in May 2016.

Interestingly, Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation that has previously participated in the contest opted out. Country’s richest urban local body had doubts over the Smart City Mission. The local body with a budget of Rs 25,000 crore was not clear over handing over of the project post implementation. As per rules the project is handed over to a special purpose vehicle. This leaves very little scope or authority in the hands of local body.

Ajoy Mehta, BMC’s commissioner had informed the union minister that Mumbai will not be participating in the contest as per the news released by the Indian Express. Spokesperson from Urban Development Ministry has confirmed that Mumbai had not submitted its proposal to participate in the Smart City Mission contest.

 

 

 

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Kochi Metro | India’s first dormitory accommodation at metro station

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Darshana Shukla
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Kochi: Travelling in metro will now come with an added feature – an exquisite air-conditioned bed space dormitory. Yes, you are reading it right, Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has opened India’s first dormitory facility at MG Road Metro Station.

This is first of its kind initiative taken by a metro body offering world class accommodation at pocket friendly rate. This will be a bed space dormitory with air-conditioned facility. The dormitory will be operated and managed by Peters Inn.

The project was inaugurated jointly by by Kochi Mayor Soumini Jain alongside MLAs S Sharma, V D Satheeshan, Hibi Eden, P T Thomas as well as former MLA Dominic Presentation and KMRL MD APM Mohammed Hanish. The facility will be available at MG Road Kochi Metro Station.

The dormitory comes with loads of features like free Wi-Fi, security cameras, lockers and check-in and check-out facility round the clock. This will be a fully air-conditioned dormitory which people can use at economical rents.

There are a total of 200 bed cabins with 40 toilets and the design is akin to Ac coaches of railways. To make things better customers will get mobile charging points and reading light. The highlighting feature is the rent which is only Rs 395 per day.

The dormitory is made at 3,500 square feet space at the MG Road station.

Mohammed Haneesh, MD, KMRL shared that this initiative is taken to augment non-ticketing revenue. This also offers a convenient means of accommodation to metro commuters, more so for solo travellers. Taking into account the need for such facility we decided to introduce it for making commuter happy.

There will be a separate dormitory for ladies that Kochi Metro Rail plans to set up. The ladies facility will come with a locker to keep valuables and closed rooms to ensure greater security.

This facility can be availed for both day and night stay with check-in time being 7am and check-out 8am.

Managing director of Peter’s In Francis Mukkanikal assured that the space will be maintained professionally. They will be offering group bookings and this would be a perfect facility for those going on long drives added the MD.

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Nagpur Metro | Maha Metro submits DPR for Phase II project to state govt

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Richa Bhateja
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Nagpur: Nagpur metro phase II project’s Detailed Project Report (DPR) is submitted by the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) to state government’s Urban Development Department (UDD). The department will study the report in details and if they have any quarries they can question the DPR. After everything found Okay, then UDD will forward the DPR to state cabinet for approval.

After the delay of 2 months. DPR is prepared by Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES). RITES had already completed its study which included traffic, topographic and geotechnical data and gave the green light to Phase ll earlier in February. Phase II will have five stretches having a total length of 48.3 km and 35 stations. The cost of the phase is about Rs10,500 crore at 2018 prices.

Five proposed stretches of Nagpur Metro are:

S.noCorridorsLengthStations
1.Automotive SquareKanhan River13 Kms12
2.Lokmanya NagarHingna6.7kms7
3.Wasudeo NagarDattawadi4.5kms3
4.Prajapati NagarTransport Nagar5.6kms3
5.MihanButibori MIDC ESR18.5kms10

The longest stretch is from Mihan to Butiori which is 18.5kms with 10 stations.

The stretches are decided according to the traffic congestion of these routes. The estimated daily ridership from Kanhan River to Butibori MIDC is 2.61 lakh in 2024, 3 lakh in 2031 and 3.73 lakh in 2041. The ridership of Transport Nagar to Hingna line is 2.58 lakh in 2024, 2.98 lakh in 2031 and 3.62 lakh in 2041. The figure for Wasudeo Nagar to Dattawadi spur is 30,000 in 2024, 35,000 in 2031 and 39,000 in 2041.

This metro project will generate a large number of employment opportunities and will help to grow. It will be beneficial for the citizens as they will get relief from traffic and will get a faster way to reach their destination.

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Mumbai Metro | MMRC completes 5 km tunneling of Colaba-Seepz corridor

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Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) is executing the 33.5 km corridor of which the 5 km of tunneling across its alignment in the city has been completed. Underground corridor for the Colaba-Seepz metro line has completed 10% of tunneling work.

The four location where the underway tunneling is constructed Marol, Naya Nagar(Mahim), Vidyanagari (Kalina), Azad Maidan and all this is being done with eight tunnel – boring machines (TBM’S) in operation.

The TBM’s need to bore 52 km (without stations) for both the up and down lines for the construction of the underground corridor.

Ashwini Bhide, Managing director, MMRC said that The tunneling commenced in November 2017 from the Naya Nagar-launching shaft in Mahim, and the TBMs are currently moving at a speed of 350m per week. “We are pleased to announce the completion of 5km of tunneling within one year of the project’s initiation. We are positive about completing the project by December 2021”.

Ashwini Bhide, Managing director, MMRC said that The tunneling commenced in November 2017 from the Naya Nagar-launching shaft in Mahim, and the TBMs are currently moving at a speed of 350m per week. “We are pleased to announce the completion of 5km of tunneling within one year of the project’s initiation. We are positive about completing the project by December 2021”.

They expect that the first TBM breakthrough will be achieved in the 4.15km Marol-MIDC-Seepz (package 7) section of the construction by September 2018 says the corporation official.

The progress depends on the geological conditions of the location. They target to bore an average of 700-800m per week, according to the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC). At a depth of 25m to 30m by lowering a TBM, lowering in shaft depth and because of this the tunneling work is carried out.

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation is in the process of lowering three additional TBMs and will lower two more by July-end to increase the pace of tunneling for the mega project says, officials.

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Mumbai Metro | Commuters happy with Paytm facility at metro station

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Mumbai: Commuters travelling in Mumbai Metro are really happy with the officials introducing Paytm facility at metro stations. All one has to do is scan the code and enter the metro station. No need to stand in queue at the ticket window or vending station. Using mobile phone, commuters have to use the Paytm App to make payments and hop on to the ride.

This simple interface has made life easier for Mumbai Metro travelers who otherwise have to stand in queues to get ticket either at metro or local stations.

Those traveling in metro are flooding the Mumbai Metro Twitter feed with positive feedback. Commuters who were otherwise facing issues while traveling in metro are now finding it easier to commute in mass transit system.

 

 

And this is not all. A rider had lost his metro card while traveling. The rider got his card back within no time and is all praise for the officials.

Here is the Tweet thread of the commuter who got back his lost smart card:

For all those who are still using old public transport, it is time to switch to metro. You travel with easy and comfort. In fact now you don’t even have to stand in long queues to buy ticket, use mobile to make payments and get your ticket within seconds.

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Visakhapatnam Light Metro | Panel formed for long pending project

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Visakhapatnam: Finally the long pending light metro project is gaining grounds. A panel has been formed for the Visakhapatnam Light Metro Rail Project’. In latest development, orders have been given by principal secretary of Municipal Administration & Urban Development, R Karikala Valavan to formulate a committee for the project.

As per the directives from Valavan, a Visakha Metro Rail Project monitoring and advisory committee’ is being established. The panel will be entrusted with the task of checking the quality of work and monitoring the progress. The long pending project will be taken under the private-public partnership model.

To accelerate the progress all necessary permissions will also be taken at the earliest. The officials now want to speed up the process and shift gears. The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 8,300 crore.

The advisory committee formed consists of a 10-member team. These include the town planner, municipal commissioner, RTC regional manager, city planner, district collector, director of country as well as one person who is nominated by the government at centre.

As per details, in the light metro project, the Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (AMRCL) will also have 50 per cent stake. Bulk of remaining stake will also rest with the project contractor with VUDA getting a nominal capital share.

AMRCL’s managing director will be appointed as nodal officer and UMTC company consultant member convenor of the new committee. In this consideration, the principal secretary has ordered AMRCL MD to take up further course of action.

The state government has also agreed to allocate 250 acres of land for the Visakhapatnam Light Metro. It has communicated the same in a review meeting at Amaravati. On the other hand VUDA has lately submitted the design proposals that include three corridors in a stretch of 42.5 km.

It is estimated that the corridors will be constructed in about five year’s time with approximate investment of about Rs 4,100 crores. In case of setting up elevated corridors, the project will be developed at an additional cost of Rs 4,200 crore.

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State Govt, Maha Metro and Indian Rly to execute MoU to run HSR trains

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Nagpur railway tracks

Nagpur: It is good news for Indian Railway commuters to get High Speed Local Trains in four towns namely Bhandara, Wardha, Katol, and Ramtek. The government is planning to run the high-speed local trains between Nagpur and four nearby towns- Bhandara, Wardha, Katol, and Ramtek.

A Memorandum Of Understanding will be executed between Maharashtra government, Indian Railways and Maha Metro on July 16 for planning and execution of the project.

Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Cabinet Minister Nitin Gadkari, Railway minister Piyush Goyal, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and other dignitaries will be present in MoU signing ceremony which will be organized at Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Suresh Bhat Hall.

“The project would be first of its kind in the nation High speed fully air-conditioned coaches will run under the project. All formalities like timings, number of trips, revenue sharing pattern, special stations etc will be  decided after MoU”, said Dr. Brijesh Dixit, MD of Maha Metro.

Maha metro managing director Brijesh Dixit talked about the project in an interview and said “The project would be first of its kind in the nation High speed fully air-conditioned coaches will run under the project. All formalities like timings, number of trips, revenue sharing pattern, special stations etc will be  decided after MoU”

At present the average speed from Nagpur city to Gondia passengers train is 50 km per hour while the Ramtek passenger train is 27 km per hour. To overcome the speed issue they are planning to run three-coach Electric Multiple Units (EMU) to these towns with four trains on each route.

They have planned to run EMU’s at 120 km per hour. However, the Maha metro will use existing tracks, platforms, signaling and etc of railways for the services.

Refuting allegation by former BJP MP and current MPCC vice-president Nana Patole and activist Prashant Pawar, “Maha metro will also have to start Pune Metro Rail’s priority section with rental coaches” said Dixit

Patole stated that Maha metro’s joyrides are only benefiting L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad Limited(LTMRHL). He added that Maha metro is paying Rs.45 crore as hiring charge for six coaches to LTMRHL for three years.

“Coaches, signaling system etc are not made in the country, hence we are so dependent on foreign countries. We have to place orders only after getting loans. we are likely to get three coaches in September. It will take 6-7 months more for certification and etc. Till then we cannot wait and render the entire infrastructure unutilized” Patole said

“Coaches, signaling system etc are not made in the country, hence we are so dependent on foreign countries. We have to place orders only after getting loans. we are likely to get three coaches in September. It will take 6-7 months more for certification and etc. Till then we cannot wait and render the entire infrastructure unutilized” Patole said

Dixit added that payment of 15 crores has been made tp LTMRHL “we could not take coaches from Chennai as our platform’s design is for three coaches, while Chennai has a set of four coaches”

Dixit said one of two sets of three coaches each will be moved to Hingna-Subhash Nagar T point corridor once the work is completed.

He said Metro Rail will begin operation Manje Square in Sitabuldi and Kapri in March 2019.

On Wednesday, the elevated stretch between airport south station the Maha metro operated electrical shunting vehicle ‘Buland’. This is first of the elevated stretches where all the work have been completed and is ready for the trial run.

At a grade stretch, the Maha metro started metro rail joyrides between airport south and Khapri station in April.

After the conclusion of the MoU programme, the dignitaries will dedicate NMC’s newly commissioned sewage treatment plant (STP) having a capacity of 200 million liters per day (MLD) to the public.

Also, the civic body’s project to supply 150MLD treated sewage from the STP to Mahagenco’s Koradi and Khaparkheda thermal power stations will be announced. At the same time, bhoomipuja of waste-to-energy project will be performed.

At the cost of around Rs. 236 crores at Bhandewadi dumping yard the NMC had constructed the STP on PPP model through a consortium of three private companies, including city-based Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited (VIL).

This is the MNC’s second STP after an earlier one with a capacity of 130 MLD, which was commissioned under the central government’s JNNURM scheme.

The civic body is already supplying 130MLD treated sewage to Koradi thermal power station. Now, the quantum will increase to 330MLD.

Under the waste-to-energy project, the private operator will produce 11.50MW power by treating 800 of the total 1,100 to tonnes of garbage generated from the city daily. The power will be supplied to MSEDCL.

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