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Delhi Metro | DMRC fails to manage dust and check air pollution at three construction sites

13/04/2018

DMRC Construction Site — Delhi Metro Phase III Construction Sites

New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has ordered Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and 25 other construction sites to “stop work” for failing to implement mandatory dust mitigation measures meant to check air pollution in the national capital. The work of construction sites will be allowed to start again after complying with dust control norms as prescribed by the Ministry.

Delhi Metro Phase III Construction Work Site

The construction projects include three sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, four of the National Highway Authority of India, seven under the Delhi Public Works Department, two Delhi Development Authority sites and one each under the Delhi Jal Board and MTNL. Three under BSES and two projects of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited were also suspended. The MoEF sent notices under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, to all the projects.

In the National Capital Region (NCR), dust is the second highest source of pollution and contributes significantly to the dip in air quality especially during winter months.

On January 25, the Ministry notified an amendment to the Environment Protection Rules, making it mandatory for all projects requiring clearances to implement dust mitigation measures. It also asked all major infrastructure agencies to implement dust mitigation measures by March 31 or face suspension of construction work.

According to Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forest C K Mishra, the had sent notices in first week of this month to stop construction-related work pertaining to 25 projects across Delhi-NCR.

We sent out very cordial letters asking major construction companies to comply with dust mitigation measures. Following that, we sent out 20-25 CPCB teams to check on projects. The teams came back with specific photographs, based on which notices were issued. Construction agencies need to show that they have complied with specific dust control measures, laid out in the notices, before the ministry will allow work to re-start.
– C K Mishra, Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forest.

Specifically, among the PWD projects, notices have been issued to stop certain works related to the construction of flyovers, drains, small bridges, culverts, footpaths, and the widening of the outer ring road.

The reasons range from “demolished material kept uncovered” to “dust emissions from digging of roads”.

In the Haiderpur-Badli Metro station site, road demolition for cable work has been stopped due to emission from road digging and open dumping of excavated soil.

At another site, construction work was stopped for open dumping and lack of windbreakers.

Earlier, Mishra had said that the MoEF was “deeply concerned” by the lack of dust mitigation measures and that it had requested major construction agencies to put in place measures, failing which work will be constrained or suspended.

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Lucknow Metro | LMRC bags RoSPA Silver Award for health and safety

Metro Rail News

11/04/2018

Lucknow Metro Ridership crosses 51K Passengers by the end of Monday’s Commuter Service — Image Representation Only

Lucknow: Lucknow Metro’s underground project has bagged the prestigious international ‘Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’ health and safety awards, 2018. The project will be awarded with the highly acclaimed “RoSPA Silver Award” for the health and safety performance during the period of January 01, 2017 to December 31, 2017 by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), which is a British charity organization that aims for promotion of safety and prevention of accidents in project execution world over.

230317 Tunnel Up Line — Lucknow Metro Underground Tunnel (Photo: LMRC)

M/s Gulermak-Tata Projects Limited (TPL) Joint Venture (JV) are the contractors who have been entrusted with the civil work of the 3.67 km Charbagh – Hazratganj underground stretch of the Lucknow Metro Project and it has been declared winner of this coveted award.

This award is a very important achievement for the team of Lucknow Metro since it was selected amongst some very prominent international projects. This award highlights LMRC’s continuous commitment in achieving highest standards of health and safety in the Project execution for the Lucknow Metro Rail Project. The award shall be presented in a ceremony on 5^th July, 2018 at Birmingham, United Kingdom.

RoSPA Silver Award winners indicate that the company has achieved a high level of performance by adopting good management systems which are delivering consistent improvement and are working towards the level of excellence.

It may be stated that in the recent past, LMRC has also won several prestigious national and international awards including the Best Urban Mass Transit Project in 2017 by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India, the Best Metro project for ‘Excellence in Innovative Designs’ in 2016, the ESQR Quality Choice Prize in 2016 in Berlin (Germany) under the Gold Category, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Award on Innovation in Governance in 2016, the ‘International Quality Summit (IQS) Award 2016’ under Gold Category by Business Initiative Directions (BID) Group One – in Madrid, Spain. the Dun & Bradstreet Infra Award, 2017 in 2017 in Mumbai etc.

M/s Gulermak-TPL JV was awarded the contract for Charbagh – Hazratganj underground stretch of Lucknow Metro Project in April, 2016 . The scope of work includes 3.67 km of tunneling with Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and construction of three underground stations at Hussainganj, Sachivalaya & Hazratgunj. The project is progressing at a very fast pace with about 75% of work having been completed. This has been a significant technical and managerial achievement for the team of Lucknow Metro since the work involved construction/tunneling through some of the most congested areas and highly dilapidated buildings of the city requiring extensive instrumentation, monitoring and traffic management.

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IPL 2018 | Bangalore Metro (BMRC) extends train timings for IPL matches

Metro Rail News

11/04/2018

Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) is extending train timings during six nights when IPL matches will be played at the Chinnaswamy stadium To facilitate easy commute for cricket lovers. BMRC also announced a special return ticket fare of Rs 50 to any Metro station from Cubbon Park and MG Road Metro stations on match days.

BMRC Press Release on IPL — BMRC Press Release: Extending metro train timings for cricket lovers during IPL matches (Source: BMRC)

According to press release issued by the BMRC, the train services on both the Purple (Baiyappanahalli to Mysuru Road) and Green lines (Nagasandra to Yelachenahalli) will be extended from the present closure timing of 11 pm to 12:30 am of the following day. The frequency during the extended period will be a train every 15 minutes.

The extension in train timings will be effected on April 13 (Friday), April 21 (Saturday), April 25 (Wednesday) and April 29 (Sunday) as well as May 1 (Tuesday) and May 17 (Thursday). Since the match on April 15 (Sunday) commences as early as 4 pm, train timings will not be extended on the day.

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Mumbai Monorail gets safety clearance from safety inspector

Metro Rail News

11/04/2018

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority received safety certificate with certain conditions for Mumbai Monorail on Tuesday. The monorail will start its operations between Chembur and Jacob Circle only after fulfilling the conditions as per the safety clearance issued by the safety inspector.

“We are still going through the report.
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Certain conditions will have to be fulfilled before we can decide on the date of opening,” said UPS Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner.

After taking a stock of monorail on March 28, Safety Inspector GP Garg asked the MMRDA to ensure that there is adequate stock of spare parts so that regular maintenance of rakes is not delayed.

The entire monorail project has been constructed in two phases i.e. Chembur to Wadala and Wadala to Jacob’s Circle. The phase one—Chembur to Wadala was opened in 2014 and shut after a fire incident in a monorail coach on November 9 last year.

Safety inspector has recommended MMRDA to install temperature gauges in coaches of monorail so that excess heat can be recorded and evacuation carried out. Smoke detectors should also be installed. He has also suggested that mirrors be installed towards the end of all platforms so that drivers can see if all passengers have boarded or alighted before starting the train

According to official, MMRDA has also decided to install CCTV cameras on both ends of platforms and along the corridor for evacuation during emergencies.

MMRDA has at present total 10 monorail rakes and is in the process of procuring five more rakes to fulfill the requirement of phase-II corridor.

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PM Modi flags-off the first 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive in Madhepura

Mamta Shah

10/04/2018

Madhepura (Bihar): Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi dedicated the ‘Make in India’ Madhepura Electric Locomotive Facility to the nation and remotely flagged off the country’s first all-electric locomotive from Madhepura in Bihar on Tuesday. Manufactured in India, under a landmark Joint Venture between Alstom (76%) and Indian Railways (24%), this electric locomotive project marks a transformational step change for rail freight movement in India as well as the region of Madhepura.

Alstom's 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive

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Each ‘WAG12’ double section locomotive, part of Alstom’s Prima locomotives family, is capable of hauling 6,000 tonnes, at a maximum speed of 120 km/h, thanks to its 12,000 Horsepower – allowing faster and safer movement of heavier freight trains across the country. The electric locomotives will eventually move to the testing and maintenance depot at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh before being introduced to the mainline network as part of the freight fleet. This electric locomotive was completed, on schedule, in February 2018, while the second loco will roll out in 2019.

“It is a matter of great pride and privilege for Alstom to have Hon’ble Prime Minister of India flagging off our first complete electric locomotive and dedicating the Madhepura facility to the nation. There can be no stronger endorsement of our efforts towards ‘Make in India’ and skilling initiatives in the country. Alstom is proud to partner with the Indian Railways on this transformational journey towards a sustainable future in mobility in the country,” said Alain Spohr, Managing Director, India & South Asia, Alstom.

“We are confident that this facility will also pave the way for the industrial development in Bihar and will act as a gateway of opportunities for the region”, he added.

In Madhepura, the company is working towards developing an ecosystem to enable local manufacturers to set up manufacturing units in and around the area. Alstom’s active and targeted community action programme at Madhepura focusing on skill development and education will further prepare more than 5000 young minds for gainful employment. The company will adopt a local ITI to provide skill development to 840 students over the next 10 years. Of these, 300 students will be absorbed by Alstom for apprenticeship programmes within the facility. This will work in tandem with focused scholarship programmes for meritorious students in schools in the area to develop children from an early age as well.

Other initiatives for supporting the local communities include healthcare interventions by the company like mobile medical units in the area with doctors on board, health and wellness awareness camps, free medication distribution and special services for women and children.

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Delhi Metro | HC directs DMRC to take over debts of RInfra’s DAMEPL

Metro Rail News

10/04/2018

New Delhi: Reliance Infrastructure said on Tuesday that the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take over the servicing of all debt liabilities of Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) amounting to Rs 1,618 crore. The company said 11 banks, who had lent to DAMEPL to run the Delhi Airport Metro Express line, will benefit from the latest High Court order.

According to RInfra statement, “The division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar passed the interim order on the Section 37 application filed by DMRC. As per the order, DMRC will have to start servicing the DAMEPL debt to 11 banks who had lent to the infrastructure major’s subsidiary to run the Delhi Airport Metro Express line”.

The DMRC had challenged a March 6, 2018 Delhi High Court single judge order upholding the Rs 5,300 crore arbitral award, including interest, in favour of DAMEPL. Late last month, the Delhi High Court had directed the DMRC to pay Rs 306 crore as immediate interim relief to the company.

RInfra said that DMRC had been directed to pay this amount to a consortium of banks, by March 31, to ensure that no account of DAMEPL turns a non-performing asset (NPA), or bad loan.

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Mumbai Metro | DB-led consortium bags MMRDA’s Metro 4 construction contract

Metro Rail News

10/04/2018

Mumbai: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) awarded a contract to DB Engineering-led consortium for project management and construction management services contract, including design review, for Mumbai Metro Line-4. The consortium comprises DB Engineering, Louis Berger and Hill International.

Mumbai Metro Line-4 Route Map (Source: Louis Berger)

“This latest win highlights Louis Berger’s commitment and contribution to India’s strategic growth. We’re delighted to have another great opportunity to serve the government of India in advancing its development goals.
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Our team of experts is well equipped to meet the challenges of this new and next-generation transportation infrastructure project”, said Jim Bach, president of Louis Berger’s International division.

The Mumbai Metro Line 4 will be a 32.3-kilometer (20-mile) long elevated corridor with 32 stations, connecting Wadala in central Mumbai to Kasarvadavali. Expected to reduce travel time between Wadala to Kasarvadavali by 50 to 75 percent, the Mumbai Metro Line 4 will provide interconnectivity between the eastern expressway, central railway, Mumbai Monorail that is partially in operation, proposed Metro Line 2B (D N Nagar and Mandale), proposed Metro Line 5 (Thane to Kalyan), proposed Metro Line 6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli) and proposed Metro Line 8 (Wadala to GPO). The total estimated cost of construction is ₹15,549 crore ($2.26 billion USD).

As part of the consortium, Louis Berger will prepare, package and finalize tender documents for system contracts. The scope of work also includes verification and approval of all civil and system contract design submissions, rolling stock, supervision of all construction activities, certification of vendor sources and inspection of vendor products and services, as well as integration of systems, exercising strict cost control measures, ensuring specifications, installing systems and commissioning rolling stock, monitoring and reporting progress of all works, safety and quality at work sites, and supervision of system trials and system integration.

“We’re delighted to support the MMRDA on yet another metro rail project in Mumbai. This metro line is a welcome addition for the people of Mumbai. It will help alleviate traffic congestion and provide better connectivity between central Mumbai and the Thane district.”, said Kshitish Nadgauda, Louis Berger senior vice president and managing director for Asia.

Louis Berger has more than 20 years of experience working in India across many sectors, including bridges and tunnels, highways and roads, rail and transit, aviation and smart cities. The company has supported infrastructure development of several of the largest transit system expansion in the country, including Mumbai Metro Line 1, Mumbai Metro Line 3, the Mumbai Monorail and the Hyderabad Metro.

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Gorakhpur Metro | LMRC prepares draft DPR, two corridors planned for Metro rail project

Mamta Shah

10/04/2018

Lucknow metro phase 2 — Lucknow Metro Train

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has drafted a comprehensive detailed project report (DPR) of light metro rail project for CM Yogi’s native city Gorakhpur after studying Jakarta’s light metro rail system and several similar projects in Chinese cities.

According to Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of LMRC, “The DPR will be submitted to the state government by the end of the month. We have identified two corridors an 18-km-long stretch and another 12-km long – that can be implemented in two parts. We want to keep the cost low and hence have studied and zeroed-in on cost-effective solutions for the project.”

He further explained that the plan is to keep the stations small with just two car lanes and the civil structures lean. If the piers, viaducts, stations are smaller and lighter structures, they will incur lower costs because less concrete and raw materials will be required. As for the train coaches – as compared to say the normal Delhi Metro coaches – they will be lighter. For example a Delhi Metro coach has a 18-tonne axle train load, whereas the light metro rail will have less than 12-tonne axle train load. Also smaller metro trains can take sharper turns at sharp gradients which would mean lesser land acquisition.

“Gorakhpur is an important city for eastern UP and by the time the project is implemented, the population of the city will also go further up. While a mass rapid transit system was necessary for the city, a metro rail system like those in the Metro cities was not required. So we studied several upcoming light metro rail projects, for example the one in Jakarta and a few others in China, and have drafted a project plan for the city.
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With this, Gorakhpur is set to become a model for the rest of the country for light metro rail projects,” Keshav added.

Uttar Pradesh is set to have the highest concentration of metro rail systems in the country with nine projects in the pipeline. Projects are at different stages of planning or execution in Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Agra, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.

The LMRC also consulted with Dr. E Sreedharan on the project.

“We have run the project details by Sreedharan and taken his guidance for the right solutions. Rail-based transport has many advantages even for a small city like this. The per-passenger-kilometre cost of travel by rail-based transport is one-twentieth of a car. It becomes far more cost effective for commuters,” Keshav said.

Uttar Pradesh is set to have the highest concentration of metro rail systems in the country with nine projects in the pipeline. Projects are at different stages of planning or execution in Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Agra, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad.

“The UP government and CM are very keen on implementing these projects and the Lucknow Metro Rail is coordinating for most of them. While light metro rail has been proposed for Allahabad and Gorakhpur, the DPRs for metro rail systems in Kanpur, Agra and Meerut are moving forward positively,” Keshav added.

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Delhi Metro | Delhi Govt. declares two new corridors of phase IV economically unviable

Mamta Shah

10/04/2018

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party led Delhi Government has refused to grant sanction for construction of two new corridors of DMRC’s phase-IV project. Delhi government declaring two of the six corridors “economically unviable”.
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These two corridors are Rithala-Bawana-Narela and Aerocity-Saket-Tughlakabad corridor which have been found to be non-feasible in a detailed analysis of Phase IV conducted by the chief secretary at the behest of the Kejriwal government.

The DMRC had sought a nod for three routes- Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, Mukundpur to Maujpur and Aerocity-Tughlakabad. It was planning to initiate work for Phase-IV starting from the Aerocity line, followed by Rithala-Bawana-Narela as it deemed a significant route to the DMRC. It had also put in place tasks like civil design, building architect so as to start the work as soon as it gets a green signal from the government.

In last year Delhi Government had given in principle approval to DMRC on a detailed project report (DPR) of phase IV project submitted by DMRC. However, the Delhi government expressed its reservation on the three corridors that are part of Phase IV after it got into loggerheads with the DMRC last year over fare hike. In fact, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had even said while flagging off the Pink Line last month that some part of Phase-IV was not viable, hence it will grant permission for routes that are largely beneficial.

The DMRC had sought a nod for three routes- Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, Mukundpur to Maujpur and Aerocity-Tughlakabad. It was planning to initiate work for Phase-IV starting from the Aerocity line, followed by Rithala-Bawana-Narela as it deemed a significant route to the DMRC. It had also put in place tasks like civil design, building architect so as to start the work as soon as it gets a green signal from the government.

According to sources DMRC said that Delhi government feels these routes will not witness enough passenger traffic to justify the construction cost. The government also not in a mood to bear the burden of losses after the centre refused to bear the operational cost.

With the current development, the 104-km long stretch will miss another deadline of going ahead with the construction.

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Patna Metro | Bihar Govt to submit revised plan of Metro rail project to center soon

Mamta Shah

09/04/2018

Patna: The Bihar Government said that the state is preparing revised comprehensive mobility plan for setting up metro rail and other modes of rapid transit for Patna city and the it is likely to be finalized by mid of this month.

In last month state urban development and housing department (UDHD) minister Suresh Sharma told in the state Assembly that the final proposal for Patna metro rail will be submitted to the Centre for clearance in April and work will begin this year itself.

National Institute of Technology Patna organised a meeting with stakeholders to seek feedback on the draft plan on Friday. NIT-P is to prepare the revised mobility plan and an alternative analysis in accordance with the new metro policy of the Central Government. A preliminary detailed project report (DPR) for proposed metro rail in Patna was approved by the state cabinet in February last year, but it was required to be revised after the Centre’s new Metro Rail policy. Accordingly, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for preparing the plan and alternative analysis was signed between UDHD and NIT-Patna in December last year and the institute started surveys and related works in February.

According to Sanjeev Sinha, professor of civil engineering and dean (planning and development) Sixty surveyors are involved in the survey of 4,000 households in the city. The Centre’s guidelines also necessitate feedback from stakeholders and the Friday meeting was held in this regard. Patna mayor Sita Sahu and officials from various departments shared their views on the mobility plan and proposals of metro rail corridors in the city.

He said a preliminary draft comprehensive mobility plan was submitted with the UDHD on Wednesday. “As per the assessment of traffic load on various routes in the city, Bailey Road, Ashok Rajpath, old bypass road, new bypass road, Boring Canal road and Mithapur among few other areas are likely to be proposed for setting up metro rail corridors,” Sinha said.

According to senior officials of UDHD the actual construction works would not start before the end of this year, even if the Centre approved the project in a few months.

The initial metro rail proposal had talked about two corridors in the first phase covering a total distance of 31 km.
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It proposed the first east-west corridor from Mithapur Bus Stand to Saguna Mor via Bailey Road and Patna Junction, covering a distance of 14.5km.

The second one, a north- south corridor, was proposed from Patna Junction to the proposed bus stand at Bairiya on Patna-Gaya Road via Ashok Rajpath, Gandhi Maidan and Rajendra Nagar Terminal, covering a distance of 16.5km.

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– C K Mishra, Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forest.