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Hyderabad Metro | Multi-level car parking tenders to be floated in July

Darshana Shukla
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Hyderabad Metro | Multi-level car parking tenders to be floated in July

Hyderabad: With the view to connect all the metro rail corridors to the airport in future, the Hyderabad Metro officials are soon going to invite tenders. According to report, the officials are going to float tenders for multi-level car parking (MLCP) facilities at Hyderabad Metro stations. The facility will come up at all the 42 places in the city and the tender will be floated within 15 days as per the minister K.T. Rama Rao.

On Wednesday, Minister K.T. Rama Rao took a ride on the Metro rail’s 16-km section from Ameerpet to LB Nagar during a trial run operation. This ride was taken ahead of the inauguration of the this line where Rama Rao along with transport minister P. Mahender took a ride on the Hyderabad metro stretch.

The ministers, who travelled on the stretch for the trial run, assured that the work on the stretch is going on well. Work on the stretch is going on at a swift pace and once the track is ready, the authorities will seek Chief Minister’s approval to inaugurate the corridor. This project is long awaited and authorities hoping the line will be open to public soon.

All the amenities on this line will be akin to those on Miyapur station. A joint meeting is expected to take place between railway official to discuss the project of linking metro with bus service and other transports. In the initial phase Hyderabad Metro will be linked to MGBS station and the Nampally railway station. In later phase government is looking to link Imliban and other bus stations to Metro Rail.

Rama Rao shared that the Ameerpet-LB Nagar has heritage precincts including MJ Market, Rang Mahal and Nampally station. He also said they have requested HMRL and L&T to develop the metro station as heritage precinct. This will help in spreading the cultural and historical heritage of Hyderabad among commuters.

The minister also informed that a detailed project report is being prepared for Metro Rail Phase-2 and for airport connectivity. The report is expected to be ready by July and August. In the first phase of airport metro will be from Gachibowli and the second phase from Falaknuma.

Rama Rao added that the DPR for connectivity to airport starting from Hitec City will be ready by August. Ultimately all the three metro rail corridors will be linked to the Shamshabad airport.

Mumbai Metro | RTI says MMRC does not have it’s own quality control laboratory

Richa Bhateja
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Mumbai Metro | RTI says MMRC does not have it’s own quality control laboratory

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., which is responsible for constructing Mumbai Metro 3 has admitted on its own that it lack for facilitating well-equipped laboratories. this replies in the context of Right to Information query to Anil Galgali. “The literature and checks required for the project are being outsourced, through General Consultants for the Mumbai Metro 3 project.” Said by Galgali.

He also said that the application was to learn more, about the independent facilities that MMRCL has in-house for quality control which is done in their own laboratory. The Galgali was briefed by the public information officer and advisor Shrinivas Nandirgirkar of MMRCL that “The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd doesn’t have its own independent facilities like a laboratory for the purpose of quality control. The literature and all checking required in the execution of the Mumbai Metro 3 project is being done through appointed General Consultants.”

“The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd doesn’t have its own independent facilities like a laboratory for the purpose of quality control. The literature and all checking required in the execution of the Mumbai Metro 3 project is being done through appointed General Consultants.” said by the public information officer and advisor Shrinivas Nandirgirkar

Some serious issues like quality control the MMRCL is dependent on the service of outside consultants allergies Galgali and says that this is surprising.

A letter that is addressed to the chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Galgali demanded that MMRCL should have its own independent laboratory for the execution of the important metro project and a similar independent facility should also be developed by the MMRDA.

In all the districts of Maharashtra for their projects, the government through public work department has created such facilities.

Galgali says “There no reason for the Metro projects not to have in-house quality control mechanism. It cannot be slack”.

The concerned is expressed by the Galgali about the carelessness that has been adopted in the execution of Mumbai metro project.

“Mumbai Metro Line 3 project has fully equipped laboratories in each civil package for testing of construction materials and these quality assurance tests are witnessed by engineers of the General Consultants. The material is to conform to the specifications and must meet the detailed quality assurance protocols laid down in implementation of this project,”  says the spokesperson from MMRCL

The spokesperson from MMRCL says that “Mumbai Metro Line 3 project has fully equipped laboratories in each civil package for testing of construction materials and these quality assurance tests are witnessed by engineers of the General Consultants. The material is to conform to the specifications and must meet the detailed quality assurance protocols laid down in implementation of this project,”

Bangalore Metro | Tender floated for Vellara to Shivajinagar stretch

Darshana Shukla
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Bangalore Metro | Tender floated for Vellara to Shivajinagar stretch

Bangalore: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has invited tender for the first phase of the Vellara Junction to Shivajinagar project. This comes in wake of the BMRCL approaching European Investment Bank (EIB) seeking a green signal to float a tender for the tunnel network from Vellara to Pottery Town. The cost of the project is estimated at around ₹1,130.61 crore.

The tender is invited for interested parties for the design and construction of underground structures covering a of 2.755 km at Vellara, M.G. Road and Shivajinagar in the Reach-6 line in Phase 2 of the metro rail project.

As per the recent development, the tender will be floated in two packages in order to make bidding competitive and fair. The project is expected to completed in around three-and-a-half years.

Mahendra Jain, MD, BMRCL shared that the tender for the second package will be invited soon. In both the packages the official shared that they will be employing five tunnel boring machines.

Jain shared that they decided to split the tender in two packages for Bangalore Metro after having a bad experience during the underground stretch from Dairy Circle to Nagawara due. The bidder quoted exorbitant price and it was tough to take a call.

Important information of the tender is as follows-

Tender notification number: BMRCL/Phase-2/Reach-6/UG/TNL&STN/(R6-CC-02)-RT02/2018/37 Dated 19-06-2018

Tender invited for: Design & Construction of Underground structures (Tunnels and Stations) of length 2.755 Km (approx.) from Vellara Junction Station (including) to Shivajinagar Station (including) (Chainage 11183.135 m to 13938.328 m) including allied works and 3 Nos. of UG Metro Stations viz Vellara Junction, M.G. road and Shivajinagar in Reach-6 line of Bangalore Metro Rail Project, Phase-2.

Cost of Tender Document: 56000
Sale Start Date  : 19/06/2018 10:00:00
Sale End Date : 01/08/2018 23:59:59
Date of Pre-bid Meeting: 09/07/2018 11:00:00
Last Date for Seeking Clarification: 10/07/2018 17:30:00
Date and Time of Submission: 01/09/2018 15:00:00
Date and Time of Opening: 01/09/2018 15:30:00
Venue of Tender Opening: BMRCL, 3rd Floor, BMTC Complex, Shanthinagar, Bangalore-560027

Contact Details
Phone: 080-22969300
Alt Phone: 080-22969301
Fax: 080-22969222
E-Mail: contracts@bmrc.co.in

For more detailed information, please write to editor@metrorailnews.in

Kolkata Metro | Authority collects penalty for nuisance activities at metro stations

Priyanka Sahu
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Kolkata Metro | Authority collects penalty for nuisance activities at metro stations

Kolkata: Penalty for nuisance activities such as spitting, littering , token theft, smoking and photography at metro station has became the story of daily news. Without the cooperation of public commuter, it is very difficult to maintain the beauty at the public transport area like metro and railways premises.

Urban transportation especially metro services in urban area has brought smart transportation. India is developing country whose population is growing at the rate of 1.2%, ranking 94 in the world in 2013. In order to meet the demand of growing population in different respect like employment, education, health issues etc. To fulfill all this demand transportation need to be well maintained for the convenience of common people.

Now point is who is responsible to maintain the beauty of station, is it only the Government or Private firm under which all the supervision is done?. Common people or commuters who are utilizing the services have no responsibility to keep the beauty of transport station as it is by just following some given instruction.

Solution for this problem, to just put some amount of penalty to violet the rule or provided instruction is not the appropriate solution. Commuters gave penalty, which may not be big amount for them but, it became add on point for penalty collector. Now again question arises, does that amount really get utilized in transportation services?

Kolkata Metro collected fines
Fine for Nuisance activities (Source: Kolkata Metro Railway)

Recently Kolkata metro railway has collected Rs 2, 66,25 with 1036 number of cases from April to May in 2018 were for penalty for nuisance activities (spitting, littering, token theft, smoking and photography) even in last year 2017 they have collected Rs 2, 22,750 for 873 cases from April to May. It is not just a story Kolkata metro, bus, railway has a same story.

India has launched Swach Bharat Mission on occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2014. The mission has achieved lots of success till now but still self-awareness of public has become just a dream.

Self-awareness of public to maintain the beauty is leading and most necessary factor to bring India into cleanest Nation. If each commuter will contribute even little bit cooperation while travelling, the result of this will be very fruitful.

Bullet Train | High Speed train essential for country, says railway board chairman

Richa Bhateja
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Bullet Train | High Speed train essential for country, says railway board chairman

Mumbai: Calling the bullet train “extremely essential for India” Railway Boards Chairman Ashwani Lohani. The bullet train corridor from Mumbai-Ahmedabad is being implemented by The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHRC) and state government of Maharastra and Ahmedabad with technical and financial assistance from Japan, it is the first country to have a high technology bullet train.

Ashwani Lohani Chairman Railway Board
Ashwani Lohani Chairman Railway Board

This project has been in controversies for its land acquisition process and people questioning the need for it.

“The advent of a bullet train is extremely essential for our country as it will unleash technology-driven transportation” Ashwani Lohani quoted

“The advent of a bullet train is extremely essential for our country as it will unleash technology-driven transportation” Ashwani Lohani quoted

“By running a bullet train, we wanted to commission a medium of rapid transport which can run at par with air travel as far as speed is concerned,” the Chairman Railway Board said.

The target date to complete the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed bullet train project is 22 December 2022  and railways will hopefully complete it till then.

Ashwani Lohani was in Mumbai to audit various projects and held a meeting with general managers of Western and Central Railways as well as officials of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation.

The projects discussed were capacity enhancement works under Mumbai Urban Transport Project, mainly the 5th and 6th lines between Thane and Diva as well as Kurla and Parel on Central Railway.

Lohani quoted to reporters that the ministry was working to ensure the completion of big-ticket projects like the CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station)-Panvel suburban corridor.

“All I can say is that the glory of this incredible building will be restored and preserved by us,” Lohani said on the issue.

Shri D.K.Sharma, General Manager, Central Railway, talked about on the closing of six One Rupee Clinics at railway stations, he said that the operator had failed to stand by to terms and conditions set by the Railways.

“We are going to review what else can be done or what course correction would be required to restart this facility,” D K.Sharma said.

The “one rupee clinics”, In association with the central railways, the concept is being introduced at major local railway stations in Mumbai. were closed at Kurla, Ghatkopar, Wadala, Govandi, Vashi and Mulund stations on June 14.

Chennai Metro | AAI and CMRL clash over food counters and forex at airport metro

Darshana Shukla
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Chennai Metro | AAI and CMRL clash over food counters and forex at airport metro

Chennai: The much talked about Chennai Airport Metro station now finds itself in a new controversy. The two authorities – Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) are at loggerheads over stalls to be put up at metro station. As per AAI they should get the chance to put up stalls as the station is at their campus. CMRL on the other hands argues that since they will manage the Chennai Metro station, they should be allowed to set up stalls.

This clash is for the food counters and foex counters. As per the norms CMRL manages the stations. They had also invited tender from interested parties for setting up stalls, ATMs and forex counters. The controversy started when AAI learnt about the forex counters set up at metro. For this reason talks were then initiated by AAI and CMRL over the rights to set up stalls.

AAI had already moved its canteen to the ground floor of the airport metro station as part of the arrangement.  Discussions have to take place to work out modality in terms of usage of space at the station.

Commuters are happy with the forex counter set up by CMRL as it offers exchange of currency at a cheaper rate than that at the airport. This had lead to conflict of interest as AAI feels that this should not affect the business inside the airport. The reason for offering currency at cheaper rate at metro station is that rent at the metro stall is cheaper. Even the license fee is less compared to what the AAI charges.

Currently talks are on between AAI and CMRL over who should have the say over the airport metro station. Guruprasad Mohapatra, chairman of AAI has had a meeting with officials of CMRL to discuss the issue and work out amicable solution. There are other things under considerations which will be discussed during the meeting. An official shared that it might take around two months to decide on the policy and plan of action.

Metro coaches and bullet trains to be built in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka Sahu
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Metro coaches and bullet trains to be built in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh

Raebareli: There is good news for residents of Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh. Soon they will get facility of Metro and bullet train coach factory near their residency area. The capacity of rail coach factory at Lalganj, Raebareli will increase three times. It will also have the construction of a coaches of proposed metro railway and high speed bullet train projects. Apart from this, the work of the first phase of the Electric Locomotive Maintenance Shed in Gorakhpur will be completed by December.

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Industrial Development Minister Satish Mahana says that’ “the implementation of Rail Projects announced by the Railway Minister for UP will give new direction to the UP. This was stated by Satish Mahana in the meeting with Railway Officials on Tuesday for the five projects announced by the Railway Minister for the UP and the implementation of these schemes announced in the UP Investors Summit would give new growth to the UP development. Action by the center and the state officials on the implementation of the project by making an action plan in a time bound manner.”

Industrial Development Minister Satish Mahana says that’ “the implementation of Rail Projects announced by the Railway Minister for UP will give new direction to the UP. This was stated by Satish Mahana in the meeting with Railway Officials on Tuesday for the five projects announced by the Railway Minister for the UP and the implementation of these schemes announced in the UP Investors Summit would give new growth to the UP development. Action by the center and the state officials on the implementation of the project by making an action plan in a time bound manner.”

 

Industrial Development Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey said that, “the capacity of Rae Bareli Rail Coach Factory will be increased to five times. The construction of the coach of the Metro and Bullet train will be done here. As per the action taken in connection with the proposed Rail Referbasement Factory for Jhansi, 120 acres of land has been allotted by the Railways. Work on this will start soon.”

Further he said, that the tenders have been finalized for the work of Electric Locomotives Maintenance Shed, manufactured in Gorakhpur. The first phase of this shade will be done by December 31. According to railway officials, the work of the Railway Oxyeli Park of Fatehpur is almost complete. The next month, the exhibition of equipment and accessories related to the railway will be installed in the park.

General Manager of Raebareli Coach Factory Rajesh Agrawal, Principal Chief Maintenance Engineer Anup Kumar, Principal Chief Maintenance Engineer Northern Middle Railway Devendra Kumar, NER’s ADRM Mukesh and Special Secretary of Industrial Development Ankit Kumar Agrawal were present.

Malani Sitapur Rail Line

In the meeting, discussion on making the Heritage Eco Tourism Rail route involving the Malani Sitapur short line line connecting the railway route to Dudhwa and Karatnia Ghat. Railway officials have been asked to discuss this with the tourism department of the state and take further action.

MEGA Metro | Destruction can be caused by rain on Ahmedabad metro rail route

Kanika Verma
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MEGA Metro | Destruction can be caused by rain on Ahmedabad metro rail route

Ahmedabad: The people of Ahmedabad are going to face a lot of problems due to the monsoon round the corner, the narrow and the potholed roads will create problems. As the major portion of the roads in the ahmedabad metro work are used and nothing more than a narrow patch road is left for the commuters on the both sides.

Ahmedabad Metro Construction Work in Progress
Ahmedabad Metro Construction Work in Progress (Photo: MEGA Metro Co.)

This is seen in most of the places like Thaltej, Gurukul, Vijay cross roads, Drive-in, Sardar patel stadium, Commerce six road, Jivraj park and Sabarmati all these routes are in bad shape now.

As the monsoon will be arriving anytime the resident have a fear to commute on these roads as it will be dangerous premise. Metro authorities and AMC have promised maintenance of the roads in monsoon. The local resident of Gurukul Dipesh Bhatia is praising for the metro rail work but he also says that the roads adjacent to the metro network are hell. The traffic jams have become a regular problem at all the times of the day roads are in bad shape and the traffic jams are big problem too. “no traffic cops man the signal”.

The service roads along the track are narrowed.

The resident said that I took the road from Vijay Crossroads to Gurukul but in the last four days they have narrowed more service line along the track.

Mumbai Mono Rail | L&T-Scomi workers not paid for months, MMRDA denies to Interfere

Priyanka Sahu
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Mumbai Mono Rail | L&T-Scomi workers not paid for months, MMRDA denies to Interfere

Mumbai: Mumbai Mono Rail employees suffering in delay of salary payment, even employees did not got appraisal from past 3 years and from 2016 onward delay of salaries has been hovering, from April 2018 more than 200 employees has not got their payment. Which creates insecurity in minds of employees even numbers of employees has left their job. Which also reduces the number of employees from 350 to 200 only.

Scomi worker written a compliant to CM Maharashtra
Scomi worker twitted a compliant to CM Maharashtra (Source: Twitter)

The employees who fulfill the dream of monorail of millions of people are now not able to get what belongs to them. while interacting to employees we found that apart from salary, they have not clear the dues of PF, TDS etc. Not only staff member even vendors, suppliers, other agencies invoice has also became part of the cycle. Company is forcing employees to work from home without giving the salary surety.

The first Monorail system brought by a joint consortium which was led jointly by Larsen & Toubro and Scomi Engineering Pvt Ltd. As per the rule L&T  give salary to employees who are working under it, similarly employees of Scomi paid by Scomi Engineering Pvt Ltd. Now employees of both companies have got sandwich between LTSE and Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Authority (MMRDA).

LTSE stated that, they have no issues to make employees payment and other dues, but we are running with shortage of funds resources and MMRDA being a principal employer is not properly collaborating with LTSE in respect of fund allocation.

Company employees says that, it has became very painful for us to work with Company, as we are not able to get for what we are working day night.

When some of staff member of company approached to MMRDA, they got unexpected response from MMRDA. “Resolving salary issues is not our business, we have to do nothing with this”,  MMRDA says.

Now the question arises if MMRDA  is not responsible for dealing salary issues and LTSE has no fund to make salary payment. Then who is responsible for funds allocation and if funds allocates to LTSE, where does funds go? And why employees  has to suffer? All employees demanding the answer of all this question to LTSE and MMRDA. Not only India’s employees of LTSE are suffering  even Malaysia’s employees have same condition.

Bangalore Metro | Work on ORR line has started in Bengaluru

Kanika Verma
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Bangalore Metro | Work on ORR line has started in Bengaluru

Bangalore: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) has came out with its initial message for the properties that will be needed for the outer ring road (ORR) line. This project is of 36,782 sq mt of land including 48 properties that will be acquired.

Proposed Silk Board-K.R. Puram (ORR) line of Namma Metro
Proposed Silk Board-K.R. Puram (ORR) line of Namma Metro

The first project that will be build with the supports from the corporate on Namma Metro lines will be a rs. 4,202 crore project. This will connect KR Puram junction to Silk Board junction (phase- 2A) via ORR and it will be 17- km elevated line.

On February 28,2018 it received the state cabinet’s approval. Ms Channappagoudar the general  manager of land acquisitions, BMRCL told the Media that 48 properties have been notified and the total land acquires comes to 36,782 sq mt. the metro line acquire the smallest property.

Ms Channappagoudar the general  manager of land acquisitions, BMRCL told the media that 48 properties have been notified and the total land acquires comes to 36,782 sq mt. the metro line acquire the smallest property.

This line is fully elevated so they are looking for land that can support pillar the viaducts and the entry exit points of the stations. The portion of land is required only for the Iblur station. The lines does not need any landmark property and the acquires patches of land are open spaces. A single property will be taken for the biggest parcel of the land from 3,000 sq mt and no problem will be there as it is a state government land. Ms Channappagoudar said BMRCL has issued a warning to the Karnataka industrial area development board, which will sent the list to the government for its approval before it is dispatched to property owners. A few months ago MOV’S have signed with the embassy group for developing Kadubeesanahalli  metro station and with intel for developing Bellandur metro station. Three packages and the process is being finalised now and the tenders have already been issued for the ORR line. By 2021, this line along with the rest of phase II will be completed says BMRCL. With 13 metro stations this line will connect reach 1 (Baiyappanahalli to MF road) and reach 5 (RV road of Bommasandra) of phase-II.

When asked about the overall land position of the 72.1 km phase-II project the Channappagoudar said BMRCL has acquired 168 acres so far and have also paid a compensation of rs 3,145 crore.

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