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Chennai Metro | Two major Chennai Central Metro stations open for public

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Chennai Metro | Two major Chennai Central Metro stations open for public

Chennai: Chennai commuters are going to rejoice with the two new major section of Chennai to be open for public. With opening of Chennai Central Metro Station, commuters can take one single train to airport to railway to bus station. This line is going to make life easier for residents and encourage people to opt for Chennai Central Metro over private commuting.

Chennai Metro inaugurated AG-DMS and Central sections
Chennai Metro inaugurated AG-DMS and Central sections

The new line was inaugurated on Friday by the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Edapadi K Palaniswami. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri was also present at the inauguration event and was joined by Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and Union Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan.

In the first stretch the Chennai Metro Station covers Chennai Central to Nehru Park which falls on the Green Line. With this stretch opening work for Central to St Thomas Mount will be wrapped up and made operational for public.

As part of the second section, AG-DMS (also known as Gemini) to Little Mount station will be opened for commuters. Both the metro meet Chennai Central Metro Station and now work on remaining stretches falling under Blue Line will have to be wrapped as their status is still under construction.

With the inauguration of Chennai Central Metro station all commuters in the city and outside Chennai will now be able board a metro train from either of the city’s outstation termini. These would include –Chennai Mofussil Bus Station (CMBT) at Koyambedu or  Central and Egmore – to the outstation bus terminal and also to the Chennai International Airport at the southern end of the city.

Moving in line of offering sustainable solutions, the Chennai Central Metro, situated 28m below the ground will be run completely on solar energy.  Central Station will also be one of the biggest metro stations, a spot that was till now reserve for Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Majestic Station in Bengaluru as the biggest metro station in south India. Central Metro in totality now occupies 70,000 square meters and is largest metro station in south India.

Chennai Metro inaugurated its first segment in 2015 and since then every year it has been opening new section for public.

Recently CMRS has given safety certificate for these two sections after final inspection.

UP Govt approves DPR of Kanpur, Agra and Meerut Metro Rail projects

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UP Govt approves DPR of Kanpur, Agra and Meerut Metro Rail projects

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is very serious about the proposed Metro projects in Uttar Pradesh. According to officials of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC), the approval of the Detail Project Report (DPR) of the Metro rail projects in Kanupar, Meerut and Agra has been received by the Deputy Government. After this the DPR has now been sent to the Central Government for approval. Hopefully this will soon be passed in the central Government cabinet too.

LMRC Managing Director Kumar Keshav informed about this in a special interaction with Media. He said, the UP government has approved the DPR prepared for the metro rail projects in Kanpur, Meerut and Agra cities. This proposal has now been sent to the center.

He said that after receiving approval from the Union Urban Development Ministry, the DPR will be sent to the central government cabinet. After approval of the Cabinet, further work will be started.

Kumar Keshav said that the DPR of the proposed Charbagh-Basantkuj Corridor in Lucknow has also got approval from the government. Soon this proposal will also be sent to the center for approval. After clearance from there, the way for the construction of the Metro Rail project in these three cities will be clear.

Kumar Keshav said that the DPR of the proposed Charbagh-Basantkuj Corridor in Lucknow has also got approval from the government. Soon this proposal will also be sent to the center for approval. After clearance from there, the way for the construction of the Metro Rail project in these three cities will be clear.

Significantly, the state government is serious about running Metro in major cities of UP. Based on the central policy, revised proposals are being prepared for this. According to sources, the revised DPR has been prepared for the metro rail in Meerut, Kanpur and Agra.

The central government has come up with a new Metro rail policy in 2017. The center had asked the states to send DPRs on its basis, only after the DPR has been sent to LSRR for Meerut, Kanpur and Agra.

The Housing and Urban Planning Department has prepared a DPR for Metro Rail on the basis of central policy. According to departmental sources, 32 95 kilometers of Meerut, 32 km in Kanpur and 30 kilometers Metro in Agra will run. In these three cities two corridors will be built for the Metro. The work of both the carriors is likely to be completed in year 2024. In these three cities, about four thousand crore rupees will be spent on the metro.

Dhaka Metro | L&T bags contract worth Rs 3,191 crore for construction of metro line

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Dhaka Metro | L&T bags contract worth Rs 3,191 crore for construction of metro line

New Delhi: L&T Construction (a subsidiary  of L&T Group of companies) has secured a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the construction of a railway line of Dhaka Metro. The company gave this information today. The joint venture of L&T Construction and Japan’s Marubani Corporation got this contract in the international bidding process.

The company told the Bombay Stock Exchange that L&T Construction got a contract of Rs 3,191 crore for the electrical and mechanical system package of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT-Line 6). They got this contract from the Dhaka Mass Transit Company (DMTC) which includes construction and design of Line-6, first metro route of the the mass rapid transit system in Bangladesh. Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) is offering funding for this project.

L&T Construction has also received contracts worth Rs 4,033 crore in the domestic market. L&T Construction’s building and factory business got orders worth Rs 4,033 crore. This includes construction and design contracts for 1,125 residential towers in Visakhapatnam, Prakasam, Guntur and Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.

In addition, orders for design and construction of cement plant in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were also received. L&T has also got a contract to establish Cancer Institute in Bihar’s capital Patna, along with the supply, installation and commissioning of medical equipment.

Consortium of L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering has got contract to set up two compost plants from Hindustan Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited. L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Ltd, has bagged two important contracts from TechnipFMC with Hindustan Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (HURL).

HURL is a joint venture of Indian Oil, NTPC, Coal India, Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited and HFCL. The project involves engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of two fertilizer plants in Barauni (Bihar) and Sindri (Jharkhand). The Rs 3,800-crore contract includes 2,200 TPD ammonia plants. Work will be started simultaneously on both projects.

Delhi Metro| Token counters to be closed to encourage smart card at metro stations

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Delhi Metro| Token counters to be closed to encourage smart card at metro stations

New Delhi: In a bid to encourage people to use smart cards or ticket vending machines (TVM), Delhi Metro is planning to close down ticket counters. The counters will be closed at stations where the footfall is less. To promote use of smart card, during Phase III all the upcoming Delhi metro stations will only have TVMs.  Ticket counters and TVMs will be made available on at interchange Delhi Metro stations.

Currently the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has closed counters at 118 stations out of 180 stations located in National Capital Region (NCR) and Delhi. In order to make usage of smart card easier, they have installed 520 machines at various stations. Those stations which have over 5,000 commuters on daily basis will have both the facilities – ticket counters as well as TVMs to make travel easier.

Delhi Metro officials shared that in the initial stages commuters might find it tough to operate machines. It is known that TVMs do have calibration issues and these need to be resolved. To make usage of smart card simpler, staff members from Delhi Metro will be deployed to assist commuters in buying tokens.

As per the information ticket counters have been closed at Jor Bagh, Barakhamba Road, Lok Kalyan Marg, Mayur Vihar I, Akshardham, Udyog Bhawan and Mandi House

DMRC is taking this initiative to ensure people use smart cards, this why tickets counters are being closed. This move has also been taken with DMRC getting reports of ticket counter staff not returning the change to commuters and causing unnecessary problem at various Delhi Metro stations. As per reports over 80 % commuters are using smart cards when they travel in metro.

In a recent move DMRC has also started Common Mobility Card facility for the feeder buses as well as parking lots at various Delhi Metro stations. This smart card can be used to pay for travel in the feeder buses as well. There total of 200 buses that metro runs at 40 routes running parallel to metro station network.

Alstom and partners launch Transport Decarbonisation Alliance at ITF 2018

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Alstom and partners launch Transport Decarbonisation Alliance at ITF 2018

Alstom and partner companies, cities and countries, today assembled in Leipzig, Germany, for the official launch of the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA), a coalition aiming to catalyse the accelerated decarbonisation of the transport sector. The event takes place as part of the International Transport Forum (ITF), running from May 23rd to 25th.

With transport emissions today accounting for 25% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, the TDA brings together leading countries, cities and companies into a “coalition of the willing” seeking to transform the global transport sector to achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The TDA, which forms part of the 12 commitments made at the One Planet Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, France in December 2017, will facilitate discussion on decarbonisation in the context of global, regional, national, local and corporate policy processes, while demonstrating that decarbonisation is technically feasible, economically attractive, and brings broad social and environmental benefits.

“Carbon neutrality in the mobility sector is achievable; all transportation systems need to be reinvented and transformed to rise to this challenge. With our partners in the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance we look forward to being at the forefront of this transition,” said Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Alstom Chairman & CEO.

Alstom joins other founding member companies CEiiA, EDP, ITAIPU Binacional, Michelin, and PTV. TDA member countries are Costa Rica, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Portugal, with member cities Curitiba (Brazil), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Lisbon (Portugal), and Porto-Gaia-Matosinhos Atlantic Front (Portugal).

Alstom has been engaged in the fight against climate change for several years through its sustainable innovations, its participation in the Conference of Parties (COP) events and its support for the Sustainable Low Carbon Transport Partnership (SLoCaT) and the Paris Process on Mobility and Climate (PPMC).

In order to help drive carbon neutrality in transportation, Alstom has defined its own strategy along three lines: placing energy-efficient electric solutions at the heart of its portfolio; enabling energy transition for sustainable mobility solutions; and decarbonising its operations.

As an example of its world-leading innovations, Alstom in 2016 presented the Coradia iLint, the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell train. The regional train is completely emission-free and offers an unprecedented alternative to diesel trains for operation on non-electrified railway lines. Powered by a fuel cell in which hydrogen is converted into electrical energy, the Coradia iLint only emits steam and water. Alstom proposes the Coradia as part of a full system, including the trains their service, as well as the infrastructure necessary for fueling them. The train will enter regular service on the Cuxhaven-Bremervörde route in Lower Saxony, Germany, during 2018. Earlier this year, it won the GreenTec Award 2018 in the category Mobility by Schaeffler.

Kochi Metro | Taxi providers Uber partners with Kochi Metro Rail Network

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Kochi Metro | Taxi providers Uber partners with Kochi Metro Rail Network

Kochi: Kochi Metro is setting up new benchmarks when it comes to offering hassle-free commute. Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) in an innovative move partnered with Uber, the online cab service provider to cab services to Kochi Metro Rail commuters. In the first phase Uber will be made operation in 13 metro stations as the last mile connectivity alternative. This move aims are reducing traffic and congestion issue with fewer cars plying on the route.

Uber partners with Kochi Metro to provide last mile connectivity to commuters
Uber partners with Kochi Metro to provide last mile connectivity to commuters

As per the plan Kochi Metro rail commuters will be able to book at ride from 13 stations earmarked for the project. These include Pathadipalam, Aluva, Companypady, Pulinchodu, Kaloor, Muttom, Maharajas College, Edappally, Lissie, Palarivattom, Changampuzha Park and CUSAT.

Managing director, Kochi Metro Rail Limited,  A P M Muhammed Hanish shared that by introducing this facility they are looking to bring about a qualitative change when it comes to last mile connectivity alternative. With this partnership Kochi Metro is making available various modes of transportation which will offer a happy travel experience to commuters. He stressed that the tie-up with Uber is a very important move in offering stress free travel to those using Kochi Metro Rail network.

Uber on its part is happy with the partnership. General manager,  South, Uber India, Christian Freese in a media briefing Uber aims to offer sustainable and accessible transport facilities. Uber will work as a complementing service to the public transport network (metro). Freese also said that they with this tie-up, commuters will be able to come and exit Kochi Metro Rail network easily. They are happy to partner with KMRL and together they will work to redefine urban mobility’s future.

This is a unique partnership that will make public transport system more reliable and most frequented by commuters. With multiple options available, people will be able to plan their travel easily and reach destination on time.

 

Bahadurgarh Metro | DMRC team inspects Mundka-bahadurgarh route before final safety trial

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Bahadurgarh Metro | DMRC team inspects Mundka-bahadurgarh route before final safety trial

Bahadurgarh: There is good news for people waiting for the Metro train to reach Bahadurgarh. If the trial is okay, then they will have to wait longer for only 30 days. After this, the Metro train will start run for 2 lakh people of Bahadurgarh. For this, Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will conduct a final inspection of the Metro corridor on May 30 for important investigations before opening of Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro corridor. On Tuesday, the a team the Delhi metro officers came to Bahadurgarh to investigate the preparation. During this period, minor investigation of 11.182 kilometer long elevated section track, signal, station, safety from Mundka to Bahadurgarh were also done.

DMRC writes letter for taking Safety Clearance Certificate

Only after satisfying the safety arrangements, the officials issue safety certificates, then the metro station will be opened for the public. DMRC officials said that the CMRS letter has already been received by DMRC on Monday. Earlier, DMRC had written a letter to CMRS to provide safety clearance to run metro train upto 85 km per hour in Line-5 from Mundka to City Park, due to which Commissioner Metro Rail Safety Shailesh Kumar Pathak will inspect the corridor with his team.

11.182 km long elevated track will be examined, 7 metro stations will also check the system. After opening of the route commuter will reach Mundka to Bahadurgarh city park in 20 minutes.

Trial test run is being conducted from Mundka to Bahadurgarh Metro corridor from December last year. After a one-week trial in December 2017, DMRC Chief Mangu Singh also reached the spot on December 13, 2017 to take stock of this line.

According to the DMRC, this corridor has the specialty that it is the first network in Delhi-NCR, which is quite straightforward. There is very little winding on this corridor. All stations in this line passing through the middle of Delhi-Rohtak road are elevated. This is the extension of the green line. The line from Indralok has Mundka’s extension line, which is already elevated. The last name of the station is named Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevara, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, Modern Industrial Estate, Bus Stand and City Park. Of these, 4 stations – Mundka Industrial Area, Ghera, Tikri Kalan and Tikri Border are made in Delhi, while three further stations are in Modern Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh Bus Stand and City Park in Haryana. Besides this, a new metro depot has been built near Modern Industrial Estate Metro Station to provide adequate space for maintenance on both sides. After the launch of this line, people will be able to reach Mundka in just 20 minutes, Indralok in 45 minutes and Kirti town in 50 minutes from City Park. 6 coach trains on the Mundka-Bahadurgarh metro line will run only

Even before the commencement of the metro, demand for renaming of stations falling in Bahadurgarh is also catching up. Many social and political organizations do not agree with the names of Metro stations being built in Bahadurgarh.

In front of the authorities today, local people kept demanding that one station has not been named after Bahadurgarh. In such a way, the person entering Bahadurgarh from Delhi will know how Bahadurgarh will be known and some of the organizations are demanding the names of the stations named after martyrs and leaders, for which there have been many demonstrations and expeditions. At the same time, the DMRC has named the board of names at all the stations. The officials heard the questions of the people but of course no one got the answer.

DMRC Director Project DK Saini, Director Operation AK Garg started the investigation after reaching the City Park Metro Station with officials associated with the project. Investigated by the depth of the newly built City Park Metro. DMRC directors ordered all officers to complete all pending work before May 30. On this occasion, he sat in the petrol vans and examined the hours.

Land acquisition case reached to Supreme Court

Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro has lost its deadline several times due to the screwed trap in land acquisition for the line of Metro yard. Due to lack of land for the yard line, the project of Metro has been delayed. DMRC has constructed depot in sector 9. To reach here, the showrooms are hanging. There is a scope for less compensation. Now this matter is in the Supreme Court. At the moment, the metro can be run directly, leaving the depot.

Ghaziabad Metro | GDA plans to form Ghaziabad Metro Rail Corp. to run metro in city

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Ghaziabad Metro | GDA plans to form Ghaziabad Metro Rail Corp. to run metro in city

Ghaziabad: There is continuous hindrance to complete metro rail construction work from Noida Sector-62 to Sahibabad and Vaishali to Mohan Nagar due to the fund issue in the proposed metro route. Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has asked DMRC to prepare a model of funding on the pattern of SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle). Under this, Ghaziabad Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) is set to be set up in line with Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC). On Tuesday, it was discussed in a meeting with DMRC regarding the funding pattern of Metro rail projects under the leadership of GDA Vice Chairperson Ritu Maheshwari.

DMRC is directed to submit their report on this till Thursday. On May 25, a decision will be taken in the meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar. If there is a green signal then the proposal will be sent to the Urban Development Ministry after approval of the state cabinet.

One of the biggest obstacles to form SPV model is that it can be applied only when the metro route is at least 30 km. To meet this issue, GDA has prepared a proposal for two more metro routes. According to this, there will be a route between U.P. gate to Pratap Vihar via AKG Engineering College. The second route will be proposed from New Bus Adda to Dadri via Lal Kuan.

Lucknow Metro | LMRC received ISO 14001 2015 certification for its corridor

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Lucknow Metro | LMRC received ISO 14001 2015 certification for its corridor

Lucknow: Adding another feather to its cap, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has an upgraded Integrated Management System (IMS) certification for International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2015 and the Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001: 2007. This certification comes for the design and construction of Lucknow metro rail corridor starting from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Metro station to Munshipulia Metro station.

The stretch has 21 stations along with one depot belonging to the Lucknow Metro Rail Project, Phase- 1A. The approximate total length of the stretch is around 23 km. During the construction of Priority Section starting from Transport Nagar to Charbagh station and one Depot, LMRC had commenced certification of OHSAS 18001: 2007 & ISO 14001:2004

The officials at LMRC are buoyant and have informed that the along with them the agencies that are part of the construction project too have received certifications. These agencies will work along with LMRC to accomplish the goal to offer healthy and safe work environment to members of the staff, workers and common public in general.

After the certification the scope of work has increased in the area of civil construction for Lucknow metro rail stations. These would include the the Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Metro station and the Munshipulia Metro station.

ISO 14001 is an Environmental Management System (EMS) which makes available a structure for evaluating and improving an organization’s environmental impact. On the other hand OHSAS 18001 is an Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) which offers a system for measuring and improving an organization’s health and safety impact.

LMRC is taking all necessary steps to ensure the Lucknow Metro Rail project is completed as per the desired timeline. The officials are ensuring all safety measures are adopted while taking up construction work.

Currently the officials are also helping Lucknow Municipal Corporation to collect house tax where commuters can use the ‘GoSmart’ card to pay taxes up to Rs 3,000.  Talks are on between LMRC and LMC to start this facility are metro stations.

Kochi Metro| Solar power plan inaugurated at Kochi Metro Rail project

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Kochi Metro| Solar power plan inaugurated at Kochi Metro Rail project

Kochi: At Kochi Metro Rail’s operational control centre located at Muttom, a 2,670 photovoltaic (PV) solar plant was inaugurated by managing direction of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish.  This project aims to boost the share of solar energy to 19.4% of metro’s total energy utilization at Kochi Metro Rail.

During the first phase of Kochi Metro Rail solar power was to be generated from the rooftop plants. These would be installed at 22 metro stations as well the Muttom depot. The entire project using the rooftop would have generated around 4MWp. This is an ambitious plan in order to work towards offering sustainable solutions.

Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model has been adopted by KMRL to implement projects using green energy. As part of the model private vendor will be investing approximately ₹32 crore to set up the system as well as carry out operations and maintenance. KMRL on the other would sign a power purchase agreement wherein they will purchase power from the vendor at rate agreed by both the parities.

During the bidding the rooftop power generation project was awarded to M/S Hero Solar Energy (P) Ltd. at a cost of ₹5.51 per KWh of energy drawn, for the next 25 years. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has already given an assistance of 15% of the total expenditure for the project. KMRL will get central financial assistance to carry out the rooftop solar power generation project shared the officials at Kochi Metro Rail stations.

In 2017, KMRL has already commissioner solar capacity of 2,148 KWp. Additionally 522 KWp is already installed and is all set to be commissioned. With this additional capacity, the capacity of solar power plant will be enhanced further to 2,670 MWp. KMRL has by April 2018 already generated 17.66 lakh units of solar energy with its existing installed projects. This figure is likely to increase as additional capacity is increased.

As per the figures shared by KMRL, they have generated 8,411 units from the solar plant per day against their consumption of 53,948 KWh units per day. This shows that they are able to generate solar energy that meets around 16% of the total demand per day. By adding more capacity the figure will increase around 20% from the existing 16%.

Enthusiastic with the solar power generation, KMRL are looking to install rooftop solar generation plan at various Kochi Metro Rail installations and infrastructure. The officials are exploring all possible opportunity to go green.

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