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Nagpur Metro | NMRC appoints General Consultants for metro rail project

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Nagpur Metro | NMRC appoints General Consultants for metro rail project

Nagpur: A Franco-Indian consortium led by Systra and including Aecom, Egis Rail and Rites has been appointed general consultant for the first phase of the Nagpur Metro Rail Project.

The first phase, which was approved by the Center in August 2014, comprises two lines totalling 38.2km. The north-south line will be 19.6km long with 17 stations, of which 15 will be elevated. It will connect Kamptee, with Nagpur’s existing international airport and Wardha. The line will also serve the new Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport currently under construction, which is the largest project of its kind currently underway in India.The 18.6km east-west line will run from Bhandara via the central station and university to Hingna, and will have 19 stations all of which will be elevated. The two lines will intersect at Sitaburdi.

The total cost of the metro project was estimated at Rs 86.8bn ($US 1.3bn) in 2014, with the Indian government providing Rs 15.6bn in the form of equity and subordinate debt. The project will be implemented by Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation, a 50:50 partnership between the state of Maharashtra and the Indian government.

Nagpur is India’s 13th-largest city with a population of 2.2 million and claims to be the second cleanest and greenest city in India, a reputation it is keen to maintain.

Chennai Metro | CM Jayalalithaa urgs speedy clearance for Chennai metro rail phase-2

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Chennai: Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, to expedite clearance for Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) phase II and phase I extension by taking up the matter with finance and urban planning departments.

The Phase I Extension from Washermanpet to Tiruvottriyur, a further 9.51 km at a cost of Rs.3,770 crore, has been recently approved by the Centre. There is a need to substantially expand Metro Rail network in Chennai to improve public transportation.

The Chief Minister also requested the Prime Minister to support the integration of  CMRL with Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), a project implemented by  railways, as the state government has substantially funded MRTS.

According to her, such an integration would enable effective synergies between various modes of public transport and increase share of public transport. She also brought to Modi’s notice that CMRL has taken railway lands on long lease basis for Metro Rail Project on payment of 99 per cent of market value for 35 years extendable by 35 years. In spite of payment of 99% of land value, railways have retained the surface rights, which, she said, was unfair.

She urged him to take a policy decision in the matter.

If railways need the surface rights, then they should charge only nominal/token lease rent for the land.  Alternatively, full rights including surface rights should be given to CMRL by transferring the land valued at full market value as Central Government’s equity contribution to the project.

Delhi Metro | CBI arrests senior DMRC official in corruption case

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Delhi Metro | CBI arrests senior DMRC official in corruption case

New Delhi: A senior Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official has been arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant for issuance of allotment letters for two shops at Badarpur metro station here.

The accused, identified as Praveen Kumar, is posted as Manager, Property Business-I, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Metro Bhawan, in the national capital, a CBI spokesperson said today.

Kumar had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant for releasing the allotment letters, he said.

“CBI laid a trap and caught the manager red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant. Searches were conducted at the residential premise of the accused,” the spokesperson said in a press release.

Source: PTI

Delhi Metro | Proposal to extend the Blue line from Noida Sec 62 to Indirapuram is underway

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Delhi Metro | Proposal to extend the Blue line from Noida Sec 62 to Indirapuram is underway

Ghaziabad: The proposal to extend the Blue line from Sector 62 in Noida to Indirapuram has run into a wall.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has refused to make changes in its design for the widening of NH-24 to accommodate this Metro project. The NHAI’s approval is needed since the Blue line has to cross NH-24 to reach Indirapuram.

Extending the Blue line to Indirapuram was a late decision by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), which asked the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a feasibility report. Work is currently under way on the original extension plan to take the Blue line from Noida Wave City Centre to Sector 62.

In a board meeting earlier this year, the GDA passed a proposal to bring the Metro to Indirapuram, which is currently fed by the Blue line at Vaishali. It also agreed to bear the cost, with a station planned near the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) camp.

“There was a meeting of the GDA, NHAI, DMRC and NCR planning board officials recently and the issue cropped up then,” said S C Diwedi, chief engineer, GDA.

“The NHAI has put its foot down and it was conveyed to us in the meeting that it would not make any amendments in the design project for NH-24 broadening from UP Gate to Dasna to facilitate extension of Noida’s Sector 62 Metro line to Indirapuram,” Diwedi said.

According to the NHAI plan, there is a proposal to construct a flyover on NH-24 bordering Indirapuram on one side and Noida’s Sector 62, on the other.

When contacted, NHAI official Ravinder Kumar said, “The GDA should ideally have taken an NOC from the NHAI before conceiving the extension project which it did not and, as we know, the work for broadening of NH-24 from UP Gate and Dasna has already taken off, making it very difficult to change it at this stage.”

Extending the Blue line to Indirapuram was a late decision by the GDA.

Work is currently under way on the original extension plan to take the Blue line from Noida Wave City Centre to Sector 62. (Source: TOI)

Delhi Metro | DMRC to pay Rs 1 annual rent for land to DDA

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Delhi Metro | DMRC to pay Rs 1 annual rent for land to DDA

New Delhi: In what will come as a big relief for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for property development to generate revenue , the urban development ministry has decided to direct Delhi Development Authority ( DDA ) to charge land rent at only Re 1 per annum. This rate will be applicable for 99 years’ lease.

 The decision was taken by the UD ministry last week after several rounds of deliberations. DMRC had said DDA, in its land allotment letters, was mentioning that the corporation needed to pay 2.5% of the land premium, which is substantial.
Sources said the ministry went through the details of Cabinet decisions of September 1996 when it was decided that “land taken over or acquired for Metro rail project would be made over to the DMRC on 99 years’ lease at a nominal rent of Re 1 per annum”.

Officials said DDA has been raising higher rent demand since land under its possession is governed under Nazul norms (rules dealing with government land in Delhi).

Delhi Metro | Kejriwal briefed on DMRC’s phase-IV metro rail project

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Delhi Metro | Kejriwal briefed on DMRC’s phase-IV metro rail project

New Delhi: A team of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today made a presentation on proposed fourth phase of Metro before Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal whose government has given in-principle approval for the construction of the project.”The presentation on the proposed fourth phase of Metro was made to the Delhi Chief Minister at Delhi Secretariat here.

“Some changes on the routes of metro line have been proposed by the government following some MLAs demands. However, the CM will soon take a final decision in this regard,” an official said.

In February this year, PWD Minister Satyendar Jain had said that AAP government had given in-principle approval for construction of Metro Phase IV.

DMRC has set 2021 as deadline for the phase IV expansion, which would add 75 stations to the metro network. A total of 31.47 kilometres of new lines will be underground while 64.39 km will be elevated.

During the presentation today, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai, Satyendar Jain and DMRC chief Mangu Singh were present among others in the meeting.

Source: PTI

Bangalore Metro | Phase 1 to be operational by November 1, 2016

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Bangalore Metro | Phase 1 to be operational by November 1, 2016

Bengaluru: The trial run of the North-South Corridor of Metro will be conducted by mid-September and the entire Phase 1 is all set to become operational by November 1.

Briefing reporters after the breakthrough of Kaveri tunnel boring machine at Chikka Lalbagh area on Wednesday, Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, said, “The entire Phase 1 will become operational by Kannada Rajyotsava Day.” Trial runs for the North-South Corridor will be carried out by mid-September, he said. The East-West Corridor (Baiyappanahalli to Mysuru Road) has nearly 1.1 lakh passengers daily while the North-South Corridor (Mantri Mall Sampige Road to Nagasandra) has 40,000 passengers on an average, he added.

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director, Pradeep Singh Kharola said, “Kaveri’s breakthrough ensures that North and South of Bengaluru can be connected now.”

Metro’s N-S Corridor runs a distance of 24.2 kms and will connect Nagasandra with Puttenahalli.

Trials on the Jayanagar route (Puttenahalli to Chickpet) can now begin by mid-September, he added.

Elaborating on the difficulties encountered by Kaveri, the MD said that apart from the challenging geological conditions, other practical difficulties were encountered. “A toilet caved in at Victoria Hospital. Again near the Sirsi Flyover, the machine was working just one inch from a column near the flyover and extreme care had to be taken. At Chickpet, a few old buildings were damaged due to the drilling work.”

‘City Market Road will be reopened within two weeks’

The City Market road, which has been blocked for long due to Metro operations will be reopened within two weeks, Kharola said.  Jim Clark, Projects Manager (India), The Robbins Company, which was involved in Kaveri operations said, “On a scale of 10, it would be rated Nine for the achievement.”

Lok Home, president, The Robbins Company, expressed his happiness over the same and said, “The mode of transport used showcases the culture and architecture of the City.”

Delhi Metro | DMRC conducts trial for Magenta line under phase-III project

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Delhi Metro | DMRC conducts trial for Magenta line under phase-III project

New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday conducted three successful trial runs on the Magenta line between Kalindi Kunj depot station and Okhla Vihar Metro station of the Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden line — the first in phase 3.

In a statement, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said three sets of trains were tested successfully

The crisscrossing of the new lines with the existing corridors at many places will lead to the emergence of these interchange stations, thus, dramatically shortening the distance between two different parts of the city by up to 15 km at some places.

“During the trials, the interface of the metro train will be checked to ensure there is no physical infringement with civil infrastructure during its movement on the track. The subsystems of the coaches will also be tested.

The Magneta line would hugely improve metro connectivity. Passengers coming from Gurgaon will be able to get down at Hauz Khas and take a direct train to Kalkaji via Line 8 instead of having to take the Violet Line from Central Secretariat.

Magnet line is a 34-km-long Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden (Magenta Line) which is expected to carry around 4 lakh commuters daily.

According to DMRC, the estimated ridership is 3, 61,356 from Janakpuri West to Kalindi Kunj and 46,054 from Kalindi Kunj to Botanical Garden.

In 2015, metro expanded to 213 km with 160 stations and seven different corridors crisscrossing the city while bringing into its fold nearby satellite townships like Faridabad.

The DMRC Wednesday also made a presentation on the proposed fourth phase of the Metro before Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had earlier given in-principle approval for the project.

Mumbai Metro | KidZania India celebrates Mumbai Metro’s 2nd Anniversary on World Environment Day

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Mumbai Metro | KidZania India celebrates Mumbai Metro’s 2nd Anniversary on World Environment Day

Mumbai: KidZania, a global family edutainment park, joined hands with Mumbai Metro  on account of World Environment Day, celebrating the day with a host of fun, eco-friendly activities for kids and parents alike, to enjoy at Ghatkopar station in Mumbai.

The Station saw a complete Greener world set-up where people learnt how to protect the environment via a gorgeous museum set-up and also marvel at a few environment friendly installations.

Over 1,000 children and parents enjoyed not only got a chance to enjoy KidZania’s signatures like  role-play, FSM drum circle, dance, Cycle Dynamo and Cycle to Metro but also won a chance to ride the metro for free by pedalling at the station for a greener city!

The KidZania greener world set-up will be on Ghatkopar Metro Station till the 12th of June as this week also marks the second anniversary of the Metro in Mumbai.

Noida Metro | NMRC officials to work on last-mile ride

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Noida Metro | NMRC officials to work on last-mile ride

Noida: The officials of Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) are working to create the last-mile connectivity for its under-construction 29-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro. Managing Director Santosh Yadav said they were working on developing a support system within 1.5 km of stations to provide connectivity to Metro commuters.

Speaking to Media, Yadav said though the Metro provides a safe, efficient and comfortable journey, the trouble begins once you step out of the stations. “Not much thought has gone behind providing an equally dependable support system that would help commuters reach the Metro station from their homes and offices and vice versa,” he said.

“NMRC has decided to address the issue. We have formed a team to study a 1.5 km area in the vicinity of all 21 stations. Once we have the report in the next 4-5 months, we will get the authorities to develop facilities. We promise to change the way people travel so that Metro stations are easily accessible from homes, hospitals, institutes and shopping centres,” he said.

Besides surveying the demand and supply around a particular station, Yadav said the team will study the need for footpaths, auto and bus bays, cycle tracks and walk ways. “We will create an atmosphere for the commuters so that they can walk, cycle to their homes, offices and markets. Bicycles and pedestrians also need to be promoted and supported with conducive infrastructure to complement Metro rail and that is part of our priority.”
Meanwhile, officials of the three authorities of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway met to discuss bylaws for regulating the controlled construction of the Metro route. A committee headed by additional CEO, Noida Authority, P K Agarwal, formed to finalise the bylaws, met on Friday. “These bylaws have been drafted and will be taken to the joint board meeting likely to be held on June 9 for approval,” said P C Gupta, ACEO, Greater Noida Authority.
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