Delhi Metro|DMRC to sell India International Trade Fair tickets from tomorrow

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New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will start selling India International Trade Fair (IITF) entry tickets for business days for five days beginning Saturday and general public days between November 19 and 27.

The IITF entry tickets for general public days will be available at all metro stations except Airport Express Line, where tickets will be available for Trade Fair only at Dhaula Kuan station.

“Therefore, general public is advised that to avoid last minute rush of purchasing tickets at Pragati Maidan Metro station, they shall purchase the tickets from their originating station itself. However, tickets for business days will be available only from 32 Metro stations,” the DMRC said in a statement.

IITF tickets for both business as well as general days can be purchased from customer care centres of Metro stations between 9 AM to 4 PM on all days.

The IITF business days entry tickets at metro stations are prices as Rs 400. The general days tickets can be purchased at Rs 50 and Rs 30 for adults and children per head respectively. On weekends, the general days tickets will cost Rs 80 and Rs 50 for adults and children per head respectively.
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Nagpur Metro|Citizens may enjoy rides on metro-rail by year 2018

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13/11/2015

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Nagpur: The popularity of Nagpur as centre of the country is not only there on the geography, but also in the heart of the country from various points of view, such as, it is multicultural metro; its people are peace loving; it is famous for oranges; it is cross-route for Indian railways, for the trains to all four geographical directions pass through it and all surface transportation is done through Nagpur. And now, it has become a transportation hub of the country due to its all season large roads. More over the city receives maximum sun-shine as a natural source of energy.

Soon, the city will also get its first Metro, which is expected to carry 3.5 lakh passengers by 2020. A Rupees 8,680-crore worth project consisting of 40-km elevated Metro rail is being constructed at a rapid pace by Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (NMRCL), and it is said to be complete by year 2018.

The Managing Director of NMRCL Brijesh Dixit, a veteran of Indian Railways Service of Engineers, believes that the project can deliver on time as it is built on cash contracts model and not the BOT model. The following are the excerpts of what all he said:

Q: Are your sure that Metro rail would be in operation by year 2018?

A: For a Metro rail project, funding and land acquisition are two most important elements, which the NMRCL team has managed to achieve through successful tie-up. More than 80 per cent of project land is in possession and construction work has already commenced for car depots and a 12-km rail section. Nagpur has huge roads as the city serves as a national transportation hub. The elevated Metro rail corridor will be constructed on the road medians, which are sufficiently wide. Construction on the medians does not pose any right of way problems.

A number of multilateral funding agencies, including KFW of Germany and AFD of France, have shown interest in providing Rs 4,521 crore as debt. By December, the debt would also be granted for the project. Rest of the money would be in the form of equity from the Centre and the Maharashtra government. A budgetary grant of ₹500 crore has already been processed. With land and money in place, operating the project by 2018 would not pose any problems.

Q: Will there be modern and international level features in the project? Or you will go by conventional way.

A: In conventional construction methods, if a particular station gets delayed, the whole line gets stalled. The experience in other Metro projects such as Bengaluru and Chennai has proved that delays in Metro station construction are a setback to the whole project.

However, in Nagpur Metro project, construction of the corridor will be independent of the stations. A viaduct has been incorporated in the design, which will allow commissioning of the whole line with only three functional stations.

For the line to operate, two terminal stations and a midway station is required. Nagpur Metro would be the first Metro in the country to use this innovate feature.

Q: What is the revenue prospective from the project?

A: The revenue of the Metro would not be fully dependent on fare collection from passengers. A new revenue generating method called transit oriented development (TOD) has been used in the project. Under the TOD, the density of the population staying along the Metro corridor would be allowed to increase. It would be achieved by increasing the FSI limit, 500 metres on either side of the corridor.

The income generated from the sale of higher FSI would be shared between NMRCL and civic bodies of Nagpur. A State government notification to this effect has already been issued.

The stamp duty in Nagpur municipal area has also been increased by 1 per cent. This additional income would be directly credited to NMRCL.

Q: Will your project be based on electricity energy resource or some alternative resource of energy?

A: Nagpur is a city blessed with a lot of sunshine; in summer, the temperature reaches 45-47 degrees. It is a great discomfort to work in the city during summer. We want to convert this discomfort into an opportunity by incorporating solar power panels in the very design of the project. From the panels, about 14 MW of power would be generated, which would account for 65 per cent of the requirement of the project. It will give long-term energy security for the project and protect it from increasing power tariffs.

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Kanpur Metro| IIT-Kanpur to get metro rail connectivity

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Lucknow: The premier Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K), on the outskirts of Kanpur City, would soon be connected to modern metro rail system.

Its cost estimated at over Rs 13,700 crore, the Kanpur Metro Rail project would be the second metro rail project in Uttar Pradesh to be completed if things roll out as planned.

While, the Lucknow Metro Rail projects is already underway and is projected to start trial runs for phase I by December 2016, the detailed project report (DPR) of the proposed Kanpur Metro Rail has also been prepared.

The state government is hoping that the work on Kanpur Metro could start as early as January 2016.

According to DPR, the Kanpur Metro would run on standard gauge track and have a Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic (PHPDT) of 16,800 passengers by 2021 for the 23.785 km long IIT Kanpur to Naubasta.

The two corridors of Kanpur Metro Rail have been estimated to run about 32 km. The first corridor that spreads from IIT Kanpur to Naubasta covers almost 24 km with an elevated stretch of about 15 km and an underground stretch of a little under 9 km.

The second corridor consisting of 8.6 km length from Agriculture University to Barra covers an elevated section of 4.19 km and an underground section of 4.41 km.

The Kanpur Metro Rail project has been planned to cater the city public transport needs for the next 50 years.

The DPR of Kanpur Metro Rail project was presented formally to the state chief secretary Alok Ranjan by RITES and Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) here recently.

A total of 22 metro stations have been planned (14 elevated; 8 underground) for the IIT Kanpur to Naubasta corridor, while 9 stations have been proposed for the Agriculture University to Barra corridor.

Earlier, UP had appointed LMRC as coordinator for preparation of DPR for Metro in four cities viz. Kanpur, Varanasi, Meerut and Agra, while RITES, a central government undertaking, was engaged for preparing DPRs.

The estimated cost for the IIT Kanpur to Naubasta corridor stands at Rs 9, 840 crore at August 2015 prices (including taxes and duties), while the estimated cost for the Agriculture University to Barra corridor comes to Rs 3, 881 crore.

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Delhi Metro|Metro services to be available till 10pm on Diwali

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10/11/2015

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New Delhi: On Diwali day, the last train from all terminal stations across the Delhi Metro network would leave at 10 pm, an hour ahead of the usual time, DMRC said today.

A metro official said that until 2013, services used to come to a halt even earlier, as the last train would leave stations by 8 pm.

The services will terminate after the last train at 10 pm reaches its destination station on all the six lines of the metro including the Airport Express Line.

Metro’s terminal stations are Dilshad Garden, Rithala, Samaypur Badli, Huda City Centre, Noida City Centre, Dwarka Sector-21, Vaishali, Kirti Nagar, Inderlok, Mundka, Central Secretariat and Escorts Mujesar.

New Delhi and Dwarka Sec-21 are the terminal stations of the premium Airport Express Line, that connects New Delhi railway station to Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Metro train services will run as usual for rest of the day on Diwali from 6:00 am onwards on all lines and from 4:45 am on the Airport Express Line.

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Delhi Metro| Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli Metro corridor flagged off for passenger service today

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10/11/2015

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New Delhi: The Jahangirpuri – Samaypur Badli Metro corridor of the Delhi Metro was formally flagged off for passenger services today by the Union Minister of Urban Development, Sh. M. Venkaiah Naidu and the Chief Minister of Delhi, Sh. Arvind Kejriwal.

The 4.373 km long elevated corridor will be an extension of the already operational Yellow Line from HUDA City Centre to Jahangirpuri. Close to 29,000 additional commuters are expected to use this new section comprising of three new stations.

Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Naidu complimented DMRC for finishing the project on time and said that other organisations should also follow Delhi Metro’s example. He also appreciated DMRC for taking various environment friendly measures such as the installation of roof top solar power panels at the stations as well as the provision for rain water harvesting.

The Chief Minister of Delhi, Sh. Arvind Kejriwal said that DMRC has shown that government agencies can also work efficiently and complete their projects within schedule. He congratulated the Delhi Metro officials for presenting the people with a clean and efficient transport system.

Going back to cars should not be allowed. I will be suggesting to DMRC and also hold a review meeting with them. They will be going for additional coaches and increasing the frequency as well so that more coaches and more trips are there and people can be accommodated,” Naidu said.

Earlier, Kejriwal flagged the issue of overcrowding of metro coaches saying it was compelling a section to opt for other means of transport including private vehicles which, he said, was “not a good thing”.

“Crowd is going up every year resulting in a major section preferring other means over metro. But the real success of metro is achieved when a person takes metro over car. Middle class and even upper middle class had started using the metro.

“But due to the crowd, metro is no longer comfortable. It is turning into locals of Mumbai where you are pushed in and out of coaches by the crowd,” Kejriwal said.

Delhi Metro’s Managing Director, Dr. Mangu Singh informed that with the opening of this section, Delhi Metro had commissioned 22 kms out of the 159 kilometres being constructed as part of Phase 3.

The occasion was also attended by Member of Parliament, Dr. Udit Raj, MLAs Sh. Vijender Gupta and Sh. Ajesh Yadav, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Sh. D.S Mishra and Delhi’s Chief Secretary, Sh. K.K Sharma.

With the opening of this section, Delhi Metro’s total network length has increased to 213 kilometres with 160 stations. The Yellow Line (Line 2) of the Delhi Metro now extends from HUDA City Centre till Samaypur Badli with a length of 49 kilometres.

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Delhi Metro|DMRC technical staffs on hunger strike, warn to stop metro rail operation in the capital

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09/11/2015

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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has hit rough waters with its employees resorting to protests once again. The protesting non-executive employees of the corporation have now begun a hunger strike as they claim their demands for salary restructuring are going unheard by the administration.

As many as 3,600 employees, mainly technicians, are taking turns to protest at Jantar Mantar and at the seven metro depots. They are not ruling out train services being affected as 32 of those on hunger strike have already been hospitalized. Members of the staff council are likely to meet the administration on Monday to reach a common consensus.

The demand letter, a copy of which is with the Metro Rail News , states that the salaries of technicians be revised from Rs 8,000 – 14,140 to Rs 10,170 – 18,500. For senior technicians, they have demanded a hike in pay-scale from Rs 10,170 – 18,500 to Rs 14,000 – 26,950 and for head technicians from Rs 14,000 – 26,950 to Rs 16,000 – 30,770.

According to General Secretary, DMRC Employees Union, Kuldeep Maan, the employees fear that once the Seventh Pay Commission is implemented, their problems with the corporation would be quashed. “We have been victims of DMRC’s exploitation since 2007. Our protest has been on for long now but nothing has happened. On November 3, we decided to extend the protest to Jantar Mantar and November 5 onwards employees began their hunger strike,” he said.

To register his protest for the cause Kishan went a step ahead and resigned from his membership of the employees’ council. “So far, 40 of the many employees on hunger strike have been hospitalised. If the administration does now blink an eye many more will be taken ill and then we won’t be responsible if metro operations are hit,” said another protesting member. The administration had called for a meeting once, but it bore no fruitful conclusions, he added.

Responding to the report, the DMRC said, “It is an internal matter of the organization and the Human Resource department has taken up the issues of these employees.”

Further, the metro staffs on hunger strike said media that they will stop metro rail operation in the Delhi at any time if their demands does not met.

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Kolkata Metro|Metro to get new-generation rakes by July 2016

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09/11/2015

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Kolkata: Metro Railway will receive its first pair of state-of-the-art air-conditioned rakes by July, 2016. These rakes are being built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai as per standards set by the Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO). With the arrival of these two, the Kolkata metro will have 16 AC rakes in its fleet apart from 13 non-AC ones. By the end of 2018, the metro is likely to receive 14 more AC rakes for which an order has been placed with CNR Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co Ltd in China

“The two rakes being built by ICF now are much more advanced than those in service. They will have 3-phase alternating current motors and features like regenerative braking for substantial energy saving, stainless steel body, disc brakes, better passenger information system and CCTV for passenger security. The existing AC rakes with the metro were also supplied by ICF but the new design is a challenge. With metros coming up in several cities in the country, there will be a high demand for rakes. If advanced rakes can be built in India, there will month longer be any need to import them,” a metro official said.

The Kolkata metro is different from those in other cities. This is the only metro network that depends entirely on an electrified third rail rather than overhead equipment (OHE). When the Kolkata metro was designed more than 30 years ago, technology hadn’t evolved sufficiently to dig tunnels large enough to accomodate OHE. The third rail was the only option. Today, when most metros draw power from the OHE, few rake manufacturers have retained the technology to build rakes that draw power from a third rail. As the north-south corridor of Metro Railway is third-rail dependent, all ongoing projects in Kolkata (save for the E-W Metro) will use the same technology for integration.

“We will need many more rakes as and when the ongoing projects are completed. Take the Kavi Subhas-Airport (via Rajarhat) link. This will form a circular link with the N-S corridor once the stretch between Noapara and the airport is completed. Once the integration happens, demand for rakes will go up. Units like ICF are gearing up for this. Within the next few years as the ongoing projects get completed, one would get to see more advanced rakes in the network,” the official added.

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Chennai Metro|CMRL Engineer to be awarded for environmental best practices in London

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09/11/2015

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Chennai: When Chithiraputhiran Kannan joined the Chennai Metro Rail, he would never have imagined that his job would take him places and he would get an opportunity to travel to far away lands to represent the amazing work he was doing.
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Kannan works as an engineer with CMRL and has been chosen to receive the Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practices 2015 at The House of Parliament, Westminster Palace, London.

Just a few days ago he had visited Manila, Philippines, to receive the Award for Achievement in Scientific Research and Development from World Safety Organisation.

Kannan is a deputy chief engineer (health and safety) for Chennai Metro Rail, which is an ambitious Rs. 14,600 crore project.

Hailing from Srivilliputhur, Kannan has 21 years of experience and takes care of various safety measures at the metro project.

Kannan and his team carry out regular safety audits and ensure that the contractors undergo proper certification and updates. In addition to this, his team has made sure that there are ambulances and doctors present on the site. They are also working to minimise the accidents at metro construction sites by conducting regular training for the workers.

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Delhi Metro| DMRC employees on hunger strike; demand salary revision

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07/11/2015

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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has hit rough waters with its employees resorting to protests once again. The protesting non-executive level employees of the corporation have now begun a hunger strike as they claim their demands for salary restructuring are going unheard by the Delhi Metro administration.

Over 5,000 employees which mainly include technicians, senior technicians and head technicians are taking turns to protest at Jantar Mantar and the various metro depots. They, however, have assured that metro services won’t be hit till th.

The demand letter, a copy of which is with The Hindu, states that the salaries of technicians be revised from Rs. 8,000 – 14,140 to Rs.10,170 – 18,500. For senior technicians, the pay-scale be hiked from Rs.10,170 – 18,500 to Rs. 14,000 – 26,950 and for head technicians from Rs. 14,000 – 26,950 to Rs. 16,000 – 30,770.

According to General Secretary, DMRC Employees Union, Kuldeep Maan, the employees are fearing that once the Seventh Pay Commission is implemented, their problems with the corporation would be quashed. “We have been victims of DMRC’s exploitation since 2007. Our protest has been on for long now but nothing has happened. On Novemebr 3, we decided to extend the protest to Jantar Mantar and Novemebr 5 onwards employees began their hunger strike,” he said.
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To register his protest for the cause Kishan Chand went a step ahead and resigned from his membership of the DMRC Employees’ Council formulated by DMRC on its own interest. “So far, forty of the many employees on hunger strike have been hospitalised. If the administration does now blink an eye many more will be taken ill and then we won’t be responsible if metro operations are hit,” said another protesting member. The administration had called for a meeting once, but it bore no fruitful conclusions, he added.

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Kanpur Metro|RITES to submit DPR of the Metro Rail project to State Govt.

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06/11/2015

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Lucknow: The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Kanpur Metro Rail Project will formally be presented to the State Government tomorrow. It will be presented by M/s RITES to Shri Alok Ranjan, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, in the presence of Shri Sadakant, Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Planning, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Shri Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC). Commissioner Kanpur , Vice Chairman and other senior officers of Kanpur Development Authority shall also be present during the function.

State Government has assigned Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) the responsibility of ‘Coordinator’ for preparation of DPR for Metro in four important cities of Uttar Pradesh namely Kanpur, Varanasi, Meerut and Agra. For this purpose M/s RITES, a Govt of India Undertaking, had been engaged by the State Government for preparing the DPRs. Work on preparation of DPR for Metro in Kanpur was commenced in March, 2015. Extensive meetings were held at the LMRC level and Lucknow Metro provided the much required technical assistance during the preparation of the DPR.

Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) is the nodal agency for preparation of this DPR for Kanpur Metro. Presentations were made at various stages to Commissioner Kanpur and team of officers of KDA and decisions obtained. It is only because of the extensive efforts provided by Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and team of KDA that this DPR has been prepared in a record time of just seven months.

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