Greater Noida Metro|DMRC invites tender for supply of 78 new coaches

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29/09/2015

Noida: Nearly five months after the DMRC initiated tenders for 78 coaches to come at a cost of Rs 700 crore for the Noida-Greater Noida track, a revised tender has been floated.

This time, DMRC has invited bids for 76 coaches at an additional cost of Rs 100 crore, which officials say includes taxes. The selected agency will be responsible for the design, manufacture and commissioning of the coaches. The procurement of these cars will be funded by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC).

According to DMRC officials, the earlier tenders have been re-initiated as not a single bidder had applied for the earlier tender, which was floated in April this year and was to be finalized in June. With the re-initiation, the agency is now likely to be finalized by October 20, 2015.

The selected agency will be responsible for supplying the coaches within 114 weeks, DMRC officials said on Monday. The trains will support four coaches each as against the earlier plan of three-coach trains. The total number of trains that will run between Noida and Greater Noida would be 19. “Trains will be run at a frequency of every five minutes to address the peak hours, peak directional traffic load,” said a DMRC official.

With each coach having a capacity of 300 passengers, every train will be able to accommodate 1,200 passengers and 15,000 commuters will be ferried at 5-minute frequency. Officials said the number of cars have been increased, following DMRC experience and the study of traffic patterns.

“With development and habitation expected to increase in time to come, we can also increase the rolling stock to six-car trains. The longer trains will cater to the expected traffic along the route between the twin cities,” the official said.

The design for the Metro coaches has already been approved by Rama Raman, the chairperson of the three authorities of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway in February this year. The coaches would be state-of-the art and laced with modern technology. A model of the coach has been readied and approved, said NMRC officials.

Once the track is in place, it would not only provide a fast link between the two townships but also bring these places closer to the national capital. The track is expected to be commissioned by June 2017.

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Delhi Metro|Getting into a coach is like a battle war

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28/09/2015

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New Delhi: Ms. Mehak Makhija, a business analyst, getting into even the ladies’ coach of the Delhi metro is like a battle. “It hardly makes any difference. Women also elbow you if you board the special coach during peak time,” she said, hoping if only her office timings were shifted to non-peak hours.

Like Ms Makhija, thousands of others have felt the push and have squealed at their foot being stepped by others. Despite the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) multiple attempts to ease the crowd, little seems to have changed. Even after two stations – Mandi House and Kirti Nagar – being introduced as interchange point on the Dwarka Sector 21-Noida/Vaishali line, the Rajiv Chowk station continues to be the most used throughout the metro network.

As per latest data, the average daily footfall of this station is almost 4.52 lakh which is followed by Kashmere Gate interchange station with 3.24 lakh people using it. “The Rajiv Chowk station gives people seamless access to Central Delhi and major commercial hub, Connaught Place, at the same time also serves as an inter-change for boarding the Jahangirpuri-Huda City Centre line. So the rush is expected. To decongest this station we have opened the viewer’s gallery now,” said a DMRC official.

The biggest fear for Prabhu Sachdev, an IT professional, is when speaker in the train creaks “there will be a short delay in this service”. “That moment is a nightmare. I was trapped in the train once when the overhead wire had snapped. I missed my office that day. We were walking on the tracks to reach the station,” he said.

With every year, DMRC witnesses an average increase of at least 16 per cent of ridership. In fact, over the past six months, the Metro network has seen a significant increase in ridership. From around 23 lakh in late 2014, it has averaged out to over 24 lakh in the first half of 2015.
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“On some days, the ridership even touches the 27-lakh mark. Opening Phase III with 18 new inter-change stations will be the real game-changer in the mass transit network,” said the official.

Last month, the corporation had increased the frequency of trains on weekdays during off peak hours (from 11 am to 4:30 pm) by inducting 20 more trains into service. Yet, the rush still remains.

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Delhi Metro|DMRC to make ‘rent a cycle’ more people-friendly

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28/09/2015

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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to begin a pilot project with rent a cycle. While the modalities in this regard have not yet been disclosed, DMRC Chief Mangu Singh confirmed the move saying it will make metro ride more people-friendly.

In Rohini and Dwarka, we are starting a full-fledged pilot project where bicycles will be given on rent and the person can ride and leave the bicycle near his designation. Earlier the rider had to return the bicycle back at the metro station, which will not be there now,” said Mangu Singh, DMRC’s Managing Director, while speaking at a two day seminar on ‘Engineering Smart cities’ organised by the Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI).
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Transport minister Gopal Rai, a few days ago, had asked the DMRC on the status of number of bicycles provided by it. He had also directed to initiate the process again to encourage cycling for commuters.

Presently, there are just four stations where cycles are available on rent. This includes Vishwavidyalaya, Saket, Hauz Khas and Akshardham where each station has 20 cycles, other than Vishvawidyalaya which has 25 bicycles.

There only 85 bicycles to cater to around 25 lakh commuters of Delhi metro, revealed an RTI reply in this regard. Meanwhile, DMRC chief said that the city like Delhi to become smart needs smart public transport system and added that the rail-based transport system is best suited to the national capital.

“We have certain shortcomings as we are constructing metro in already settled congested areas where there is mixed land use and it is very difficult to set up smart transport systems interconnected with each other. At some places, we have parking problem,” said Singh.

He admitted that the rent a bicycle concept which is essential in a smart city failed in Delhi On the occasion, former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Central government should have chosen some Municipal Corporation areas in west or east Delhi for smart city instead of NDMC and Delhi Cantonment areas which are already smart cities in capital.

“Entire Delhi needs to be made into a smart city as people from across the globe come here including diplomats. ‘Smart City’ means that it should provide good quality but affordable housing, cost-efficient physical, social and institutional infrastructure, such as adequate and quality water supply, public transport, sanitation, 24X7 electric supply, clean air, quality education, costefficient healthcare, dependable security, entertainment, sports, robust and high-speed interconnectivity, fast and efficient urban mobility.” said Dikshit.

She further said that interaction with citizens on the lines of ‘Bhagidari’ system and allowing the citizens to decide what form of smartness they want in their cities can make Delhi smart.

“Blaming bureaucracy or central government cannot be any excuse for non performance. Most of the projects started by the government under my rule had vision and moved towards making Delhi smart with privatisation of power or construction of flyovers. My only regret and embarrassment is delay and non completion of Signature Bridge in Wazirabad,” said the former CM.

“As Delhi has no power generation of its own and two power stations run much below their generating capacity, the national capital has to buy power from outside. The power tariff cannot come down in capital. During my time also Delhi government subsidised power to all till certain units but giving free water and subsidy on power is no long term solution,” stated Dikshit.

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Delhi Metro suicides: 59 lose limbs in five years, but alert guards save over 200

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28/09/2015

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New Delhi: The lone earning member of his family, Patel (no first name) is among the 59 who have lost a limb or sustained other debilitating injuries while trying to kill themselves by jumping in front of a Metro train in the past five years. Patel was saved because of the quick intervention of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials who managed to rescue him and rush him to a hospital in time.

As per official data, over 450 people jumped in front of a speeding Metro train in their bid to commit suicide in the same corresponding period – of them 50 lost their lives.

In the past two years alone, 200 suicide bids have been thwarted at Metro stations in and around the National Capital Region, CISF data shows. However, life’s got only tougher for 35-year-old Patel, a casual labourer, after his left leg was amputated on May 17 as a result of the suicide bid. Patel’s leg was amputated after it was badly crushed under the train’s wheels and was later beset by gangerene that threatened his life.

On the afternoon of May 17, Patel, worried over his family problems, went to the Golf Course Metro station in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida town and jumped in front of a moving train. His wife now washes utensils for neighbourhood families to meet the expenses of their seven-member family that includes their three children and his aged parents. “Trying to commit suicide was the biggest mistake of my life.
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I was the only person in my family who could earn. My wife has to wash utensils to earn money because of my stupid act,” Patel rued while speaking to the Media.

As per CISF data, between January and September this year, there have been 70 attempted suicides inside Metro premises. Fourteen people died on the spot, while 18 suffered critical injuries and had to lose one of their body parts. Thirteen were saved unharmed. The CISF, which is responsible for ensuring the security of passengers inside the Metro premises, said its personnel are trained to identify those planning to commit suicide by observing their movement and behaviour. “We keep a constant watch on commuters coming into the station. Our officials are trained to identify such people. We keep surveillance for security and have saved the lives of 13 people so far this year,” CISF public relations officer Hemendra Singh told Media.

The other 25 were identified before they had a chance to attempt suicide. All the 13 survivors were handed over to Delhi Metro Rail Police (DMRP), Singh said, adding that the CISF relies heavily on close-circuit television cameras and plainclothesmen to spot such people. “Each station, depending on its size, has one or more CISF staff manning the CCTV control room. The staff on ground also keeps a watch,” Singh said. In 2014, all the 11 suicides occurred on the tracks, while 17 people who attempted to jump off Metro stations survived. Another 28 jumped on the tracks but survived.

The maximum number of suicide bids (20) occurred on the Metro Blueline that runs between Noida and Dwarka in west Delhi, while eight attempts were made on the Yellow Line (between Jahangirpuri in north Delhi to Huda City Centre in Gurgaon, Haryana). DMRC said it is trying its best to stop suicides. “Surveillance has been upped and we have tried to put barriers along the platform. We sensitise our staff and CISF personnel to track such people,” DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal told the Media.

He said that the DMRC will soon establish some crowd management tools at stations like platform screen doors.

“The platform screen doors will come up at six stations, including Central Secretariat, New Delhi, Rajiv Chowk, Chawri Bazaar, Chandni Chowk and Kashmiri Gate,” he said. Currently, only the airport line has such doors. They are unmovable screens that act as a partition between the platform and the trains.

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Kochi Metro|DMRC says, Kochi Metro Rail work hit by quarry owners’ strick

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27/09/2015

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Kochi: The ongoing strike by quarry owners in Kerala has affected the pace of work on Kochi Metro and it may even miss its target date of June 2016 for start of commercial operations, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said today.

Expressing concern over the strike launched on September 14, DMRC, which is implementing the Rs 5,181.79 crore project, said the existing stock of aggregates would last only for a couple of days and if the supplies did not resume, the work would come to a grinding halt.

A DMRC release said the strike has adversely affected the work of project.

“As of now, out of 6,000 workers involved in the project, 4,000 workers are idling due to non-availability of materials at site and balance 2,000 workers will also become idle on account of no work at site,” it said.

In the past it had instructed contractors to keep sufficient stock of aggregates anticipating frequent strikes, but despite this, the prolonged quarry strike had affected the pace of work and stock available was getting exhausted.

DMRC fears that since the workers are idling at site, there is every possibility of them advancing their plan to go to their native places –north India — for the ensuing Pooja festival.
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Once the labourers return to their native places, they may come back only after two months and thereby the precious time of the project will be lost, the DMRC said.

The construction of station building and other allied works, which are in a critical and advanced stage, require more labour strength, it said.

“In case quarry strike continues, it is apprehended that the project will miss the target date of June, 2016,” the release said.

The quarry owners under the banner of All Kerala Crusher and Quarry Owners Association are on the indefinite strike demanding a revision in mining rules formulated recently.

Announcing the government’s decision to exempt from environment clearance quarries functioning in one hectare land, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had on September 16 said there was shortage of materials even for development projects.

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Hyderabad Metro|Nagole-Secunderabad metro rail may take another year

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27/09/2015

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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited could take another year to start operating from Nagole, pending completion of work between Mettugudda and Secunderabad.

HMR Managing Director N.V.S. Reddy on Saturday told reporters at the Uppal Metro Station that work around three road under bridges (RUB) in Secunderabad is time-consuming.

When asked when operations would begin, Mr. Reddy said only the government can take a call, but operations could begin within the next year.

He was speaking during a plantation drive at the station as part of the State government’s ‘Haritha Haram’ programme.

Senior officials said that the seven stations between Nagole and Mettugudda are ready for use but operations cannot begin until the Commissioner of Metro Safety certifies HMR.

“This process would see the commissioner review operations and safety, which could take anywhere between four and five months,” an official said. HMR has been running trials between Nagole and Mettugudda for more than a year now.

Mr. Reddy also informed that work on the 11 km stretch between Miyapur and S.R. Nagar is expected to be completed by the end of this year. This indicates trials could commence on this stretch early next year.

He also outlined brief plans to develop facilities for commuters in the vicinity of Uppal Metro Station, keeping in view the future potential of the area to become a hub for commuters.

“To connect people in the vicinity of metro stations, we are in discussion with two organisations to run feeder buses to and from the station,” Mr. Reddy said.

Speaking about HMR’s efforts to add to city’s tree count, he said in three years – three lakh trees have been planted – and this year, there are plans to plant a total of six lakh plants.

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Delhi Metro|DMRC floats tenders for Vijayawada Metro Rail project

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26/09/2015

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Hyderabad: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Ltd has invited e-tenders for design and construction of elevated viaduct and stations for the Vijayawada metro rail project.

Appointed as a consultant for the Vijayawada metro rail project, the DMRC has swung into action floating the first set of possibly many more tenders, indicating at the keenness to complete the project by 2018 set by the State.

The current tenders floated online are for two segments. One of the segments covers rail network, and five elevated stations on the Pandit Nehru Bus Stand–Nidamanuru corridor of Vijayawada Metro Project and similar network on the same corridor.

The State Government has taken up the Rs. 6,800-crore 26-km elevated metro rail project along two corridors initially with a proposal to extend this with another line.

The N Chandrababu Naidu Government has recently received a shot in the arm with the Centre agreeing to support the project even though the current population does not fit the overall requirement of a population of 20 lakh for a metro rail project.

The metro project was considered keeping in view the potential of the city and likely projected increase in population.

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Nagpur Metro|Recruitment of JGM, Managers and Assistants in HR & Finance descipline

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26/09/2015

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The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (A joint venture of Govt. of India & Govt. of Maharashtra) inviting applications from experienced persons of Indian nationality from Metro Rail Corporations, Indian Railways (IR) and other Railway PSUs/other metro rail companies and metro consulting companies having relevant experience, for the under-mentioned posts on Deputation basis initially for a period of three years or on Absorption(regular) basis:-

Joint General Manager (HR) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 36600-62000/-)
Manager(HR) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 24950-50500/-)
Sr. Office Assistant (HR) – 02 posts (Pay Scale : 13500-25520/-)
Manager (Finance) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 24950-50500/-)
Asst Manager (Finance) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 20600-46500/-)
Sr. Account Assistant – 04 posts (Pay Scale : 13500-25520/-)

The selection methodology will comprise two stage processes –Personal Interview followed by Medical examination. The selection process would judge different facets of knowledge, skills, experience, expertise, aptitude and physical fitness. The candidates will be shortlisted for interview, based on their eligibility/ experience in the relevant field, in the ratio of 1:5. If sufficient candidates are not available for a particular post, then candidates with lesser service length/lesser experience/lesser qualification may be considered for short-listing, in the relevant Post/ Grade, as prevailing in NMRCL.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION:

The selected candidate will have to undergo medical fitness examination in NMRCL nominated hospital as per the prescribed medical category. The details of medical standard can be seen on N M R C L W e b s i t e (Link—Career) No reimbursement on account of travel shall be made to the candidates appearing for the interview.

HOW TO APPLY:

Eligible and interested candidates may apply as per the application format along with all relevant documents by or before 20/10/2015.

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Nagpur Metro|Recruitment of AGM, JGM, DGM and Asstt. Managers in Engineering descipline

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26/09/2015

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The Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (A joint venture of Govt. of India & Govt. of Maharashtra) inviting applications from experienced persons of Indian nationality from Metro Rail Corporations, Indian Railways (IR) and other Railway PSUs/other metro rail companies and metro consulting companies having relevant experience, for the under-mentioned posts on Deputation basis initially for a period of three years or on Absorption(regular) basis:-

Addl. General Manager (Electrical-Rolling Stock) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 43200-66000/-)
Addl. General Manager (Electrical-OHE & General) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 43200-66000/-)
Joint General Manager (Electrical-Rolling Stock) – 02 posts (Pay Scale : 36600-62000/-)
Joint General Manager (Electrical-OHE & General) – 02 posts (Pay Scale : 36600-62000/-)
Dy. General Manager (Electrical) – 02 posts (Pay Scale : 29100- 54500/-)
Addl. General Manager (Signal & Telecom) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 43200-66000/-)
Joint General Manager (Signal & Telecom) – 02 posts (Pay Scale : 36600-62000/-)
Dy. General Manager (Signal & Telecom) – 02 posts (Pay Scale : 29100- 54500/-)
Dy. General Manager (Environment) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 29100- 54500/-)
Assistant Manager (Electrical-Energy) – 01 post (Pay Scale : 20600-46500/-)

SELECTION PROCESS:

The selection methodology will comprise two stage processes –Personal Interview followed by Medical examination. The selection process would judge different facets of knowledge, skills, experience, expertise, aptitude and physical fitness. The candidates will be shortlisted for interview, based on their eligibility/ experience in the relevant field, in the ratio of 1:5. If sufficient candidates are not available for a particular post, then candidates with lesser service length/lesser experience/lesser qualification may be considered for short-listing, in the relevant Post/ Grade, as prevailing in NMRCL.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION:

The selected candidate will have to undergo medical fitness examination in NMRCL nominated hospital as per the prescribed medical category. The details of medical standard can be seen on N M R C L W e b s i t e (Link—Career) No reimbursement on account of travel shall be made to the candidates appearing for the interview.

HOW TO APPLY:

Eligible and interested candidates may apply as per the application format along with all relevant documents by or before 09/10/2015.

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Journey by Metro Train|Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts for metro commuters

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25/09/2015

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Like all the other metro networks existing worldwide, the one in the capital city of India also makes its best attempt to assure utmost comfort to the passengers. However, to make or break the credibility of a system, it is important for both the caretakers, and the users to come on a common track; and the same holds for Metro Train. The following article, gives some important do’s and don’ts that intend to assure utmost convenience to you and your dear ones while travelling via Metro Train.

Important Do’s and Don’ts

Abiding by the below mentioned points could help you significantly in easing out your peregrinate via metro train:

Travel with a smart card or token: Buying token or having a smart card is the foremost necessity to travel via Metro train. So make sure that you possess any of them before entering the platform. Though it is in itself difficult to enter the platform without any of them in your pocket.
Be in queue: In the peak times, such as in the morning or in the evening time, the rush is obvious. People often prefer tailgating or breaking the lines to get the tokens quickly and move ahead to the train. But such an act is strictly illicit as it causes nuisance among the people already standing in the queue. Hence it is better to be in the queue alongside others to get your job done easily and on time.
Be patient while boarding the train: Whenever you are about to step into the metro train, patience holds the key. Waiting for the passengers to come out from the coaches is advisable, before you barge inside. If the stations is too much crowded, being in a queue is perhaps the best suggestion.
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Just follow the instructions the on-duty security guard and things will be fine.
No smoking please: Your few minute luxury could cause severe health problem for others who are less immune to smoking clouds. Hence, it would be great if you can avoid it while travelling.
Do not litter: All the Metro stations have plenty of dustbins at your service, you can use them to throw garbage. But littering here and there is not at all a great idea.
No eatables: Do not bring eatables with you while traveling through metro as it is strictly prohibited. None of the Metro journey is so long that you start striving with hunger, so make sure you have taken enough of meals before stepping in.
Carry minimum luggage: The more you carry the better your journey becomes. Especially when it is to tour via metro train, where you hardly get any seat to relax, taking care of your belongings becomes too hard. Though under unavoidable circumstances, you can carry up to 15 kg of good with you.
Keep distance from the yellow line: Metro trains come with a lightning speed, giving you no time to react. In such a situation, if you are beyond the yellow line, you are doing so at your own risk. It may cost even your life.
Don’t stick bills: Metro train and station are both for your convenience. It is your duty along with official care takers to keep it clean and free of all the unwanted entities. It is therefore recommended not to stick any poster inside the train or the metro station, such an act would only portray your bad light.
Read Metro Rail News regularly: If you are unclear about the metro routes or want to know about the train timings, then you can ask for the metro route map from the customer care counter. Alternatively, people nowadays prefer using Metro Rail News portal to know their desired info. Hence, reading any such news portal could well help you get the all the details you would like to have. At the Metro Rail News portal we update real time passenger information regularly.

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