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Delhi Metro: DU Girls students harness wind energy by metro train

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New Delhi: A group of Delhi University students has discovered an innovative way of harnessing wind energy churned out by Metro trains to generate electricity.

The project, undertaken by Kalindi College, has also got the backing of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which allowed the students to install a turbine on trial basis at one of the underground metro stations.

“While standing at a metro station one day, the students realised that the wind energy produced in the tunnel by these fast moving trains gets wasted, and they decided to find out how it can be harnessed,” says Dr Punita Verma, Principal Investigator of the project.

The team, involving ten students of Physics and Computer Science departments, proposed setting up a turbine at an underground metro station to check if it can be successful in harnessing the wind.

DMRC officials found the project interesting and gave the nod to install a turbine at Chandni Chowk metro station.

“Without obstructing the operation, safety and security of Metro services, it was decided to put up turbine along the underground tracks at the mouth of tunnel where the maximum wind velocity available is 6.5 m/s.

“In the first phase, we installed a three-blade turbine and later a five-blade light rotor turbine with a cut-in speed of less than 1.5m/s. We connected it to a battery and measured the power it generates. We also discovered that different stations have different construction and the same turbines cannot be used at all the metro stations,” Verma said.

The project, which has was started by a different group of students in 2013, has received a grant of Rs 15 lakh from the university.

While the first phase involved the research work, the DMRC engineers were later roped in to test the feasibility, who have asked the team to develop the concept further.

“We are now working on different designs of the turbines whose size, shape and orientation will be customised according to the wind velocity and frequency of trains at different stations. Once the design is approved by DMRC, turbine firms will be approached to make these turbines,” Verma says.

Delhi Metro: Safety clause further delays opening of ITO Metro station

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New Delhi: The much-awaited opening of the ITO Metro station, which is expected to have a daily ridership of 40,000 and decongest the busy city intersection, looks set to be indefinitely delayed.

Though work on the station and the tracks — part of the Badarpur-Central Secretariat to Kashmere Gate corridor — had been completed by early February, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and commissioner of Metro rail safety (CMRS) are locked in a technical battle over safe operation of trains passing through the station.

The bone of contention is a ‘single-line operation’ — the station has no provision for a train to reverse — which CMRS claims is not allowed by the Delhi Metro Act. However, DMRCsays that neither the Act nor general rules governing the capital’s Metro system bars single-line operations.

Both the warring parties had referred the matter to the urban development ministry, which sent it back to CMRS in early March for consideration, citing its inability to take a decision on a technical matter. “The safety aspect is something that can be judged (only) by CMRS,” a senior ministry official said. However, with CMRS continuing to harbour reservations over the issue, the mandatory safety audit of the station has been delayed by over a month.

While placing the case before CMRS, the ministry cited DMRC’s representation that operation on this stretch would benefit thousands of passengers and that there was a “popular demand” for the line being quickly opened.

Asked about the face-off, Anuj Dayal, spokesman for Delhi Metro, said, “As yet, no formal application has been sent to the CMRS regarding opening of the ITO section. However, we have been approaching the CMRS informally about this issue and he has been expressing certain reservations on the subject as this line involves single line working. The DMRC is not aware whether the CMRS has approached the Centre for an opinion on the issue.”

Single-line operation is basically carried out when a station has no provision for reversal of the train. That is, when the train travels from Badarpur to Central Secretariat and thereafter to Mandi House, it can reverse for the return journey through a reversal system available at the designated station, in this case, Mandi House. However, when it travels till ITO, to return back, there is no reversal station at ITO. The train that goes till ITO will return back to Mandi House on the same track. The next reversal station on this corridor, incidentally, is at Kashmere Gate.

It is this operation that the CMRS has been objecting to, said sources. The CMRS’ contention is that there is no provision in the Delhi Metro Act or any rule for single line operation. DMRC on the other hand, says that neither the Act nor rules governing the metro system bar single line operations. “The safety aspect is something that can be judged by the CMRS,” added the ministry official. With the CMRS expressing reservations however, the safety audit has been delayed by over a month. Work on the station and the track till ITO was completed in late January-early February. However, a request for safety audit, which is mandatory before the station can be thrown open to the public, has not been sent as yet because of the on-going issue.
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It is not the first time that the CMRS and Delhi Metro have been at loggerheads over the opening of a corridor or part of a line. The commissioning of the Airport Metro Express had also seen differences between the two at the time of safety audit.

Vizag Metro: Andhra CM may clear DPR of Vijayawada Metro by April 20

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Vijayawada: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has finalised the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Vijayawada Metro Rail, much ahead of the April 30 deadline, and it is likely to be submitted to chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu anytime after April 10.

The DPR is expected to be cleared by April 20 if Naidu decides to make any changes to it. “We are ready with the DPR. As the state government is our client, we shall submit it to the chief minister,” a DMRC official said.

When the DPR is cleared and tenders are called, DMRC, which works under the Union urban development ministry, would also bid for the project along with others. Or the government could finalise DMRC as a single tender company since it is owned by the Union government. “The chief minister has faith in the capability of the DMRC in executing the project. That is why former MD of DMRC E Sreedharan has been appointed principal advisor to the government on metro rail projects in September last year,” the DMRC offical said.

The DMRC has estimated that the project would cost Rs 5,500 crore and take four years for its execution. This is at the rate of Rs 220 crore per km and if the DMRC is given the contract, it would execute the work on a turnkey basis. “It would cost Rs 220 crore per km because we not only lay the tracks but do everything including traction, the bridges and 132kv power supply, trunk circuiting equipment for ensuring safety, telecommunication equipment, coaches and so on,” the official said.

The DPR envisages two corridors from the Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), one up to Penamaluru over MG Road and the other till Nidamanuru over Eluru Road.

Corridor I has the following stations: PNBS, Victoria Jubilee Museum, Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium, DV Manor Centre, Benz Circle, Autonagar Gate, Ravindra Bharathi School, Siddhartha Law College, Tadigadapa, Poranki and Penamaluru. The distance is about 12.2 km.

Corridor II has the following stations: PNBS, Railway Station South Booking Office, Railway Station East (Government Railway SP’s office), Besant Road, Kotha Vanthena, SRR College, City Cancer Hospital, Gunadala, Ramavarappadu Ring, Prasadampadu, Ramakrishna Weigh Bridge, Enikepadu and Nidamanuru.

The maintenance depot for coaches that move on both the arms would be set up at Nidamnuru only. The distance is about 12.7 km.

There would be no metro rail connectivity to MG Road corridor from Eluru Road corridor via Ring Road from Ramavarappadu to Benz Cirlce.
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According to the DMRC official,  all stations would be 20 m wide and 140 m long. The main station at the PNBS, which will come up outside the PNBS on the National Highway, will be 35 m wide and 140 m long. It would be a five-storey building with multi-level parking and subways to manage traffic. Corridor I would be over the National Highway till Raghavaiah Park where it crosses Bandar Canal and from then on move on the MG Road.

Corridor II would be touching ‘Trisakthi Peetham’ at PNBS, RTC maintenance depot, cross Bandar Canal, fire station, police control room, cross Eluru Canal, Caltex Road, Railway Station, Alankar Talkies, Besant Road and from there it would move on Eluru road.

Nagpur Metro: NMRC has decided to appoint DMRC & RITES as interim consultant

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Nagpur: Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has decided to appoint Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and central government company RITES as interim consultants for the city’s metro rail project.

NMRCL Managing Director Brajesh Dixit told that DMRC would prepare the global tender for selection of general consultant while RITES would design the Airport-Khapri stretch of the metro and then prepare the tender for selection of contractor to build this stretch. “The two companies would inform us about their fee soon,” he said.

Earlier, NMRCL had decided to get this work done from a single company. Quotations were to be sought from DMRC, RITES and Urban Mass Transport Corporation (UMTC). Later, it was decided to drop UMTC and divide the work between the other two so that the task gets completely at the earliest.

Meanwhile, the district administration has identified alternate land for State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) firing range near Karli village in Kalmeshwar taluka.
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Shyam Wardhane, chairman of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT), is also keeping his options open, in case there is some problem in acquiring the land, and other locations need to be considered.

NMRCL needs SRPF’s 26.7 hectare land for its depot on the Lokmanya Nagar (near Hingna) to Prajapati Nagar stretch. District administration has sent proposal to the state government for acquiring the land and only formality remains. The metro corporation does not need the land immediately as work would begin on Airport-Khapri stretch first.

Dixit said NMRCL was aware of the importance of the SRPF firing range and land would be given to the paramilitary force by the state government. On alignment marking, the MD said that exercise was completed for both corridors and soon signboards for the 36 metro stations would be erected. “The signboards will create a visible presence of the project for citizens,” he said.

Meanwhile, NIT is busy planning rehabilitation of government institutions that would be partly or completely demolished for construction of the metro. Many buildings in Sitabuldi and Congress Nagar are coming in way of the mass transit project. A part of land belonging to some schools and colleges is also required.

Delhi Metro: DMRC has launched an upgraded 24×7 Helpline with IVRS

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New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched an upgraded 24×7 bilingual helpline to provide essential information to commuters at the stations.

There is a provision for ‘emergency bulletin’ so that the passengers can be informed about any disruption or technical problem on the Metro system immediately, said DMRC on Tuesday.

The helpline, now with Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS), will answer queries on the number 155370. Commuters can choose between English and Hindi. It will also register complaints and suggestions. “Details about the corridors, timings, fare and Metro Museum can be availed by pressing dedicated buttons,” said DMRC.

“An agency, specialised in operating such helpline services has been roped in to manage the IVRS-based service. A call centre with specially trained staff will work 24×7 to respond to the calls made by the commuters,” it added.

The Delhi Metro had started the 24×7 helpline service in October 2008.

“Initially started with just three telephone lines, the service has been upgraded a number of times. However, with the scheduled expansion of the network, the upgradation to an IVRS-based system was considered necessary,” said a DMRC official. Currently, the DMRC helpline receives approximately 800 to 1,000 calls per day.

“Apart from the helpline, commuters can also contact DMRC through the website www.
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delhimetrorail.com,” he said.

Lucknow Metro: State Govt allocates Rs.5 Crore to LMRC to clear tax dues

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Lucknow: UP Govt has allocated Rs 5 crore towards Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) to pay off its taxes to the government. Principal secretary housing and urban planning department Sadakant said the government has sanctioned a total of Rs 10 crore to LMRC, out of which first installment of Rs 5 crore would be released immediately to pay tax dues.

He has instructed LDA to disburse the amount immediately to the metro corporation. Also, board meeting of LMRC under the chairmanship of chief secretary approved of three decisions on tender package for construction of depot at Transportnagar for priority corridor from there to Charbagh Railway Station (8 km).
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This includes approval on opening of the financial package too of the tender.

Floating the tender for finishing and electrical and mechanical work on 8 elevated metro station of priority corridor also got the nod. Thirdly, the board approved of floating the tender of traction for entire North-South corridor (23 km). All these tenders need to be floated within this month to complete the project within deadline.

Work on N-S corridor from Airport to Munshipulia would also begin this year alongside priority section. LMRC officials said tenders for remaining stretch of N-S corridor would also be floated simultaneously. Work around airport corridor in particular is expected to begin in a month’s time, subject to AAI’s nod.

Delhi Metro: Rays power bagged 7mw solar power project contract from DMRC

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New Delhi: Solar power solutions provider Rays Power Experts has bagged a contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for setting up 7 MW solar roof-top photovoltaic project on selected stations and sites.

“Rays Power has bagged the tender for the construction and commissioning of a 7 MW solar roof-top voltaic power plant for selected stations and sites of Delhi Metro Rail Co- corporation (DMRC),” the company said in a release.

The scope of the contract includes complete design, engineering, civil work, installation, testing and commissioning of the project.

The company said it is a tariff-based project model at a consistent tariff of Rs 6.248 per unit for a duration of 25 years.
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“This win makes us the only company to build one of the largest solar rooftop PV project in Delhi for DMRC. We are geared to make use of innovative technology and skilled field manpower to execute the project on time and deliver the best to our customers,” its Director Rahul Gupta said.

He further said the company is committed to aggressively expand its rooftop solar business in the country.

Pune Metro: State-appointed panel for Pune Metro may follow DMRC Report

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Pune: It is the practicality of the current situation that may keep Pune’s metro above the ground. Amid a chorus for an underground Vanaz to Ramwadi corridor, the state-appointed committee on Pune metro is inclined to take forward the project based on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) report.

The hurdles and subsequent time it would take to prepare a new plan would be a setback and derail the project from the central government’s radar and other cities may win the race for central funds.

Earlier this month, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced a committee to look into an alternative alignment for the Vanaz-Ramwadi route — the second corridor. The committee has to submit its report by the second week of April.

Committee chairman and guardian minister Girish Bapat said the committee has met several times and is in the final stages of preparing a draft to submit to the state. “Once the report is submitted to the state government, we will announce the committee’s recommendations,” said Bapat He did not elaborate.

However, state government sources and senior members of the committee told that most of the committee members agreed that the Pune metro project must not be delayed any further.

“There is a demand for an underground metro.
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But if this demand is accepted, a new Detailed Project Report (DPR) would be required. Also the state and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will have to shoulder the additional financial burden for an underground metro. The committee is inclined to take forward the project based on DMRC report which recommends an elevated metro. Let the DMRC report be submitted to the central government and then we can always make some changes,” a senior committee member requesting anonymity, said.

A new DPR will take another three-four years and by the time Pune gets one, other cities will run away with a big chunk of central funds, he added.

The panel is working on financial details. Economist Vijay Kelkar, a committee member, will meet other members this week. “We need to discuss financial details of the elevated and underground metro with Kelkar. The report will be completed once he gives his observations,” said a committee member.

Fadnavis has already announced that the state government will immediately approve and start building corridor I of the metro, which would connect Pimpri Chinchwad and Swargate.

The committee, under the guardian minister, was to study an alternative alignment for the corridor between Vanaz and Ramwadi. Some civic groups and organizations want this corridor to be built underground.

“The state government will have to redo the entire DPR. The surveys incorporated in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) report are based on the 1997 report submitted by RITES. There is no scientific background to the DPR and the state government must not start work on any corridor without a detailed study. It would be a waste of the taxpayers’ money,” said urban planner Aneeta Gokhale Benninger.

Delhi Metro: Real estate firm awarded for naming & marketing rights for two metro stations

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New Delhi: Real estate firm Wave Infratech has won the naming and marketing rights for Noida Sector 18 and Noida City Centre metro stations for next 10 years.

This is the first time that such a concept is being adopted in India and Wave Infratech is the first company to have been awarded the rights for two popular metro stations.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has awarded Wave Infratech the naming rights for two prominent stations — Noida City Centre and Noida Sector 18 – along with exclusive marketing rights of media space for 10 years, the real estate firm said in a statement.

“With this, the foot-hold of the company in Noida will get stronger, and would assist in ramping up our brand recall with the opportunities that DMRC offers,” Wave Infratech Executive Director (Marketing) Amar Sinha said.

Lucknow Metro: Lucknow Development Authority mad nodal agency for providing land for LMRC

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Lucknow: Chief Secretary of UP Govt has issued orders to LDA to facilitate in providing land to the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) on a lease period of 90 years for building corridor, stations and other metro related infrastructure. He said all necessary proceedings should be initiated for transfer of land to LMRC. “All necessary clearances should be availed from the forest department on priority basis”, he added.

He was reviewing metro project and found the construction pace to be satisfactory. He asked the UPSRTC officials to immediately transfer its land to metro for building of Alambagh metro station and also arrangements should be made for signing of an MOU between UPSRTC and LMRC.

Considering the difficulties to be faced by residents while travelling to the airport during metro construction, chief secretary Alok Ranjan has directed PWD to strengthen alternative routes before monsoon begins so that traffic can be accordingly diverted from Kanpur Road during metro construction.
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The DM was instructed to provide partial land of Krishna Nagar police station to LMRC for constructing the metro station. He also directed the home department to immediately issue clearances for the above transfer. LMRC officials said that tenders for remaining stretch of N-S corridor would be floated simultaneously along with the priority section. Work around airport corridor is expected to begin in a month’s time, subject to AAI’s nod.

Meanwhile LMRC has requested AAI to grant its land for casting yard and other projects on Chennai Metro’s model where Metro Corporation has been given the land at a token amount of Rs 1 per annum on a lease period of 30 years.

This is given on a condition that metro has to share advertisement revenue on airport’s land with the AAI. LMRC said AAI has given verbal consent to this deal but is yet to be formalised.

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