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Delhi Metro|DMRC to promote use of energy efficient LED bulbs by its employees

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Delhi Metro|DMRC to promote use of energy efficient LED bulbs by its employees

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in association with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Govt. of India Undertaking, today inaugurated two Kiosks at Metro Bhawan to promote and provide energy efficient LED bulbs to all employees of DMRC.

The Kiosks, set up as a part of the campaign to promote the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) undertaken by EESL, was inaugurated by Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC and Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency in the presence of Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director/EESL.

These Kiosks will be used to provide energy efficient 7W LED bulbs to around 8000 Employees of DMRC and adequate awareness will be provided on the need of adopting such energy efficient measures.  In addition to this, it is planned to set up 20 more Kiosks at DMRC residential colonies (6 in no.) and maintenance depots (8 in no.) spread across the network in the next few days.

“Through this collaboration, we are looking at setting up LED bulbs in our stations, colonies, offices and depots. We are making every effort to ensure we are energy efficient and work towards monetary savings and significant CO2 reduction. We are sure that the DMRC employees will benefit greatly with this scheme”, said Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General of BEE said, “EESL is taking significant steps towards promoting energy efficient lighting in the city. Through this collaboration with Delhi metro, we can be proud of our efforts in propagating energy conservation, monetary savings and CO2 reduction. We are sure that the DMRC employees will benefit greatly through this best practice. ”

DMRC has recently signed an MoU with EESL for installing energy efficient LED lighting at all Delhi Metro stations, depots and residential complexes as a measure to encourage the use of environment friendly technologies in all spheres of its functioning. DMRC has already installed solar panels on many of its Metro stations to further reduce energy demand from fossil based energy.

Indian maid wins 50 gm gold in Dubai for using metro rail service

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Indian maid wins 50 gm gold in Dubai for using metro rail service

Dubai: A 54-year-old Indian maid has won a 50-gram gold coin for travelling in the Dubai Metro as part of a campaign by local authorities to encourage people to use public transport system.

Shanti Rabin, who won the gold coin, has been working as a caretaker for an Arab family in Dubai for the past 22 years.

“I got this for travelling in the Metro. This is truly a blessing from God. I am very excited and happy about this victory,” said Rabin, who hails from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.

After finishing work at her sponsor’s house, Rabin often travels to different places in the city to meet her friends. She would use the Dubai Metro, buses and other modes of public transportation to reach her destination.

“In the process of travelling in and around the city, I collected several points on my No1 card. I am very grateful to my sponsors who gave me the freedom to travel across the city once I finished my work. I can proudly say that I know the Dubai Metro inside out,” she was quoted as saying in the local media.

As part of the Public Transportation Day celebrations, the Roads and Transportation Authority (RTA) of Dubai began a campaign two weeks back, enticing residents to use public transportation more frequently.

Regular users of public transportation have been awarded prizes, including cash, gold coins, smart watches, headphones, and laptops.

Delhi Metro|DMRC stations bag prestigious ISO 50001:2011 EnMS rating

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Delhi Metro|DMRC stations bag prestigious ISO 50001:2011 EnMS rating

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro has become the first ever Metro system in the country to be certified with the prestigious ISO 50001:2011 (EnMS) rating for efficient energy management.

15 stations of the Delhi Metro system along with one of its depots have been selected for this rating, enabling the organisation to achieve a saving of 13,730 MVAH (Mega Volt Ampere Hour) and 5,628 MVAH in year 2013 and 2014 respectively which translates to monitory savings of ₹ 961 lakhs and ₹ 394 lakhs respectively.

The stations and depot which have been certified are – Yamuna Bank, Anand Vihar, Sarita Vihar,  Ashok Park Main, GTB Nagar, Vishwavidyalaya, Kashmere Gate, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Janpath, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shahdara, Azadpur, HUDA City Centre and the Khyber Pass depot.

The ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management System (EnMS) is a very recent ISO standard on Energy Management.

It specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an Energy Management system, whose purpose is to enable an organisation to follow a systematic approach on achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, energy use and consumption.

DMRC has an energy policy in place which lays down stringent energy efficient guidelines for the organisation. The Delhi Metro is now in the process of getting all the under construction stations on Phase 3 to be certified as per ISO 50001:2011 standards.

Noida Metro|NGT notice to MoEF on Noida-Greater Noida metro line

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Noida Metro|NGT notice to MoEF on Noida-Greater Noida metro line

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought the response of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Uttar Pradesh government among others on a petition challenging the construction of upcoming Noida-Greater Noida metro line.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Delhi and Noida Metro Rail Corporation, Uttar Pradesh government and others while seeking their reply by November 24.

The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by environmentalist Vikrant Tongad seeking directions to Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) to obtain environmental clearance for its project from Noida to Greater Noida after conducting proper Environment Impact Assessment of the project.

“From the detailed project report (DPR) it is clear that the total land requirement for the project of metro rail from Noida to Greater Noida is around 2,84,762.01 sq m, however, no Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report was prepared. This fact was verified by the applicant by inspecting the records of the project under Right to Information Act, 2005.

“It is submitted that as per 8(b) of the Schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 project having covering area more than 50 ha or built up area more than 150000 sq m requires environmental clearance and is to be appraised as category ‘B1’ project,” the plea, filed through advocate Rahul Choudhary, said.

Tongad stated that the metro from Noida to Greater Noida will pass through Hindon and piers would be constructed on the river bed which can significantly harm aquatic habitat of the river.

“During construction phase of the project, the total water requirement is about 1,40,00,000 litres. The water requirement would be met to by digging borewells. The detailed project report states that the water is made available by borewell within the vicinity of the project site during the construction phase.

“The requirement water for operation phase is not clear from the DPR. It is submitted that the extraction of groundwater will have further impact of the depleting groundwater level of Noida and Greater Noida,” the plea added.

Delhi Metro|Now Noida City Centre metro station would be known as Wave City Centre

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Delhi Metro|Now Noida City Centre metro station would be known as Wave City Centre

Noida: Commuters were taken by surprise on Wednesday when the sign board at Sector-32 read, Wave City Centre metro station. The change of name of Noida City Centre metro station was made as the real estate firm Wave Infratech, in April this year, had won the bid for naming and marketing rights of the station for the next 10 years.

Wave has also got the 500 sq metre of advertisement space to advertise its brand.

Similarly, the city can also expect four new stations in a brand new avatar. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had introduced the idea of renaming the stations in June last year, as a part of its attempt to generate revenue.

In December last year, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) had also announced that the they will auction metro stations along the 28 km Noida-Greater Noida metro link, following the footsteps of Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro, which has already named metro stations after various brands.

The aim to brand metro station is being done to ensure that the transportation project gets additional revenue from sources other than tickets.

Chennai Metro|St. Thomas Mount Metro station work yet to be completed

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Chennai Metro|St. Thomas Mount Metro station work yet to be completed

Chennai: The St. Thomas Mount station, one of the biggest elevated stations of the Chennai Metro Rail, has not been completed yet even five months after the first train carrying commuters ran on the stretch.

The station was planned to be commissioned in time for the first service between Koyambedu and St. Thomas Mount, but slow construction work at that time forced the officials to stop the service at Alandur station itself.

But, officials of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) said the construction work was going on as per schedule and there was no delay.

“The track work from Alandur to St. Thomas Mount was completed sometime ago. The station work will also be over in the coming months,” an official said.

One of the reasons for the delay in the construction of the station was the termination of the contract of Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd. (CCCL) more than a year ago and the subsequent awarding of the contract to another company.

This station — that integrates MRTS station — would see at least 5,000 people travelling through it and also have parking facility for about 1000 vehicles. Recently, the officials launched a trial run from Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) to Little Mount.

In the coming weeks, they would extend the trial run from Alandur to St. Thomas Mount. The State government announced that the service between the Little Mount and the Chennai airport would be launched in 2016, and officials were planning to commission the station around the same time.

St. Thomas Mount station will see at least 5,000 people travelling through it

Bangalore Metro|Land Acquisition Process Begins for Metro line near Electronics City

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Bangalore Metro|Land Acquisition Process Begins for Metro line near Electronics City

Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has issued a preliminary notification to acquire 48 acres near Electronics City for its new East-West line.

“It has been published in the gazette as part of our process to acquire 297 properties for the 8 km stretch between Chikka Begur and Bommasandra,” M S Channappagoudar, General Manager, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL), told City Express.

The route in Electronics City will pass through the property of IT major Infosys. “We have already had a meeting with the company and they have agreed in principle to permit the line through their premises. They will allow us to construct piers and lay the line,” he explained.

The new stretch constitutes a vital IT corridor as part of the new line planned between R V Road and Bommasandra via Silk Board. It runs to 18.8 km and covers 16 stations.

Eight stations — Chikka Begur, Baspur Road, Hosa Road, Electronic City-I, Electronic City-II, Huskur Road, Hebbagodi and Bommasandra — figure on the 8 km stretch.

We have issued a notification to acquire land for a Metro depot at Hebbagodi. We will use 28 acres for the depot and 20 for the viaducts (rail lines) and stations,” he said.

On the process that follows the notification, he said objections would be invited from the public. The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) will then issue notifications to each property owner. A final consolidated notification follows.

“The process will take five to six months,” he said. The actual acquisition and demolition of properties begin.

The compensation for the 297 properties is yet to be calculated. The entire Phase-II network though involves acquiring 280 acres from government departments and private owners and the compensation is likely to add up to more than `5,000 crore.

Notifications to acquire properties on the stretch between RV Road and Silk Board had been issued last year and the stretch between Silk Board and Munishwara Nagar early this year. The other new line in Phase II is the 21.2-km North-South line between Gottigere and Nagavara which connects 18 stations.

“A notification has been issued to acquire 26 acres behind Meenakshi temple in Kothanur for a depot.”

Delhi Metro|HUDA City Centre-Samaypur Badli (Line-2) to be ready by November 2015

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Delhi Metro|HUDA City Centre-Samaypur Badli (Line-2) to be ready by November 2015

New Delhi: After the mandatory safety audit being cancelled the first time, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) is going to inspect the extension of the Huda City Centre–Jahangirpuri line to Samaypur Badli on Wednesday and Thursday. The 4.49-km stretch connecting Outer Delhi areas is likely to be opened by next month.

Earlier, the line was to be inspected by the CMRS on October 12-13, which later got cancelled by the commissioner owing to some ‘urgent work’.

Though this extension of the yellow line is relatively smaller with just three stations, it is bound to make commuting easier for lakhs of people residing in areas like Jahangirpuri, Samaypur Badli, Transport Nagar, G.

T.Karnal Road, and parts of Rohini. The average ridership on this section is expected to be around 30,000. At present, Jahangirpuri is one of the terminal stations on the yellow line and its commuters have to change multiple trains to get to the heart of the Capital. The three elevated stations under this section are Badli Mor, Rohini Sector 18, and Samaypur Badli.

By 2016, the ridership on this route is expected to touch 7,186 at Badli; 11,133 at Rohini Sector-18; and 10,262 at Samaypur Badli. Once operational, after the trial runs and the mandatory approvals, the length of the yellow line from HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon to Samaypur Badli will be 49 km. The line was earlier set to open in March. Trial runs on the Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli corridor began on July 3. The Badli Mor station on the corridor has been designed in a way that the structure will allow expansion under the proposed phase-IV. Under phase-IV, the station will offer inter-change service between the proposed R.K.Ashram-Mukundpur-Janakpuri (West) section that will connect the presently operational Line 2 with Line 7 (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) and Line 8 (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden), which are being constructed as part of phase III.

Mumbai Metro|DMRC will build Dahisar to DN Nagar Metro line

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Mumbai: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) which has built a Metro network of over 200 kilometres in the national capital, will construct a Metro line in Mumbai from Dahisar West to DN Nagar in the western suburbs.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) approved the decision at its executive committee meeting Thursday. The authority will finance the construction of the 18.5-km Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro. The DMRC will call for bids and execute it on a cash-contract basis.

The MMRDA executive committee also approved DMRC’s role as interim consultant in another Metro project – the 16.5-km Andheri East to Dahisar East line.

A senior MMRDA official said, “The DMRC will act as the interim consultant and we will soon appoint a general consultant for the project. Bids for construction of the two projects are also likely to be floated in about a month.”

The Dahisar West-DN Nagar Metro corridor is expected to cost Rs 6,410 crore. The Dahisar East-Andheri East Metro will cost Rs 6,208 crore. The MMRDA is planning to partially finance the Metro lines through a loan from the Asian Development Bank.

The MMRDA executive committee headed by Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya also approved the purchase of 25 electric and hybrid buses from Tata Motors to ply within the Bandra Kurla Complex. Sanjay Sethi, additional metropolitan commissioner at the MMRDA said, “The demand for a bus service had been there for quite some time.”

Hyderabad Metro|Metro rail reaches another milestone

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Hyderabad Metro|Metro rail reaches another milestone

Hyderabad: L&T Metro Rail Hyderabad (L&TMRH) has announced the first test run on the complete stretch of Miyapur to S.R. Nagar, stage two, as per the construction schedule for the concessionaire which is building the project, and will also be running it.

The test run was conducted on the overhead viaduct on corridor one (Red Line) Miyapur to S.R. Nagar on the auspicious Dasara day (Oct.22). This is an important step towards making the 10-km. section, including the Bharatnagar rail over bridge ready for commercial operations, said chief executive and managing director V.B. Gadgil on Monday.

But before that, the metro rail authorities have to conduct several tests on the rolling stock, signalling, track, overhead electrical equipment and other systems. Engineers will test for brakes, electromagnetic interference, passenger addressing, CCTVs, doors, ventilation, air conditioning, rescue operations, rail over bridge loading tests, etc.

Earlier, L&TMRH had conducted test runs between Miyapur and Kukatpally for a distance of 4.4-km in May. There are more than 10 coach trains sourced from Hyundai Rotem (South Korea) in the Miyapur depot, a 100 acre site and second largest depot for the Hyderabad Metro Rail project.

It is next only to Uppal depot which is of equal size where the main controlling centre of the project is nearing completion. There are about 18 three coach trains stationed there and trail as well as test runs have been completed on the first stage of the construction project – Nagole to Mettuguda, an eight kilometre stretch. It comes under Corridor Three – Nagole to Raidurg or the Blue Line. Second Corridor is between Jubilee Bus Station to Falaknuma or the Green Line.

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