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CHENNAI: For the benefits of the passengers and to promote a healthier and sustainable mode of transport, the CMRL metro station has introduced a bicycle sharing scheme of providing last mile connectivity to metro rail stations several bicycle scheme has been introduced. At 16 different stations, metro rail provides other facilities for last mile connectivity other than bicycle which are feeder buses, buggy services at the airport and vadapalani metro stations, tie-ups with cabs and walkalator linking the airport with metro stations. [caption id="attachment_14993" align="alignnone" width="660"] Chennai Metro Bicycle sharing data (Source: The Hindu)[/caption] 12 metro stations Nehru Park, Kilpauk, Pachaiyappa"s College, Shenoy Nagar, Anna Nagar Tower, Thirumangalam, Koyambedu, Ashok Nagar, Ekkattuthangal, Alandur, St. Thomas Mount, Little Mount have this three bicycle scheme namely CMRL bicycle from 17 January PEDL bicycle scheme by Athi’s Car from

New Delhi:  It is good news for Delhi metro commuters that the big trouble is now hold for some days. After the interference of Delhi High Court, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union (DMRCEU) and the Staff Council have postponed their strike (total shutdown plan) for later but they are on partial strike which was started from 19 June. On 29 June High Court has given a huge relief to the Delhi-NCR residents, have stop from thousands of employees of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) who were on strike. Employees had scheduled to go on strike at midnight after talks were negotiated by both sides. After the talks between DMRC and employees failed on Friday, about 9,000 non-executive employees were threatening to go on strike from Saturday, due to the strike, Metro services might have shut down and millions of people might faced inconvenience. Secretary Staff Council has also written a letter to Chief Minister Delhi Arvind Kejriwal, employees have asked his cooperation in an o

Hyderabad: Asian Development Bank (ADB) is all set to finance the Hyderabad Metro as well as many infrastructure projects going on in the city. The ADD team has already started going around the city and is meeting officials to take things ahead. ADB has started preparing grounds for taking things ahead. Their officials are holding meetings to take the funding proposal ahead. A team of ADB has already visited the city. The team of ADB has also met SK Joshi, Chief Secretary as well as principal secretary, MAUD, Arvind Kumar. During the meeting the officials discussed on how financial assistance can be extended to fund various infrastructure projects in Hyderabad including Hyderabad Metro. ADB gave a list of projects their bank was willing to fund. These include the second phase of Hyderabad Metro Rail , the Strategic Road Development Programme to construct new flyovers, Musi beautification and multi-grade separators. The finding has been made possible as earlier GHMC Mayor Bonthu has s

New Delhi: It is very auspicious achievement made by India  that it has secured 3rd rank after two developed countries viz. China and South Korea to host the series of the annual summit of Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). According to information received from AIIB press release , they have planned to invest a sum of total USD100 crore in the National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF), a public-private initiative to finance infrastructure activities in India and investment of another USD100 million is under consideration. And the total investment of USD100 crore is already announced by the AIIB. "I believe that India and AIIB are both strongly committed to making economic growth more inclusive and sustainable. In India, we are applying novel Public Private Partnership models, Infrastructure Debt Funds, and Infrastructure Investment Trusts to fund infrastructure", said Prime Minister Narendra Modi [caption id="attachment_14942" align="alignnone&q

New Delhi:  After the today’s meeting on 9.30 at Regional Labour Commissioner Office an appeal has been given to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) employees by the DMRC management. This has increased the aggressiveness among the employees. Now after the employees are not ready to stop the strike, hunger strike continues and they consider DMRC decision as an unsatisfactory decision for them. This whole dispute will badly affect the commuters if the strike continues. “We will wait for tomorrow morning proceedings report if they do not fulfil our demands. We will stop Metro services on 30 June”, stated by DMRC Employees Union and the Staff Council jointly in a video statement on 28 June. [caption id="attachment_14950" align="alignnone" width="1192"] Appeal to DMRC employees -001[/caption] A section of the staff, in collusion with an unrecognized Union, have launched an agitation with effect from 20/06/2018 and threatened shut down /lockout/tool down, i.e.

Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail has been lauded for its effort to develop mass transit system which is at par with international standards. The Chennai Metro Rail has been awarded the SKOCH Order of Merit for the metro project it has developed in the city. SKOCH - Smart Governance Award - is an initiative to distinguish top performing government organisation as well as those working with government agencies and following best practices and models of governance. [caption id="attachment_14969" align="alignnone" width="834"] Chennai Metro Rail (CMRL) bags SKOCH Award for Good Governance (Photo: CMRL)[/caption] The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) had presented before a board of experts the different facilities and features it has built in the 45km phase-1 project that is on the verge of conclusion. Chennai Metro Rail project is conferred with SKOCH Order of Merit Gold pic.twitter.com/qxDQvUZGPh — Chennai Metro Rail (@cmrlofficial) June 28, 2018 During the pre

Mumbai : A group of Indian Ambassadors and High Commissioners (Indian envoys) visited various key constrution sites of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. In first visit they reached to Transport Nagar depot of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation on Wednesday. MD LMRC, Kumar Keshav welcomed the all delegates and guided during their visit to depot sites. “Today Lucknow Metro is a case study subject in various technical and non-technical institutions across the country and the world. It has set new benchmarks in Metro rail construction and operation in India and has ushered a revolution in bringing Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in Uttar Pradesh”, said Kumar Keshav, MD/LMRC. They also visited the Depot Control Centre (DCC), workshop-cum-inspection bay lines  and Operations Control Centre (OCC) of Lucknow Metro. Today Lucknow Metro is a case study subject in various technical and non-technical institutions acr

Ahmedabad:  The Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Co. Limited (A Special Purpose Vehicle of Govt. of India & Govt. of Gujarat) has invited tender through International Competitive Bidding for Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of (A) Electrical and Mechanical (E&M) Including Hydraulics, Fire Safety Systems, UPS & DG Sets (B). Environmental Control System (ECS) and Building Management System - BMS (C). Tunnel Ventilation System (TVS) and TVS - SCADA Works, for Underground Stations, Intermediate Vent Shaft and Associated Tunnels of East – West Corridor of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase - I” Important Point of Tender Notice No. MEGA/UG/E&M-01, dated: 18-04-2018 Tender Notice No. MEGA/UG/E&M-01:  Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of (A).Electrical and Mechanical (E&M) Including Hydraulics, Fire Safety Systems, UPS & DG Sets (B). Environmental Control System (ECS) and

Kolkata: According to a communication issued by the Indian railways to West Bengal government needs to remove around 2,000 squatters of substantial land which was acquired for the Airport-Barasat metro of Kolkata Metro Rail Project to have any chance of completing it. The administration had so far managed to remove close to 1,000 squatters from various Metro construction sites. But both the railways and the state government acknowledge that getting double the number of people to shift from just one stretch is a gargantuan challenge, said by a senior railway official of the state government. Because of some technical hurdles on the construction of the 3.5 km stretch from the proposed airport metro hub till new Barrakpore the metro railway had already submitted an alternative plan to the railway board. As now the rest of the route will be underground the encroachment would now be entailed and the expenditure will rise for about two and a half times. The estimated cost is Rs. 500-600 c

New Delhi: The dispute between Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and its Employees not yet resolved and the strike is continuing since last 10 days with an ultimatum to stop metro services on 30 June in entire Delhi and NCR. Despite resolving the long pending issue raised by Metro employees. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Management has approached the regional level commissioner to start conciliation proceedings on the issue. In response to the communication made by DMRC and intimation ( 15 days advance notice) given by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union (DMRCEU), the Regional Labour Commissioner issued a notice to all parties i.e. the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation,  General Secretary of DMRC Employees Union and the Secretary of Staff Council and directed all the parties to join conciliation proceeding before the office of the Regional Labour Commissioner at 12.00 hours today. The meeting continues till 7 pm and no final outcome came out. The commi

Mumbai:  Mumbai Mono Rail employees suffering in delay of salary payment, even employees did not got appraisal from past 3 years and from 2016 onward delay of salaries has been hovering, from April 2018 more than 200 employees has not got their payment. Which creates insecurity in minds of employees even numbers of employees has left their job. Which also reduces the number of employees from 350 to 200 only. The employees who fulfill the dream of monorail of millions of people are now not able to get what belongs to them. while interacting to employees we found that apart from salary, they have not clear the dues of PF, TDS etc. Not only staff member even vendors, suppliers, other agencies invoice has also became part of the cycle. Company is forcing employees to work from home without giving the salary surety. The first Monorail system brought by a joint consortium which was led jointly by Larsen & Toubro and Scomi Engineering Pvt Ltd. As per the rule L&T  give salary to emplo

Amaravati: Things are moving at good pace for Vijayawada Metro. As per press briefing by minister for Municipal Administration P Narayana, the detailed project report (DPR) will be ready within 3 months.  With DPR ready, process for metro work will begin post approval from authorities. As per the minister, the DPR is being prepared for the metro corridors of 65 km stretch in the city. He also shared that the he reviewed the progress of metro rail with Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation MD N P Ramakrishna as well as the representatives of German government owned KfW Bank, SISTRA public transport consultants (France) at the Secretariat in the first half of the week. As per the minister the initial DPR was made for two corridors for a stretch of 25km in the Vijayawada city. He added that this was later extended to Gannavaram airport and Amaravati. Narayana shared that they are also planning to construct additional corridor to Jakkampudi location. The DPR for the new corridor will be prepa

New Delhi: While the buzz around India’s Bullet Train continues, central government has already started planning another high-speed rail project . As per Union railway minister, Piyush Goyal, the studies on social and environmental impact are almost near completion. Goyal who was attending the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) annual meeting shared with the media. He even stated the issue of land acquisition for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train has been resolved. With this issue now resolved, the central government is mulling with the idea of starting on another high-speed rail project. With this news, it is certain that many other regions will get the benefit of high-speed travel. The bullet train facility will not only be restricted to Mumbai-Ahmedabad. There will be other regions that will experience the joy of travelling in a fast moving train. Goyal who is happy with the progress of environment and social studies, said that the outcome of the reports will be known soon. T

New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union started hunger strike by 25 June and they will continue till their demand will fulfilled even they have decide to complete close of metro service by 30 June. Since 2015 dispute regarding salary hike and promotion is going,  employees of DMRC has been always consider as member of DMRC family but their problem has not yet resolved. From 19 June nearly 13000 non-executive staff members, including train operators, maintenance staff and station controllers, have been protesting at various depots and control rooms of the Delhi Metro. A letter in this regard written by the General Secretary Mahaveer Parsad of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union (DMRCEU) on 14-06-2018 addressed to the Managing Director of DMRC and copy circulated to various other authorities /ministries departments. Our history is best example that any movement at starting period is faster and it get slower in its middle period and the last of its stage it get

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) invites global tenders for Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Traction and Auxiliary Power Supply, SCADA And Overhead Traction System (OTS) for Metro Line 7 (Andheri East – Dahisar East) of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA. Contract No. and Title: MMRDA/7/MMRP/CA-16: Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Traction and Auxiliary Power Supply, Scada and Overhead Traction System of Metro Line 7 [Andheri East – Dahisar East] of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA. Key Points of Tender Notice No. MMRDA/7/MMRP/CA-16: Completion period of the Work: Twenty One (21) months Tender documents on sale: From 15.06.2018 to 30.07.2018 (up to 1200 hrs) on e-tendering portal of MMRDA. https://etendermmrda.maharashtra.gov.in Cost of Tender documents: INR 11,200/- Pre-bid Meeting: 02.07.2018 at 11:00 hrs. Date & time of Submission of Tender online:  30.07.2018 up to 15:00 hr

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) invites global tenders for Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning and Maintenance of Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Systems for 52 Elevated Stations and AFC OCC, AFC Software Testing and Development Center (SDC) of Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Dahisar East - Dn Nagar), Line 2B (ESIC Nagar - Mandale) and Line 7 (Andheri East - Dahisar East) of Mumbai Metro Rail Project of MMRDA. Contract No. and Title: MMRDA/MMRP/CA-33: Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning and Maintenance of Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Systems for 52 Elevated Stations and AFC OCC, AFC Software Testing and Development Center (SDC) of Metro Line 2A (Dahisar East - Dn Nagar), Line 2B (ESIC Nagar - Mandale) and Line 7 (Andheri East - Dahisar East) of MMRDA. Key Points of Tender Notice No. MMRDA/MMRP/CA-33: Completion period of the Work: Forty Two (42) months Tender documents on sale: From 15

New Delhi: Union housing and urban affairs secretary Durga Shankar Mishra quoted on Monday that under the New Metro Rail Policy,  six Metro rail projects in Delhi (phase-IV) , Indore, Bhopal, Kanpur, Agra, and Meerut has received in-principle approval from the government. The reporters were quoted by officers that similar approval has been obtained for the Delhi-Meerut stretch of Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS). “The process of getting financial approval for all the projects from the Public Investment Board (PIB) since these will require certain funding from the Central government. The ministry has already sent the proposal of Delhi-Meerut RRTS to the finance ministry for appraisal.” Said by Mishra. “The Centre is committed to expand the Metro rail network in Delhi as the national capital cannot be left to lurch and some way has to be found for laying of phase-IV , due to Metro rail network in Delhi addition of at least six lakh vehicles have been averted indicating its huge impact

Maharashtra : Shri Devendra Fadnavis Hon"ble Chief Minister met with board members at Virgin Hyperloop One’s develop test tracks to view technology. The second half of feasibility studies advances for Pune to Mumbai Hyperloop project. Here are some photographs shared by the Chief Minister through his twitter handle. [gallery size="full" td_gallery_title_input="Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavi with Virgin Hyperloop One" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="14867,14868,14869"] On 18 th June 2018 the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the representatives from the state government and the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority(PMRDA) visited the virgin hyperloop one in Nevada desert at their full scale hyperloop test site which is being built upon the historic agreement which was signed in February to built the first hyperloop in India . CM @Dev_Fadnavis visits @Virgin @HyperloopOne test site and meets the CEO and Board

Chennai:   Phase-2 work of Chennai Metro gains momentum with land acquisition process initiated. As per Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) officials, the metro body will be scouting 86 acres of land. The second phase is around 55 km stretch which includes Corridor 3 and 5 respectively. CMRL has already started acquisition for the phase -2 which will have 48 stations. The estimated cost of is around 85,000 crore wherein in out 107.55km, work will begin for 55 km. As part of the process notices have been sent to the residents and property owners whose property falls under the identified stretch. The project is currently waiting for centre’s nod. To ensure the acquisition does not face any hurdle or controversy unlike what is happening in Maha metro, CMRL will acquire land under Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act 1997. The acquisition will not take place as per The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,

New Delhi: Delhi metro commuters may be in trouble. Metro services may be closed by 30 June for Delhiites, if on ongoing strike continue. On 19 June Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union (DMRCEU) started strike, they wore black band on their hand while working at their assigned place. And on 24 June thousands of employees gather near ITO metro station and decided to sit at the platforms of metro stations, depots, work places, and boycott Rest room, and their lunch time. This was the same day when Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was celebrating the inauguration of Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor. And employees of DMRC were on strike, this ongoing strike issue is not a new issue. Their demands are as follow:- To recognize DMRC Employees Union by the DMRC management. To implement memorandum of undertaking signed between Management and staff council in letter and spirit. To implement Schedule-A PSU pay scale and allowances for non-executive employees in line with executive emp

Surat: On 25 June Chief Secretary J N Singh with  Gujarat  Government chaired the meeting of a high-powered committee in  Gandhinagar . The main aim of this meeting was to fix the terms and conditions of the tender for Multi Model Transport Hub (MMTH) which is to come up near Surat railway station. In this meeting municipal commissioner M Thennarasan and officers of state government and Indian railways were also present. About Multi Model Hub A Multi Modal Transportation Hub (MMTH) is identified as a transport node, which integrates various modes of public transport systems as well as it is integrated with passenger transit based activities. The hub serves as a single system that enables seamless passenger transfers. The major advantages of MMTH are the shared resources and passenger facilities, which decrease the land use requirements while it increases overall capacity of the system. Developing a multimodal hub integrating the railway station, regional bus service, BRTS, IPT gives b

Hyderabad:   In move to turn metro station green zone, Hyderabad Metro has set up odourless urinals at Miyapur Metro Station. These toilets convert the urine into bio-fertiliser which can then be used at several farms and gardens. The metro authorities are planning to install similar urinals at other metro stations as well. [caption id="attachment_14853" align="alignnone" width="600"] HMRL MD Mr. NVS Reddy explaining successful working of waterless urinals at Miyapur Metro Station with bio-filtration (Source: HMRL)[/caption] With this move commuters will be able to travel is hygienic environment. Riders will no longer have to close their nose while passing through public toilets at Hyderabad Metro Station. HMRL MD Mr.NVS Reddy explaining successful working of waterless urinals at Miyapur Metro Station with bio-filtration. pic.twitter.com/TuDaJnEsX1 — Hyderabad Metro Rail (@hmrgov) June 23, 2018 As per a report publishes in national daily New Indian Expre

New Delhi:   On 24 June Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Employees Union (DMRCEU) started  strike, thousands of employees gather near ITO metro station. This was the same day when Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was celebrating the inauguration of Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor. And employees of DMRC were on strike, this ongoing strike issue is not a new issue. Their demands are as follow:- To recognize DMRC Employees Union by the DMRC management. To implement memorandum of undertaking between Management and staff council in letter and spirit. To implement Schedule-A PSU pay scale and allowances for non-executive employees in line with executive employees. To restate all terminated employees alleging fake charges under autocratic policies of the management  further  to take appropriate action against the official responsible for a huge loss of INR 4000 crore to DMRC due to irregularities in Delhi  Metro Airport express line project. DMRC employees union further says that at every

New Delhi: Metro projects get further boost with central government giving in-principle approval for six metro rail projects in the country. The information was shared by union housing and urban affairs secretary, Durga Shankar Mishra. The six projects that have been given a nod include: Agra, Indore, Bhopal, Delhi (phase-V), Meerut and Bhopal under the New Metro Policy. The central government officer also informed that similar approval has been obtained for the Delhi-Meerut stretch of Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS). Union housing and urban affairs secretary further shared that now the process for getting financial approval will begin. These projects receive certain funding from central government via Public Investment Board (PIB) whose approval is required. On the other hand central government has already forwarded the proposal of Delhi-Meerut RRTS to the finance ministry for appraisal. Mishra stated that central government is committed to expanding metro projects in Delhi. The capi

New Delhi: Government statements say that already standard of design of metro coaches and signaling system have already been evolved but still there are many other numerous areas for which native standards need to be defined. Within three months a newly constituted committee headed by ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan on standardization of metro rail system across the country will submit its report. Though standards have already been evolved for the design of metro coaches and signaling systems, there are numerous other areas for which indigenous standards need to be formulated. These include the layout of metro station, platforms, signage & displays, size of tunnels, fire protection systems, disaster management systems, environment-friendly and waste management systems, standards for solar panels at stations etc. was said by the press release from the government. Though standards have already been evolved for the design of metro coaches and signaling systems, there are numerous other ar

New Delhi: In a move to streamline metro norms across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given green signal to formation of a committee. The panel will prepare standards for metro rail projects across the country. And the committee will be headed by none other than India’s very own Metro Man E. Sreedharan. This announcement comes just after the inauguration of Mundka-Bahadurgarh section of the Delhi Metro Green Line.  This line is division of a series of phase-III launches that are likely to include about 170km more to the capital’s metro system this year. The 11.2-km fully-elevated Bahadurgarh corridor has seven stations. PM Modi while inaugurating the new line via video conferencing had urged commuters to opt for public transport over private commute. He wishes that commuters travel via metro to work. Modi also added that the priority at the moment is to build a comfortable, affordable and convenient mode of urban transport for all the cities. The cause of concern is th