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New Delhi: To protect Delhi Metro from terrorist attacks, CISF has prepared three special vans. The vans are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment used to inactivate the racial attack. It is believed that the van has been deployed after repeated inputs of terror attacks by intelligence units. Security officials says that the van will help in perfecting the safety of the metro. These vans will be sent on the spot to help the security forces during the chemical attack. Bomb disposal and detection squads of Central Industrial Security Force, who took over the security of the Metro, will oversee this van. The specialty of Bomb Disposal and Detection Van is that it will combine the identification of the bomb and the equipment which is inactive. That too at different places Dog squad units will also be deployed in the van, so that all related units can be reached at the spot for investigation. This vehicle is mainly divided into three parts. One part will have equipment to identify and d

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has launched new to the passengers to use its "Metro Smart Card" in the public transport owned by the Delhi Government to make the travel smooth and easier for the passengers. However, Delhi Metro has excluded this facility for the last mile connecting "Metro feeder" buses. The recent report was found that out of 174 buses not even a single feeder bus has the facility to purchase tickets using the metro smart card. Surprisingly, the "Common Mobility card" is still a distant dream for the metro feeder buses as these buses are yet to be equipped with the "Electronic Ticketing Machines". There are currently total 174 fleets affiliated with Delhi Metro and these ply on around 42 routes. Metro has allotted four depots at Yamuna Banks, Chattarpur, Paschim Vihar West and Azadpur. None of the buses were equipped with digital ticketing system. The conductors issued only manual tickets. No such ticketin

Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has joined hands with IT firm Infosys, an effort to cut down the number of cars on roads and encourage use of public transport. According to the deal, employees of Infosys will now have office buses taking them from the Alandur metro station to their facility at Mahindra World City. Plans are on the anvil to offer this facility to Infosys employees who work out of the Sholinganallur office. The idea behind this initiative was to promote the use of public transportation. In the coming weeks, Infosys employees in Sholinganallur can also avail this facility. They can take the train and reach a certain point, and from there the office buses will pick them to work, said CMRL official. Further sources also said that on Friday, a handful of employees from various points in Chennai took the Metro till the Alandur station and boarded the office bus that was waiting for them. “This pattern will continue henceforth. ‘Good plan’ An Infosys employee said

New Delhi: Delhi Metro commuters were in for a surprise when they saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling along with them. PM took Delhi’s Airport Express Metro from Dhaula Kuan to Dwarka on September 20. He was on his way to lay the foundation stone of India International Convention and Expo Centre. The ride as per metro officials was completed in straight 14 minutes. During the travel PM met commuters, interacted with them and also obliged with photographs. Commuters were very happy to see PM travelling along with them and talking to them. Many also took selfies with him. As per DMRC’s senior official, PM commuted in Delhi Metro"s Airport Express Line. He boarded a metro train at Dhaula Kuan Metro Station at 3:13 pm and travelled up to Dwarka Sec-21 Metro Station, leaving the station at 3:27 pm. During the inaugural event, PM shared that the project is estimated to be around 26,000 crore. It will emerge as the centre of energy and attitude of 80 crore youth in the country.

Delhi: Once the Delhi Metro Pink Line of Mayur Vihar Station will open, travelling between East to South Delhi will be easy. The interchange facility will help daily commuters in a big way. The Pink Line of Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar-I section will be covering five metro stations. These would be Mayur Vihar Pocket-I, Mayur Vihar-I, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Ashram and Vinoba Puri. Once this stretch opens, travelling from East to South Delhi will be 15 minutes affair. The 9.7km long line will give direct connectivity to metro riders for those looking to reach South Delhi areas. These include Moti Bagh, Sarojini Nagar, South Extension, Ashram and Lajpat Nagar. Trail run for the stretch has already begun and will be covering five Delhi Metro stations. Post trail run, once the station is operational, it will become interchange station. This line will be connecting Blue Line with Pink Line. Mayur Vihar – I station will be big hub in East Delhi. It will aid in linking South Delhi with East Delhi ar

Pune: The wait is finally over with Defence Ministry finally giving go ahead to transfer land in Khadki stretch. The ministry has given green signal after 10 months to transfer 10 acres of land for Pune Metro project. This will be coming up in Khadki area of Pune. The proposal was sent by MahaMetro around 10 months back. It is now that the Defence Ministry has given a go-ahead to transfer the land to the metro body. As per information, land transfer proposal has been approved but alternative land to be given is yet to be decided. The good news was shared by managing director, Maha Metro Brijesh Dixit. In an interview to Indian Express he was quoted as saying, “We are happy to announce that the Defence Ministry has cleared the Pune Metro right of way permission, as also the land transfer proposal for Metro stations.” Incidentally, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar, who hails from Pune, had assured the metro body on getting quick approval. Dixit further quote

Bengaluru: A commuter travelling in Bangalore Metro had a rather bizarre experience. A security staff member stationed at Lalbaugh Metro Station demanded a senior IT manger to speak in Hindi with him. This was a rather ‘rude behaviour’ which caught the commuter off-guard. The incident took place when a senior manager from well-known IT firm was travelling in metro. He was not very happy when a security staff member put up unruly demand. The agitated commuters logged a complaint with customer care and ticketing staff as well. Going a step further he also conveyed the incident to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) top officials. As per the commuters, Prakash (name withheld on request) was rushing towards the metro station during rains. He was to take a train and escape from the rains. Prakash asked the security guard at the station regarding elevator. The staff in turn ordered him to only speak with him in Hindi. The demand took the traveller by surprise. This incident took p

New Delhi: The Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro station on the Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar Pink corridor of Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 will be one of the Metro network’s major transit hubs as the station would provide direct connectivity with the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station as well as the Sarai Kale Khan Inter State Bus Terminus. The station will have dedicated entry/exit points connecting to the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station and the ISBT at Sarai Kale Khan. One of the entry/exit points will be within a vicinity of 50 metres from the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT. Another entry/exit will be near the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station approximately at a distance of 150 metres. This station will be a major boost from the point of view of connectivity as both the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station and the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT do not have any Metro connectivity presently. The nearest Metro stations are at least 3 to 4 kilometres away. The station will also be equipped with broad staircases and escalators f

Indore: It has emerged as the favored bidder to build a 5.3 km stretch of the upcoming metro rail system in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, said Dilip Buildcon . The development start to come barely a month after DBL was declared the lowest bidder for the Bhopal Metro project in the state. This current bid is to build an elevated viaduct between the ISBT flyover and Mumtaj Bag Colony, excluding the stations. Dilip Buildcon offered to build the track for Rs 229 cr. Even though Dilip Buildcon is lowest bidder it is not clear whether bids for contract for the construction of the metro station have been handed out or not. The total time period for construction of elevated track will be approximate 27 months. According to the rule government contract are awarded to the L1 or level 1 bidder unless some major discrepancy is found in the bid submitted by the participant. The lowest bidder in the tender process is usually L1 bidders. In 1998 the Dilip Buildicon founded, which headquarter in Bhopal and

New Delhi: On 20 September the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) in New Delhi. The ministry said that the facilities provided at the center will be on a par with the best in the world in size and quality, offering setting for international and national events, meetings, conferences, exhibitions and trade shows the ministry said in a statement He further added that it will rank among the top 10 in the world and the biggest indoor exhibition space in India," the project is expected to generate over 5 lakh employment opportunities. The project is planned for an area of 221.37 acre in Sector 25, Dwarka here, with an estimated cost of Rs 25,703 crore. The IICC will be an integrated complex which will provide various facilities like exhibition halls, convention center, and open exhibition spaces, mixed use commercial spaces like star hotels (5, 4 and 3 star), retail services and high-end offices. The cons

New Delhi: About 10 like-minded metro commuters joined together and launched a common platform for metro commuters in New Delhi on 19 th September 2018. According to the information received from the main governing body of the organization, the group is named ‘Metro Yatri Club’. The inauguration function was organized at India Gate (King’s Way) the most historical place in Delhi. Nearly about 500 people witnessed the occasion. Metro Yatri Club is a revolutionary and fun platform for Metro commuters to come together and overcome their common issues like Commuter facilities, Fares, Lost & found, Women security etc. This club helps to overcome the daily issue of the commuters. The club provides much other fun and knowledgeable activities and some adventurous programmes for all the club member. The club aims at raising awareness about various aspects of commuting in metro rail and bringing together commuters involved in enhancing smart mobility across metro rail networks. The club wil

New Delhi, September 19, 2018 : The renowned media company Symbroj Media Private Limited celebrated its 3 rd Foundation day (2nd Anniversary) in its New Delhi headquarters on 19 th September 2018.  The Foundation Day celebrations began at 9.30 AM, started from Lord Ganesha Pooja later cake cutting celebration was done. Where the both founder Directors of the company Ms. Mamta Shah and Mr. Narendra Shah delivered their speech to the employees and shared their journey from inception of the Company to till and what are the challenges they face to reach to this stage. Addressing to the employees and other stockholders Narendra Shah, Director (Business Development) said that they have founded the company with a vision to ease the life of people in this information era and promote trending technologies. He said that Metro Rail News is one of the renowned brands of the company and currently crossed the international boundaries. Over 75000 professionals read our Metro Rail News Magazine  wor

New Delhi:   On 20 th September the Delhi Metro (midnight), as part of its various initiatives under the “Swachhata Hi Sewa” theme of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” is organizing an “Online Slogan Writing Competition” on the topic “Clean Metro, Clean Delhi.” The Delhi Metro’s Mission says that “Our ‘trains’ and ‘premises’ shall be spotlessly clean”. As part of the ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ theme of “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” , the Delhi Metro intends to involve the passengers in its initiatives and make them equal stakeholders in the process of making the Metro as well as Delhi city clean. This competition is open to all Smart Card Users of the Delhi Metro. To participate, commuters need to visit metro official website www.delhimetrorail.com and fill a form by clicking on the link of Slogan Competition on the homepage. Only online entries will be accepted. The competitor can write slogans either in English or Hindi. The competitor will also get attractive prizes after winning the competition. From 15

New Delhi:  Delhi Metro commuters often complain about escalators stop moving suddenly or remain out of use for days. Now, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is planning a centralized online monitoring of all the escalators as well as elevators, which number over 1,500 across the entire Delhi Metro network. The central command center will be notified immediately about any glitch and the concerned station control room will be intimated to fix the problem right away. Initially, it is being implemented on the 59 km long Pink Line between Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar, which is also the longest corridor of Delhi Metro. The line covers 38 metro stations, which have 135 elevators and 215 escalators. Out of these, 56 elevators and 106 escalators are already being used by the public and the balance equipment will be made available on the opening of the other sections for revenue operation later this year, the report stated. Anuj Dayal, Executive Director of Corporate Communications, DMRC w

Mumbai: Looks like the case of double trouble for the Airport Line. As per sources this line may hit a roadblock as well. The reason being that execution delay in the CST-Panvel elevated corridor which is likely cause a setback. This setback will be for the proposed construction of high-speed metro by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) that will link Mumbai Airport to Navi Mumbai airport. This project is under construction. As per the plan the high-speed metro corridor will run parallel to the CST-Panvel elevated corridor. It will begin from Mankhurd with an intersection near Nerul heading towards Navi Mumbai airport. MMRDA official shared that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is in the process of preparing detailed report for the project. But, if there further delay in building CST-Panvel corridor, it may hold-up construction of the proposed high-speed metro linking the airports. The MMRDA official further added that proposed metro corridor will run parallel

Mumbai: The Reliance Infrastructure promoted Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL) has taken yet another commuter friendly decision by announcing 44 additional trips in the off peak hours. This takes the total tally of Metro services from current 396 to 440 operated on weekdays. Keeping in mind the ongoing and upcoming festivities, footfalls are likely to go up as more and more commuters along with their families would prefer Metro as a dependable mode of transport. RInfra backed Mumbai Metro One has brought respite to millions of Mumbaikars since inception, by providing seamless and comfortable travel and offering services that are responsive to an average commuter. In the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor, Mumbai Metro has not only become the preferred mode of public transport but also demonstrated its reliability of operations during all seasons of the year. The last year (2017-18) marked high performance levels with 99.9% punctuality and 100% train availability as Mumbai Metro operated around

India:   On September 17, 2018 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, has announced nine infrastructure projects in India as finalists in Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards program. The annual awards program honors for the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure throughout the world. The twelve independent jury panels of distinguished industry experts have selected the 57 finalists from 420 nominations submitted by more than 340 organizations. The Projects in India named as finalists for Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards for going digital advancements in infrastructure are in the following categories. Indian Railways – This reality modeling facilitates efficient planning, construction and monitoring of Chenab Bridge – Reasi District, Jammu & Kashmir, India. The new project initiated by Indian Railways. This Chenab

Mumbai: On October 5 approximate 10,000 residents between Bandra and Andheri are expected to form a human chain to mark their protest against the elevated construction of Metro 2B line from D N Nagar.  They are demanding for  an underground Metro line, claiming it is better suited along the stretch, they are expected to stage a protest on the S V Road in Santacruz. Residents of Juhu Vile Parle Development (JVPD) Cooperative Housing Association, Gulmohar area. The society welfare group and the Balabhai Nanavati Hospital in the city have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court to oppose the proposed alignment of the Metro 2B line, being executed by the Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The petitioners soughted for the line to be constructed underground, similar to the Metro 3 Colaba-Bandra-Seepz line. In the affidavit to the court, mention that the benefits of an elevated Metro line are more than an underground line, in terms of finance and tim

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has achieved another milestone while completing the work for the underground section between the Charbagh Metro station ramp & the K. D. Singh Stadium Metro station ramp by completing the track laying work in the UPLINE tunnel of this underground section. LMRC is using the Mass Spring System (an elastomer pad of 25mm thickness) below the track bed for construction of track. Mass Spring System, procured from Austria, eliminates the problem of vibration and sound in adjoining structures of the underground portion. For the construction of track, first of all the Elastomer Mass Spring System sheet is laid, then reinforcement mesh is laid over this and then it is filled with concrete up to the rail bottom. Rails are wielded continuously to avoid any joint in the rails. The track laying work in the DOWNLINE tunnel of the underground section is also in its penultimate phase and there is a clear possibility of its completion within the ne

New Delhi: The Delhi Government has rejected the Delhi- Meerut  RRTS corridor,   National Capital Region Transport Corporation"s (NCRTC) proposal to build an elevated station at Sarai Kale Khan. The Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) aims to reduce travel time between the two cities to just 55 minutes. The construction of the station would delay the redevelopment project of the existing Sarai Kale Khan inter-state bus terminal (ISBT) by more than two years. The Sarai Kale Khan station was supposed to be the starting point of the RRTS line from Delhi. However, State Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot returned the file on September 12 saying that the government would approve the station only if it"s according to the previous plan in which the station was designed to be underground, said Delhi government.   While changing the station"s design, the Delhi government was not kept in loop by the NCRTC. At least 11 approvals including DDA, ASI, Delhi Urban Arts

Jaipur:  The Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), Mumbai conducted a trial run last week. With this process completed Jaipur Metro is likely to run on Automatic Train Operation (ATO) mode soon. This was a much awaited request from the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) . The metro authorities had sent an application to CMRS requesting them to carry inspection between Mansarovar to Chandpole. The request was made to upgrade metro operation from Automatic Train Protection (ATP) to ATO. This request will finally see the light of the day if things go as planned. Project director of JMRC Ashwani Saxena informed that c Commissioner of Railway Safety (Western Circle) Sushil Chandra, conducted inspection on Friday night between 10 pm to 1pm. The trail runs were conducted successfully. JMRC is hopeful to start ATO system once they receive approval from the authorities. The Jaipur Metro officials are optimistic that they will get the permission soon post successful trail run. The good ne

Chennai: Sources with Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) suggests that the metro body will not wait for center’s approval for Phase II work. They are likely to kick-start the project as soon as the first tranche of a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is disbursed. CRML is confident about starting construction work for Phase II. The first tranche loan from JICA will meet the requirement. In case of shortage of fund, the state government will pitch in. As per the procedure, there are two levels of approvals required to begin one. The first level is needed before approaching JICA that permission has already been given by the center. Then there is the second level of approval needed to begin work. The CMRL will not have to wait for this approval once JICA releases the funds. The Metro officials are hopeful that JICA will send in final sanction within a month or two. Once CMRL receives funds from CMRL, they will start the construction work. CMRL will proceed with

Pune: While the central government is yet to transfer land for Pune Metro , delaying part of the project for months, the state government, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) have been prompt in ensuring that the required land is made available without much hassle. Officials of Maha Metro, the implementing agency for the project, said the crucial support from the three bodies has helped them push the project, but it has run into a hurdle because of the delay by the Defence Ministry. Initially, Pune Metro officials were looking for 41 hectares of land for implementing the project. Since the project started 20 months ago, the state government and the two municipal corporations have collectively handed over 33 hectares of land. A senior official of MahaMetro said that “The total land required from the state government, the two local civic bodies and private parties stood at 37 hectares. Of which, 33 hectares or 88 percent of the land has bee

Maharashtra:  For Pune the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha-Metro) has demanded for special planning authority (SPA) status, like in Nagpur.This status will be helpful in different way which will also helpful for devloping the land. Recently the Maha-Metro got the SPA status in Nagpur. The SPA will help in organisation plan for developing the lands for this reason only the Maha-Metro is expecting the same in Pune. The Managing Director Brijeh Dixit said that the SPA status is applicable only for Maha-Metro’s properties and the commercial properties coming on Metro lands. The Pune metro which at present one of the fast developing metro. Which also focus regional employment development. Mr. Dixit further stated said that the Maha-Metro has planned some commercial buildings at Civil Court station, Multi-Model hub at Swargate and Shivajinagar. Some commercial activities have also been planned near Metro stations. All these will help to generate non-ticket revenue. He also added t

Telangana: Indian Concrete Institute - UltraTech Awards 2018 awards Hyderabad Metro Rail Project. The metro body has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Concrete Structure for Infrastructure’ during the award ceremony. With this win, Hyderabad Metro adds another feather to its crown. The Concrete Excellence Award 2018 will motivate the entire team to keep up the good work. The award ceremony was held on September 7 at a gala event in Hyderabad. It was not easy to win this award as Hyderabad Metro had stiff competition from several mega projects going in the country. @ltmhyd @hmrgov are delighted to announce that the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project has been awarded the "Outstanding Concrete Structure for Infrastructure" from Indian Concrete Institute & UltraTech Cement Limited during the Concrete Excellence Awards-2018 pic.twitter.com/4IuLhHRBRr — L&T HydMetroRail (@ltmhyd) September 8, 2018 The Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) is a professional organisation that works in th

Mumbai: On September 11, Maharashtra cabinet gave its approval for implementing two Mumbai metro projects. The nod has come for the Andheri - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International (CSIM) airport and Dahisar- Mira Bhayander projects. The estimated cost of both the projects is around Rs 6,607 crores. As per the official from the Chief Minister"s Office (CMO) Metro 7A will be Andheri-CSIM airport route. On the other hand Metro 9 line will Dahisar-Mira Bhayander route. Both the Mumbai Metro routes together will be 13.5 Km. Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) has been authorized to raise funds for both the routes. As per the plan, Dahisar-Mira Bhayander route will be 10.41 km long. This stretch will have 11 stations and built on the elevated corridor. The extension of Metro 7 Andheri-CSMI airport (Metro 7 A) will 3.17 km long in which 2.11 km will be constructed underground. Correspondingly, 25 percent of funds will be parked for creating additional infrast

Hyderabad: L&T gets an extension on repayment deadline from financial lenders for Hyderabad Metro Rail project. The company is also in talks with state government relating to the escalating project cost. Hyderabad Metro is heading towards completion by March 2019. This is almost a year and a half after the preliminary programmed schedule of July 2017. The lenders have given L&T more time for commercial operation up to July 2019, with a corresponding enhancement in loan stage. As per the schedule revised, L&T will start repayment of the loan from 30th September 2020. With this extension corresponding cost delays is also estimated for claiming compensation, based on the L&T"s annual statement to its shareholders. Looking at the cost of implementing the 72km rail project, the estimated cost comes to ₹16,375-crore for the elevated metro rail project. This is entire project covers over 6 million sq ft of transit-oriented development. The project is financed via a term

Patna: The state government’s urban development and housing department (UDHD) has asked Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES), to submit detailed project report (DPR). The RITES has been asked to submit DPR for Patna Metro by 20 September. RITES is the executing agency for Indian Railways and they have been asked to work on the report at the earliest. UDHD on the other hand has sent final proposal for creating Patna Metro Rail Corporation. This will be the special purpose vehicle (SPV) for implementing metro rail project in Patna. The authorities have also come to a decision that the Saguna Mor-Bailey Road- Patna Junction-Mithapur alignment be moved toward north of the central alignment of Bailey Road between Hanuman Mandir and Patna high court. This will steer clear of overlapping of the Patna metro rail tracks with the underpasses planned under Lohia Path chakra project, which predicts building of four underpasses on Bailey Road flanked by Lalit Bhawan and High Court. I

Kolkata : There are murmurs that China is planning to moot a Bullet Train project between India and China. They are looking to connect the Kunming and Kolkata via the high-speed rail. China is aggressively pushing for this project. If this becomes possible people from both the countries will be able to travel via Bullet Train. Chinese Consul-General Ma Zhanwu had recently shared they are mooting the idea to start Bullet Train services in its neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, and India. In a press conference in Kolkata, the Chinese Consul-General said if there is a joint effort between two countries, it will be possible to set up high-speed rail link. This will connect Kolkata with Kunming and people will be travel between two cities within a few hours. Ma Zhanwu also shared that Kunming-Kolkata high-speed rail link will help neighboring countries too. Bangladesh and Myanmar will benefit from this project. The Chinese Consul-General also added that several industries coul

New Delhi: On 16 th September the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will be introducing QR code based on ticketing facility for travel on Airport Express Line. With the introduction of this facility, commuter’s using Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line will be able to use the QR Code generated on their smartphones instead of smart cards or tokens to travel. This system of QR code based ticketing through smartphones will enable passengers to purchase tickets using ‘Ridlr App’ without physically coming to the Metro station. The process to generate QR Code is as given below: - Download the Ridlr application from play store (available on both Android & IOS platforms) and register into the App with your valid credentials including mobile no. and email- id. Proceed to buy a QR ticket by selecting the origin station and destination station. Select no. of passengers (Maximum 6 at a time). The app will display the fare for the selected journey. Pay the fare using internet banking

Chennai:  The  Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) will be carrying out inspection the of 21km elevated corridor. The test will be conducted to understand the structural strength of the work. This is to check the stability of elevated metro corridors that constructed across two arterial roads. CMRL will soon carry on ut inspection drive of the constructed structures. To carry out the inspection work, Chennai Metro officials are trying to identify firms with expertise. The selected firm will investigate, inspect and prepare a report and offer suggestions if any. CMRL operates a 21km elevated corridor beginning from Thirumangalam ramp to St Thomas Mount and the other from Saidapet ramp to Airport. An official from CMRL shares that it is imperative to carry inspection of elevated corridors. This becomes necessary when the elevated segment completes two years of function. The selected contractor will only carry out an inspection of the corridor and give in a report to CMRL in six months ti

Pune : On Tuesday the Indian Army blamed the Maharashtra government for the delay in sanctioning 10 acres of defence land in Khadki.  Which has stalled the work on the Pune Metro project in the area for 10 months, and also mention that the government had not offered ‘Equal Value Land’ for the required land. The Army said that it had The fast-tracked the procedure for transfer of land, but the state government had not reciprocated the gesture by offering a suitable piece of land in lieu of the land sought to be acquired, said the Army. The Army further stated that Pune Metro project is one of the very important infrastructure projects underway for Pune city. The importance of the project and has fast-tracked the procedure required for the transfer of defence land for this project. The Army is much more concern for it wherein the proposal has already been submitted to the Ministry of Defence and is under consideration for the grant of permission to commence work. The Army also said the s

Mumbai: On September 2, the issue arises with the Monorail services came to a standstill due to cable infringement leaving 60 passengers stranded on the train. Then the Monorail operator has written to Mumbai Police and Mumbai Fire Brigade seeking their assistance and cooperation, in case of an emergency or accident. Later the operator has also written to hospitals along the Chembur-Wadala route for cooperation, in case of a medical emergency. Due to this incident the passengers stranded for almost one hour and services being a delay for three hours. This is not first in fact ever since Chembur-Wadala Monorail services started in February 2014, there has been a number of times a constant breakdown arises with passengers getting stranded inside due to various technical glitches. The Larsen & Toubro, Scomi Engineering (LTSE) the operator of Mumbai Monorail has informed Mumbai Police about the point of contact of all seven Monorail stations between Wadala Monorail Depot and Chembur a

Mumbai: Well-known firm Alstom, a French MNC will be supplying 31 trains for the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited . They will be making 248 metro cars at their manufacturing unit in Sri City located on the outskirts of Chennai. These trains will be used for Mumbai Metro Line 3. The French MNC has bagged a contract worth around 315 million euros (Rs 2633.63 crores). This contract is the biggest order for rolling stock contract for Alstom in Indian operation. Alstom manufacturing unit is based some 73 km from Chennai. Alstom’s engineering unit in Bangalore will be designing and developing the metro cars. In a press release by the company, the official shared that they envisage design, delivery, and commissioning of 31 lightweight and fully furnished modern passenger train sets of eight cars each. The 33.5-km-long underground stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 3 will connect the congested and biggest regions in Mumbai. The Line 3 will be linking Cuffe Parade business district at the south

Gujarat: On 5th September on the occasion of Teachers Day, PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government has gifted India its first railway university. This is the first railway university has been opened in Gujarat’s Vadodara. In order to begin with, the railway university plan to teach two courses; B.Sc in Transportation Technology and BBA in Transportation Management. In the next two year, there is a plan to add five more courses that are learning Financial Express Online. These are; (Master of Technology) Transportation and Systems Design, (Master of Technology) Transport Systems Engineering, (Master of Science) Transport Technology and Policy, (Master of Science) Transport Economics and (Master of Business Administration) Transportation Management. While the two courses which being taught right now are for under-graduate ones, the five new ones that will commence from next year will be post-graduate courses. National Rail and Transportation Institute, India"s first railway university,

Jaipur: As per the latest Comptroller and Auditor and General of India (CAG) report, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation’s (JMRC) claim of rain harvesting was found misleading. The metro body claims to have built a Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) structure along with ducts on 9.25 corridors between Mansarovar and Chandpole. This claim however was found to be misleading by the CAG. JMRC had claimed to conserve rain water via RWH plant. As per reports the construction work of 255 (RHW) pits was part of main construction work via ducts in the Jaipur project itself. Reports point out that only 29 RWH were built by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) till August 2017. Furthermore, these pits are not made as per approved designs and drawings. Ironically, these 29 structures were not operational even after operationalisation of phase- IA. As per sources JMRC was continuously following it up with DMRC to rectify the RWHs. Yet no response came from DRMC nor did they initiate any action. The Government

Chennai: Recently the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has appointed two new consultants. Which are Consulting Engineers Group CEG-AECOM consortium and Systra , a France-headquartered company to carry out the detailed design work for Phase II. The companies have been entrusted with preparing the detailed design for the two major corridors in Phase II — Madhavaram to CMBT and Madhavaram to Shollinganallur via Purasawalkam and Mylapore — that will be constructed first, according to official. The official sources releases that in July, the CEG-AECOM consortium was awarded the underground section of Madhavaram Milk Colony-Thousand Lights-Taramani Road and elevated section of Nehru Nagar to Sholinganallur section. The AECOM was a consultant which has also  work on the preliminary design of Hyderabad Metro. Further official data says that Systra, which prepared the design for the Metro Phase, expansion from Washermenpet to Tirvottiyur, has been chosen for the CMBT route. The design repor

New Delhi: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has decided to give the responsibility to NITI Aayog to review the progress of standardization and indigenization of metro rail system. Metro rail system is being set up all over the country. According to the Ministry, the purpose of this initiative is to speed up the government"s "Make in India" campaign for the implementation of metro rail projects in the states. An official said that the standard of the engine compartment, signal system, and telecommunication system has been standardized. An official said, "It has been decided that the members of the NITI Aayog will review the progress of standardization and indigenization of the metro rail system. Ministry will ensure timely progress. Significantly, Prime Minister Narendra  Modi had approved the setting up of a committee under the chairmanship of "Metro Man" e-Sreedharan to fix the standard of the metro rail system in the country. The 22 projects in

Hyderabad: A year and a half ago started the Hyderabad metro rail project poised for completion by March 2019. The lenders take more time than usual in construction major L&T more time for commercial operation up to July 2019, with a corresponding increase in loan period. From 30 September 2020, the loan repayment will start as per the revised schedule, the metro rail project, being implemented by concessionaire L&T. Even though the corresponding cost implication due to delays in securing the right of way to implement the project is being assessed for claiming compensation, according to L&T"s annual statement to its shareholders. The total cost of project ₹16,375-crore elevated metro rail project under implementation which covers the 72 km rail and 6 million sq ft of transit-oriented development. This is being funded by a term loan of ₹11,478 crore, equity share capital of ₹3,439 crore and a Viability Gap Fund from the government of ₹1,458 crore. In facilitating const

New Delhi:  The  Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is hiring for maximum salary going up to Rs 73000 for various post. The details of all the vacancy are available on their website. DMRC invites aspirants to apply for several positions at its office. These vacancies are for middle to senior level positions. The Delhi Metro officials are eyeing to fill these positions at the earliest for all its projects. They are looking for self-motivated, experienced and dynamic individuals to join their team. The vacancies are for the following positions: Assistant Manager (Finance) Number of Post: 1 Payscale: Rs 20600 - 46500 Deputy General Manager (Finance) Number of Post: 1 Payscale: Rs 29100-54500 The qualifications for above positions would require the candidate to be CA/ICWA. The applicant should ha ave working knowledge of managing financial matters of large projects. The last date for applying for the job is 03/10/2018. The age limit for applicants for both the positions is 45 years. Assi