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KOCHI: The tender for the manufacturing of boats under the Water Metro project will be awarded by December. According to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) authorities, the Request For Qualification (RFQ) tender evaluation is in progress and Request For Proposal for the boats will be floated shortly. “KMRL is expecting to award the tender by December. At the same time, tender for four workboats, which are meant for rescue, maintenance, and emergency would be floated by the end of this month,” said KMRL managing director Mohammed Hanish. He said for the floating pontoons, RFQ has been floated and the opening of the tender is planned on October 24. “RFP for the same has been submitted to KfW for approval and expected to issue it in the month of November,” he added. Water metro, the `747-crore integrated water transport project executed by KMRL with the support of German Development Bank KfW is expected to cover 15 routes, 76-km with  78 boats covering 45 terminals. ...

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project corridor which is passing close to the area of  Archeological Survey of India (ASI) protected monuments got permission for its underground construction work, the total distance of Metro track which is passing from monumental area is 106 to 289 meter. The Managing Director of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project I.P Gautam said that we are expecting trial run from Vastral by first week of January. He further said that after detailed review the National Monuments Authority has approved the Underground section passing through the regulated zone of 10 ASI Protected Monuments. He also added that detail vibration studies had been carried out and the National Monoments Authority was satisfied with the arrangements and future plan for protecting ASI monuments in the world heritage city. The Ahmedabad Metro Rail projects for underground section began work from Kalipur side of fourth Tunnel boring Machine (TBM) . It was launched near Klupur Metro stat...