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Mumbai: The contract for 378 coaches (rolling stock) for three metro lines will be finalized by the end of this month, confirmed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) . The coaches are being procured by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) , the nodal agen-cy for metro 2A (Dahisar to D.N. Nagar); metro 2B (D.N. Nagar to Mandale); and metro 7 (Andheri east to Dahisar east). “The contractor for purchasing the rolling stock will be finalized by the end of this month. The financial bids will be opened and the cost will be analyzed before awarding the contract,” said Pravin Darade, additional metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA . Nearly seven companies had come forward for the bidding process including Hyundai Rote-m (Korea); Bombardier India & Bombardier Ger-many; CRRC Corpor-ati-on Ltd; Bharat Earth Mo-vers Ltd; Titagarh Wag-ons & Titagarh Firema; Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA; and CAF India & CAF Spain. The contractor will be resp...

Mumbai: The contract for 378 coaches (rolling stock) for three metro lines will be finalized by the end of this month, confirmed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) . The coaches are being procured by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) , the nodal agen-cy for metro 2A (Dahisar to D.N. Nagar); metro 2B (D.N. Nagar to Mandale); and metro 7 (Andheri east to Dahisar east). “The contractor for purchasing the rolling stock will be finalized by the end of this month. The financial bids will be opened and the cost will be analyzed before awarding the contract,” said Pravin Darade, additional metropolitan commissioner, MMRDA . Nearly seven companies had come forward for the bidding process including Hyundai Rote-m (Korea); Bombardier India & Bombardier Ger-many; CRRC Corpor-ati-on Ltd; Bharat Earth Mo-vers Ltd; Titagarh Wag-ons & Titagarh Firema; Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA; and CAF India & CAF Spain. The contractor will be resp...

Mumbai:   The Reliance Infrastructure-led Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) has announced a promotional fare for children below the age of 12 years. The long-lasting decision over increasing of ticket fares of Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro-1 was stuck for almost four years now. Now children will be able to travel at a discounted price of Rs 5 for single journey during weekends. The existing fares are Rs 10, 20, 30, and 40. The children can become ambassadors for the Mumbai Metro services, and it is a special bonanza to mark the festive season, said metro operator. According to the announcement, a child below the age of 12 will be able to ride in the Metro - on Saturday and Sunday - at a discounted fare of just Rs 5. However, return journey will be charged Rs 10. In addition to this, children under 3 feet will be able to travel free of charge along with their parents. “We introduced this special fare for children on weekends so that they can experience the first Metr...

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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 financ...

Mumbai: There is a plan to permit taller buildings and allow additional buildable space to construction firms developing properties around Mumbai’s public transport corridors has been put on hold for now. The contentious proposal won’t be a part of Mumbai’s new development control regulations, for now, the new rules will kick in from September 1, said the government official. The Mumbai municipality has drafted the city’s new Development Plan (DP) which was later rejected to the idea of providing higher floor space index (FSI) around transit corridors. The Maharashtra government had been continuously pushing it in order to raise resources for Metro rail routes. The Floor Space Index, which is known as Floor Area Ratio one of the development tools that define the extent of construction permissible on a plot. The ratio of FSI is the built-up area of a plot to the plot area. The longtime CM-led Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has been dema...

Mumbai:   The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) from 1 September plans to restart the Chembur-Wadala services of the monorail.  The work of Monorail is stuck in limbo when the employees of the operator have refused to resume duties. They mention that they will start work only after the last two months payment release. None of the employees would work until the unpaid salaries are cleared. The MMRDA would shell out advance payment to LTSE consortium to help them clear payments. In November, the Maharashtra government shut down the controversial Mumbai monorail service after the safety of commuters was endangered by a series of mishaps and technical glitches, including a fire in one of the trains. The services are expected to resume on Saturday, according to sources. “The stand of employees is very clear if we are not paid till August 31, we are not going to work. If they fail to pay then the delay can be observed. The employees may come to the offi...

Mumbai: India’s only Monorail operational cost to more than double as per latest development. There is an expected 130% hike in the per-trip cost of operation from ₹4,600 to ₹10,600. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) panel has suggested increasing the per-trip fare. A panel was constituted by MMRDA on August 15 to bring closure to the deadlock between monorail operator and MMRDA over per-trip expense. After discussions and deliberation, the committee has in its report suggested on increasing the per-trip cost to ₹10,600 from ₹4,600. MMRDA was already incurring losses while operating the 8.9-km section of the monorail between Chembur and Wadala (Phase-1). Ironically, with panel suggesting a hike in per-trip fare, MMRDA will feel a further dent. The state agency will be incurring additional losses if the fare is implemented. As per the arrangement, MMRDA pays the per-trip fare to monorail operators. The fare is paid for the operationa...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has to pay a higher trip rate for operating the country’s monorail corridor. When next month its services resume , MMRDA will also have to bear with another huge expenditure so that they can provide security for the 8.9-km corridor. The Right to Information Act, 2005, informs that MMRDA had to shell out more money on the corridor’s security than the revenue it rakes in from the service. In the first six months of the 2017-18 fiscal, when the monorail was operational, the revenue generated was a mere 62% of the expenditure borne by MMRDA for security. A senior official said that between 2014 and 2016, the MSSC had deployed 331 security personnel at stations and the depot. The deployment was reduced to 243 personnel from July 2016. It was done to reduce the expenses incurred on security. We did not need so many people and we saved around Rs 2 crore. The official also said that apart from MSSC, the MMRDA i...

Mumbai:   Good news for all the employees of Larsen & Toubro-Scomi Engineering (LTSE). Since long-lasting deadlock between the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and its monorail contractor a consortium of Larsen & Toubro-Scomi Engineering (LTSE) for trip rates is likely to be resolved soon as per official information. In last week MMRDA"s one-member committee submitted its report. Mr. Rajeev Metropolitan Commissioner said that the report has been submitted and now we hope that LTSE will accept its recommendations. It has suggested increasing the trip rate. We will disclose the figure only after they agree to it. This committee report which has been prepared by former Central Railway General Manager Subodh Jain. In his committee report, he recommended that rising of trip rates from Rs 4,600 per trip. This was the rate in place until services were disrupted in November due to a fire. However, it has also rejected the contracto...

Mumbai: The Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) for all modes of public transport in Mumbai and its satellite towns is likely to become reality in the next six months as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and railway minister Piyush Goyal, on Thursday, overcame the final hurdle, which was the mode of payment. They also decided to fast-track major suburban railway projects stuck because of land acquisition and rehabilitation issues. At a cost of Rs 130 crore, the Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) is the first of its kind project in the country, which allows all the commuters to use a single ticket for multiple modes of public transport such as rail, taxis BEST buses, and Metro. [caption id="attachment_16818" align="alignnone" width="588"] Integrated Ticketing System (ITS) idea for Mumbai[/caption] Although the state had planned to launch the system by the end of this year, the authorities disputed on payment mode. While the state has finalized a payment mode ...

Mumbai: Mumbai residents have decided to on the poll issue they will target the government ahead of 2019 elections. Over 10 lakh residents, a sizable vote bank have come together and have made it clear that they will use Metro 2B line as a poll issue. A meeting was organized on Sunday in which residents from Juhu, Bandra, Santacruz, and Khar assembled at  Jamnabai Narsee School in JVPD. They met to work out a plan involving auto rickshaw and taxi unions as well as Advanced Locality Management (ALMs) and residents’ groups in their movement. The bone of contention is the long-standing demand for an underground Metro 2B line. This will start from DN Nagar in Andheri to Mandela in Mankhurd via Bandra. Residents have made it clear that they will take it up as a key issue during the upcoming 2019 elections. The residents have threatened that they are pledging to exercise NOTA (none of the above) option if their demand is not accepted by the government. The residents of the western...

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) , Mumbai-2A and Mumbai Metro-7 corridor got seven firms bidders from National and International. A new tender opening for 378 metro coaches from the Dahisar to DN Nagar Metro-2A and Andheri (East) to Dahisar (East) Metro-7 corridor were recently opened in Delhi. Till now there are approximately seven Indian firms and other international firms have submitted the bid documents. These seven firms are named as follow: • Hyundai Rotem, Korea. • Bombardier India & Bombardier Germany. • CRRC Corporation Ltd. • Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. • Titagarh wagons & TitagarhFirema. • Alstom Transport India & Alstom SA and • CAF India & CAF, Spain. An official said that the entire bidding process has been carried out adhering to the norms set by the Asian Development Bank who are funding the projects. We have received an excellent response to the Rolling stock tender and are extre...

Mumbai: There is good news for people dwelling near Chembur and Wadala area. Monorail services are to re-start from Chembur to Wadala, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has announced its re-starting date which is on September 01, 2018. But till now there are only three trains out of the total nine are available. The MMRDA is expecting to get at least two more trains fit to play in the next 15 days. The official sources said that to maintain a frequency of 15 minutes, three trains are not enough. This also signifies that the frequency of Monorail services hardly to be better than before. According to the plan, there is a need to have four coaches in each monorail train, and it was estimated to have ferry around 15,000 passengers daily between Chembur and Wadala. There was a halt in monorail services due to a fire incident in an empty train. As per official information, the trial runs for the first phase of Monorail started from Wednesday, and currently, it is be...

Mumbai: The contract award of worth Rs 1,300 crore has been given to a contractor who has been banned by the BMC for seven years on grounds of corruption and shoddy. This contract has been awarded by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which is also consulting the MMRDA on the work the Mumbai Metro 2A project from Dahisar to DN Nagar . Before awarding a contract for these projects to this contractor, earlier J Kumar Infra Projects was one of the seven tainted contractors indicted in the Rs 350-crore roads scam that came to light last year. But in a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right-hand does, DMRC appointed this blacklisted contractor and it is us. The Andheri Link Road, which is one of the busiest arterial roads in the suburb, is riddled with crater-sized potholes merely 25 days after it was relaid by J Kumar Infra Projects as part of the ongoing work they are doing for the 18.60 kilometer-long Metro. Prashant Rane, activist and branch head of MNS ward 60...

New Delhi: Recently data released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs shows that state has 233-km of Metro railway network under construction. This also includes under construction work of Metro corridors being built in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. This data state that at presently nine state are running Metro project but none of them have such longest corridor. Total Metro corridors is of 233-km out of which Mumbai alone has around 163-km. Some Mumbai Metro corridors are also under construction in the city which are   Colaba-Seepz Metro-3 underground corridor , Dahisar-DN Nagar-Mandale Metro-2 corridor, Wadala-Thane-Kasarvadavli Metro-4 corridor and  Dahisar East-Andheri East Metro-7 corridor. This is first longest Metro rail network under construction anywhere in the city, Kolkata that has around 108-km of Metro network under construction, ranks second overall. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) who is executing several Metro projects in...

Mumbai: Monorail which comes under Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) . Now contractors of this are demanding higher trip rate for resuming the services on Phase I. Now the consortium of Larsen & Toubro-Scomi Engineering (LTSE) are demanding more than five times the earlier trip rate to run the country’s only monorail corridor between Chembur and Wadala. Already the LTSE has demanded Rs 18,000 per trip in order to operate Phase I of the monorail corridor. The Metropolitan Commissioner R A Rajeev said that we have not yet decided and are holding meetings with them. They have to come back to us regarding the rate.” Mumbai Metro Rail Development Authority (MMRDA). When Phase I operations were suspended in November last year following a fire, the LTSE had been charging a trip rate of Rs 3,131. The new rate will mean an increase by at least 470 per cent. On November 9, 2017 monorail is set to down for around nine months due to fire damaged two coaches at Myso...

Mumbai:  For Mumbai Monorail Project soon will come to at its final cost. The agreement between Larsen & Turbo Scomi -Engineering and Mumbai Metro Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) MMRDA admitted paying to LTSE higher per -trip cost so as to run the service and some negotiations are at the final stage. LTSE has been arguing for a few years with MMRDA about per trip cost Rs 3,131 is not efficient for the operations and maintenance of monorail system. Earlier the proposal was given to continue its service at a price of 18000 per trip. The LTSE sent its quotation in the O&M bid by IL&FS and it was the lowest bid in April 2008. L&T is the lead partner in the consortium and civil work and socio-economic bring the leading stock as per the contract A final per-trip price is soon be declared for Mumbai monorail services. As per the sources, MMRDA is agreeing to continue with LTSE. It is only weakening because of court arbitration. The final cost decision taking a lot o...

Mumbai: Application for Height exemption permission to install overhead cables forMumbai Metro Rail Junction has been withdrawal by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).  Height clearance granted in March would cause no safety issues for Juhu Aerodrame, said Airport Authority of India (AAI). MMRDA mainly took decision to withdraw application after this statement of AAI. Metro 2B route which is passing through a funnel area of Juhu Aerodrome, along SV road in santacruz, MMRDA wanted height exemption for part of elevated corridor. This route is being implemented by MMRDA. On 13 July a division bench of justice SC Dharmadhikari and Bharthi Dangre allowed MMRDA to withdraw it application. An email was forwarded by the AAI offices and signed by general Manager (ATM-NOC) New Delhi. Which was later informed to High Court by Shilpa Kapil. A grant of NOC for height of 16.76m AMSL stands was mention in email. [caption id="attachment_15862" align="alignnone...

Mumbai: Last year the monorail services from Chembur-Wadala was shut but now it’s expected to start by the end of this year. The monorail will provide the Mumbai citizens an ease and one more option to commute it’s the second phase from Wadala to Mahalaxmi it’s the most awaited project information continue to remain work in progress. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) procured 10 trains so far, only four to five rakes were in use till the entire operation was stopped following a fire in November 2017. An official said “Shortage of trains and spare parts is the biggest stumbling block for MMRDA to expand the route” Angry commuters who change trains to reach their workplace in Lower Parel said they have been waiting years for the second phase of Monorail as the elevated mode of transport doesn"t get affected by flooding during monsoon. One of the regular commuter said, "Mere starting of Phase 1 won"t help me as I w...