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Kochi: The driver of auto rickshaw driving past a metro pillar in Kochi was saved by a whisker. Concrete from metro pillar fell from the expansion joint from one of Kochi Metro"s pillars erected near Lisie station on Wednesday. The incident took place around 3.45 in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, concrete pieces from the metro pillar fell down towards a running auto. This sparked a fracas among commuters travelling on that road. When the incident was reported to Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) , the authorities sprung into action. KMRL has not asked Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to prepare a report on the incident. The work on this Kochi metro was taken up by them. KMRL spokesperson shares that thermocol (polystyrene) is used to fill the expansion joint. They want to know why concrete was used instead of thermocol. The Kochi metro officials are concerned as such incidents might pose a threat to pedestrians and motorists travelling on the road. It will raise safety issues for thos...

Bengaluru: Contracts for laying down the 18-km Metro line on the outer ring road (ORR) to be given after assessing financial capacity. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has stated that contracts to be given to the lowest bidder based on financial competence. This come after several media reports hinting that the contracts are split but work going to same bidder. There were question raised in terms of transparency in allocating contracts based on bidding value. It was earlier reported that the ORR work is split into three packages to speed up work. Though financial bids for the project are yet to be opened by BMRCL, but several sources hinted that one company has quoted lowest bid in all the three packages. This raised doubts and questioned the mode of operation of BMRCL for ORR Metro work. Managing director of BMRCL, Ajay Seth clarified that all the three packages have a number of technical capacity criterion that includes “bid capacity” and “liquidity...