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Delhi Metro | 25 metro stations of DMRC declared dangerous for metro commuters

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Highlights: Entry closed after 10 o’clock on two metro stations of Dwarka sub-city area There will be big pair passenger service, at least two passers are required in public transport High beam lights on exit gate, light on pillars and more lights on roads CCTV Monitoring System on the roads leading to the surrounding Regional Areas The deployment of the Verified personnel, the presence of the security guard and the lighting will be arranged properly New Delhi: 25 metro stations of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) were considered dangerous according to a report was issued about DMRC network in the past.. These included Dwarka Sector-11 and Dwarka Sector-12. After this, the police teams here conducted the survey between 9.30 am and 11.30 pm. Under this, the report has been prepared based on the conversation with the passenger and on the basis of its study. In order to make parking safes of the stations, only the details of the deployment of the vendee personnel, the pr...

Delhi Metro | 25 metro stations of DMRC declared dangerous for metro commuters

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Highlights: Entry closed after 10 o’clock on two metro stations of Dwarka sub-city area There will be big pair passenger service, at least two passers are required in public transport High beam lights on exit gate, light on pillars and more lights on roads CCTV Monitoring System on the roads leading to the surrounding Regional Areas The deployment of the Verified personnel, the presence of the security guard and the lighting will be arranged properly New Delhi: 25 metro stations of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) were considered dangerous according to a report was issued about DMRC network in the past.. These included Dwarka Sector-11 and Dwarka Sector-12. After this, the police teams here conducted the survey between 9.30 am and 11.30 pm. Under this, the report has been prepared based on the conversation with the passenger and on the basis of its study. In order to make parking safes of the stations, only the details of the deployment of the vendee personnel, the pr...

Maha Metro board gives nod to install PSG and PSD on all metro stations

Nagpur: The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) has taken a decision to install platform screen gates (PSGs) at 25 elevated and platform screen doors (PSDs) at five underground Metro rail stations in the city to prevent accidental falls, suicides and homicides. The installation of PSGs and PSDs will cost an amount nearly Rs 170 crore and the Maha-Metro will manage to raise the money from its approved cost of Rs11,420 crore itself. The Board of Directors (BoD) took this decision in the meeting held on Friday. According to Managing Director Brijesh Dixit, the provisions for PSGs and PSDs were not made in the detailed project report (DPR) sanctioned on January 9 last year. It was the same case with Nagpur Metro too. We incorporated it later and have ensured that all Metro stations will have PSGs. A similar thing has been done for Pune. A four-member sub committee comprising Maha-Metro Managing Director Brijesh Dixit, Pune Municipal Commissioner ...

Delhi Metro | DMRC suspends four officials, found responsible for driverless metro crash

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New Delhi: In connection with incident of Delhi Metro’s driverless train in Kalindikunj depot on December 19, DMRC Chief Dr. Mangu Singh approved orders for suspension of four officials connected held primarily responsible for the unexpected incident causing damage to metro property including a train, a shunter and workshop building infrastructure. The four officials included one Deputy General Manager who was the In-charge of Kalindi Kunj depot, one Assistant Manager under him responsible for the depot activities and a Junior Engineer and Assistant Section Engineer who were involved in operating that train. The suspension is based on the enquiry done by a team of three Executive Director rank officers. Inquiry report on driverless train crash incident prepared by DMRC fact finding committee The incident report of the enquiry revealed that this incident was solely attributable to human failure as proper procedures were not followed. The train’s brakes, which were isolat...