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Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has approved a project worth Rs. 675.33 crore to L&T Corporation and Rs. 150 crore to Rama Construction, according to an LMRC release. Both work approved by LMRC board are less than the estimated cost of LMRC, it added. Work on both the contract will commence shortly. The board of directors also approved the audited balanced sheet for the year ending March 2016. The 26th meeting of the board of directors of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation was held today under the Chairmanship of Rajiv Gauba, Secretary MoUD, Government of India, and Chairman, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation, New Delhi. It was attended by Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation, along with nominee directors of the Central Government, State Government and functional Director of LMRC. The board of directors has approved for the contract LKCC-07 for the construction of elevated viaduct and 8 Nos. elevated stations (viz. K.D. Singh Babu Stadium St

Lucknow: The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) has approved a project worth Rs. 675.33 crore to L&T Corporation and Rs. 150 crore to Rama Construction, according to an LMRC release. Both work approved by LMRC board are less than the estimated cost of LMRC, it added. Work on both the contract will commence shortly. The board of directors also approved the audited balanced sheet for the year ending March 2016. The 26th meeting of the board of directors of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation was held today under the Chairmanship of Rajiv Gauba, Secretary MoUD, Government of India, and Chairman, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation, New Delhi. It was attended by Kumar Keshav, Managing Director, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation, along with nominee directors of the Central Government, State Government and functional Director of LMRC. The board of directors has approved for the contract LKCC-07 for the construction of elevated viaduct and 8 Nos. elevated stations (viz. K.D. Singh Babu Stadium St

Chennai: With the opening of the near nine-kilometer metro lane in Chennai, around 324 kilometres of metro rail will be operational in the country in the cities of Delhi and NCR, Gurgaon, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Jaipur and Mumbai, said Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, M Venkaiah Naidu. During the inauguration of the 8.61-kilometer metro line from Little Mount to Airport today, he said that Chennai has around 19 kilometres of metro operational out of the total 45 kilometres in Phase 1 of the Chennai Metro Rail Project. The Government of India has so far released about Rs 10,000 crore for the Chennai Metro Phase-1 project. With this, around 324 km of metro rail is operational in the country. Around 520 km is currently under construction in various cities including Delhi and NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Mumbai, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Nagpur and Lucknow and another around 553 km is under consideration. One four-car metro rake per trip is expected to

Allahabad: The first survey of the first phase of of 35km route of the Metro project was completed and a corpus of Rs 3.5 crore was allocated for the purpose. Divisional Commissioner Rajan Shukla on Saturday held a meeting with Allahabad Development Authority (ADA) and police department officials to review the progress made on the project. He also stressed on the beautification work at various crossings. In an attempt to involve locals with the Metro project, district administration also announced a logo contest for the Metro rail. Under the contest participants have to draw a logo for the project. The district administration would give away prizes to the winners. The Metro rail service is expected to provide a rapid transit system to citizens across the district and help lakhs of pilgrims travel from various parts of the city to the holy Sangam during Magh Mela, Ardh Kumbh and Mahakumbh. The project would be caried out on the lines of Kanpur Metro project. Allahabad Metro | ADA compl

New Delhi: The Metro Rail News team under the ownership of Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd. is organising a Selfie Contest with the title “Selfie in Metro” to encourage and create a gift winning opportunities to Metro Rail Guys, commuters and metro lovers. The contest will run from 20 September 2016 to 20 October 2016. The rules & regulations of the contest are as under:- 1. Organiser & Eligibility: “Selfie with Metro Contest” is organised by Metro Rail News team under Symbroj Media Pvt. Ltd. This Contest are open to anyone who is eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry. 2. Duration: This Contest will run from 20 September 2016 to 20 October 2016. The Organiser reserves the right to amend the Contest Period at any time. All entries received outside the Contest Period will be disqualified. 3. Submission of Entries & Qualifying Criteria: a) Participants must first be registered as a member of the www.facebook.com website. Please refer to the Website’s privacy policy and the

Pune: The much-delayed Pune metro rail project is all set to get a loan of Rs 6,325.50 crore from World Bank (WB) and China-based Asian Infrastructure Investments Bank (AIIB), with the union government approving the state government proposal for multilateral assistance for the project. In a communication, the department of economic affairs of the union finance ministry conveyed to the state government that the screening committee had approved its proposal for multilateral assistance of Rs 6,325.50 crore for the first phase of Pune metro rail project on certain conditions. As per the conditions, the loan will be directly taken by the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Pune metro with sovereign guarantee being provided by the union government. The loan would be co-financed by Word Bank and AIIB, which would be split in two-three smaller tranches. According to sources, the repayment of the loan would be the responsibility of the SPV, which would do that from the revenue from ticket fares a

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking Indian Railways and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to seek environmental clearances for their projects. A bench comprising Justices T S Thakur and A M Khanwilkar prima facie agreed to the submission of Delhi Metro and Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) that the order of the Tribunal was erroneous and if they were forced to seek clearances from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, their projects will get delayed. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the government firms, said there was a notification to this effect and Railways and DMRC are not required to seek environmental clearances for their projects like dedicated freight corridors. On April 28, this year, MoEF and DMRC had informed the NGT that Metro Rail projects are not required to seek environmental clearance (EC). The Environment Ministry had told NGT that railway and Metro Rail project

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Limited has published a notification for the recruitment of 1509 Assistant Manager/ Finance, Station Controller/ Train Operator, Customer Relations Assistant, Junior Engineer/ Electrical, Junior Engineer/ Electronics, Junior Engineer/ Mechanical, Junior Engineer/ Civil, Office & Account Assistant, Stenographer and Maintainer vacancies on direct recruitment basis. Eligible candidates may apply online from 16-09-2016 at 10:00 hrs to 15-10-2016 by 23:59 hrs. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below- DMRC Vacancy Details: Total No. of Posts: 3428  Name of the Post: I. Section-A-Executive: 1. Assistant Manager/ Electrical: 14 Posts 2. Assistant Manager/ S&T: 07 Posts 3. Assistant Manager/ Civil: 05 Posts 4. Assistant Manager/ Operations: 05 Posts 5. Assistant Manager/ HR: 03 Posts 6. Assistant Manager/ Finance: 10 Posts II. Section-B-Non Executive: 1. Station Controller/ Train Operator (SC

Bangalore:  The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), the consultant appointed to prepare a fare structure for Kochi metro, has suggested Rs.15 as the minimum fare for 2 km distance and Rs.65 for the 25-km-long Aluva-Pettah corridor, during peak hours. The IIMB has also recommended variable fare during off-peak hours, capping the upper fare at Rs.50. The final fares will be fixed most likely at the next director board meeting of KMRL, after being vetted by the fare-fixation committee which would have representatives of the State government and the Union Urban Development Ministry, Kochi metro sources said. The minimum fare suggested is higher than that for other metros in the country. The maximum fare for a 10-km-long journey in Mumbai metro is Rs.100, while Chennai metro charges Rs.40 for the same distance. The fare suggested for the same distance in Kochi metro is Rs.30. The IIM team has submitted a report on fare projection till 2025. It has suggested a new fare stage for

New Delhi:  A whopping Rs 43 lakh in cash, 283 mobile phones and 79 laptops were among the belongings left behind by commuters while travelling in the Delhi Metro till August this year, according to the rail network’s ‘lost and found’ data. The recovery of cash forgotten and later restored to the traveller, as per data accessed by Media, is one of the largest in the last few years. For the entirety of last year, the corresponding figure was only over Rs 18.80 lakh. As per data prepared by CISF, the security force tasked to secure the Metro network, a total of Rs 43,18,155 in forgotten cash was recovered by its personnel apart from foreign currency worth over Rs 26,000 and bank cheques/drafts worth over Rs 40.85 lakh. Besides that, 79 laptops, 23 pieces of gold ornaments, 283 laptops, 63 watches, nine cameras and as many tablet phones were recovered from the Delhi Metro from January to August this year. “These are cases of lost and and found in the Delhi Metro. Such cases occur at some

New Delhi:  A whopping Rs 43 lakh in cash, 283 mobile phones and 79 laptops were among the belongings left behind by commuters while travelling in the Delhi Metro till August this year, according to the rail network’s ‘lost and found’ data. The recovery of cash forgotten and later restored to the traveller, as per data accessed by Media, is one of the largest in the last few years. For the entirety of last year, the corresponding figure was only over Rs 18.80 lakh. As per data prepared by CISF, the security force tasked to secure the Metro network, a total of Rs 43,18,155 in forgotten cash was recovered by its personnel apart from foreign currency worth over Rs 26,000 and bank cheques/drafts worth over Rs 40.85 lakh. Besides that, 79 laptops, 23 pieces of gold ornaments, 283 laptops, 63 watches, nine cameras and as many tablet phones were recovered from the Delhi Metro from January to August this year. “These are cases of lost and and found in the Delhi Metro. Such cases occur at some

New Delhi: After the Metro, the national Capital of Delhi may get the Metrino: Driverless pods suspended midair from wire on a 70 km stretch between Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan and Manesar (Haryana). The plan is to develop this system in the next two-three years. According to sources, the Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari made a presentation to the Union Cabinet about this new mode of transport on Wednesday evening. The Cabinet members lauded the project, which is likely to decongest traffic on National Highway-8 (NH-8) that currently has the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. “The project will be executed and operated by a private player without any investment from the Union government. The minister, in his presentation, said a consultant would be entrusted with the job of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) within six months. The project cost is estimated to be around Rs 4,000 crore and is likely to be completed in two years from the date of award of contract,” said a

New Delhi: The buzz word in the developmental arena, of late, has been smart city and now it took another leap forward with the shift in focus on how the cities will become adaptable to the changes and become sustainable. While speaking at the second edition of ‘National Summit on 100 Smart Cities 2016’, Mr.  Tarun Kapoor, IAS Principal Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh, said “the Himachal Pradesh government is rolling out incentives to help propel the formation of sustainable smart cities.” The second national summit was organised by Bharat Exhibitions. National Summit on 100 Smart Cities 2016 The discussions at the summit revolved around the needs, looks and role of ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) in making the smart cities sustainable. Mr. Kapoor further spoke on how the government of Himachal Pradesh has incentives for those who generate power using waste. “The government has directed to control waste in areas like Manali and Rohtang where efforts are being made so that the hote

Noida: Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has proposed the fares for its city bus service, which is likely to be launched from October 1 this year. While the minimum fare for air-conditioned is likely to be Rs 15, the maximum fare could be Rs 45. A board meeting of the corporation scheduled on September 19 in Lucknow is likely to give its nod to the proposal. According to NMRC officials, the State Transport Authority (STA) Uttar Pradesh government decided the maximum and minimum fares for city bus operation. “We have proposed the fare slab for the Noida-Greater Noida city bus service on the basis of the bus service being operated in Lucknow,” said Santos Yadav, Managing Director, NMRC. The fares have been decided depending on the kilometers travelled by the commuters. While the minimum fare for non-air-conditioned buses for travel between 0 to 3 kms has been proposed to be Rs 10, an air-conditioned bus would charge Rs 15. Similarly, while a non-air-conditioned bus could charge Rs 35 f

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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro fare fixation committee, set up on June 9, to recommend a revision in passenger fares, was to submit its report on September 8. But on Wednesday, the three-member committee headed by justice ML Mehta, retired judge of Delhi high court, sought a three month extension from the Union urban development (UD) ministry for completing its report. “The FCC has been given extension till December 8,” said a senior UD ministry official. The last time Delhi Metro fares were revised was in 2009 when the minimum fare was increased from Rs.6 to Rs.8 and the maximum fare from Rs.22 to Rs.30. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been requesting a fare increase since 2009 but hasn’t been able to do so as the Centre failed to set up a fare fixation committee. Since 2009, electricity tariff has gone up by over 90%, accounting for almost 30% of DMRC’s total operating cost. This is the fourth fare fixation committee that has been set up by the government. The committee had t

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has castigated the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and slapped a fine on it for not filing its response on a plea alleging that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was extracting groundwater to wash its trains, despite promising to do so in a few days a fortnight ago. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi slammed the counsel for the DJB and slapped a fine of Rs 2000 on the department for making loose statements before it. “DJB had made a statement on August 22, 2016 that the reply will be filed within two to three days. No reply has been filed till date. We depreciate this practice of making loose statements before the Tribunal. We, therefore, saddle the DJB with the cost of Rs 2,000,” the bench said. The green panel directed the DJB to deposit the amount with the NGT Legal Aid Service Committee within two weeks and submit the receipt of payment before it on September 8, the next date of hearing. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Delhi resident K

Kozhikode: Kerala cabinet today selected Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to provide initial consultancy services for the preliminary works of the proposed Kozhikode light metro project. After getting Centre’s clearance for the project, the consultancy for the entire project will be handed over to DMRC, it was decided at the Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. To ensure early completion of land acquisition proceedings for the project, a Deputy Collector/Sub Divisional officer (Revenue) has been appointed, a press release said. The state government has already appointed DMRC as consultant for the proposed light metro project at the state capital for which about 1,9893 hectares land will be acquired. For Kozhikode project, 1,4474 hectares land will be acquired. To build the flyover for Thiruvananthapuram metro, 2.77 hectare additional land will be acquired and Rs 272.84 crore will be set apart for construction of three flyovers. (Source: BS) Kozhikode Metro |

Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail up to Palarivattom will be commissioned in December 2016, said Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief E Sreedharan. Speaking to a TV channel here on Tuesday, after visiting the Metro Rail site, Sreedharan also said work on the Metro Rail corridor from Aluva to Maharaja’s College would be completed by March 2017. Meanwhile, e-bids for re-tendering of civil works between Maharaja’s College and Ernakulam South; and from Vyttila Kunnara Park to Tripunithura S N Junction will be opened on September 21. The estimated cost of the work, as per the tender, is `294 crore. The estimate includes construction of elevated viaducts and tow stations at Alliance Junction and SN Junction. The scheduled time for completing the work is 20 months. Re-tendering of work on the Ernakulam South-Tripunithura reach was done after construction firm Ira-Ranken, which was initially entrusted with civil works in the stretch, was  offloaded in 2014 due to incompetence. Later, Soma Construction

Vijayawada: With Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) floated for execution of Vijayawada metro project, deciding to put Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at bay, Make in India coaches are set to chug the Vijayawada metro corridors. The earlier plan was to get the rakes from Japan as JICA had insisted on purchasing them there. With the state government shutting the door on the Japanese funding agency for inordinate delay in releasing the funds, AMRC had a change of heart, it is learnt. Sources said the AMRC is planning to procure the coaches from the metro bogies manufacturing units at SriCity in Chittoor district, Savli in Gujarat and another one from Bengaluru. “Three metro coach manufacturing units were established under Make in India in our country last year.We have also exported six rakes to Australia in February 2016 which were manufactured in Gujarat plant.Hence, we can also get them from these firms,” said a senior official. Acc

Vijayawada: With Amaravati Metro Rail Corporation (AMRC), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) floated for execution of Vijayawada metro project, deciding to put Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at bay, Make in India coaches are set to chug the Vijayawada metro corridors. The earlier plan was to get the rakes from Japan as JICA had insisted on purchasing them there. With the state government shutting the door on the Japanese funding agency for inordinate delay in releasing the funds, AMRC had a change of heart, it is learnt. Sources said the AMRC is planning to procure the coaches from the metro bogies manufacturing units at SriCity in Chittoor district, Savli in Gujarat and another one from Bengaluru. “Three metro coach manufacturing units were established under Make in India in our country last year.We have also exported six rakes to Australia in February 2016 which were manufactured in Gujarat plant.Hence, we can also get them from these firms,” said a senior official. Acc

New Delhi: In a bid to make buying metro tokens more convenient for commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to install LED screens at each ticket counter to display real-time transaction details, along with host of other information. The project will first be implemented on the Violet Line (ITO-Escorts Mujesar), where 32 inch to 38 inch LED monitors will be installed at an estimated 148 ticketing counters. Delhi Metro Ticket Counter “The screens will display metro-related information in both Hindi and English that may from time-to-time. It will also be utilised for displaying dynamic transaction details of ticketing counters,” said a metro official, adding that the information will be displayed without audio. The DMRC plans to outsource this project, for which a tender has already been floated. According to the proposal, the licensee will have to procure, supply, install, operate and maintain the digital screens at ticketing counters. In return, the licensee will ge

Today, 54 per cent of the world’s population lives in cities, with the number set to grow to at least 66% by 2050. This rapid pace of urbanisation is putting added pressure on our already strained metro networks. With major increases in funding difficult to secure, the answer is found in new and improved technologies to overcome challenges in capacity, efficiency, safety and security. SmartMetro will be where these issues are discussed and answers and solutions found and showcased. Co-located with the 7th annual CBTC World Congress , Copenhagen, Denmark will once again be the host on 1 st -3 rd November to a host of metro experts from around the world. This event is designed for industry professionals working in an increasingly urbanised world where evolving IT and the digital revolution give metro systems an opportunity to improve service and meet the many growing passenger demands. Across three days of expert insight, practical case studies, detailed discussion and interactive work

Today, 54 per cent of the world’s population lives in cities, with the number set to grow to at least 66% by 2050. This rapid pace of urbanisation is putting added pressure on our already strained metro networks. With major increases in funding difficult to secure, the answer is found in new and improved technologies to overcome challenges in capacity, efficiency, safety and security. SmartMetro will be where these issues are discussed and answers and solutions found and showcased. Co-located with the 7th annual CBTC World Congress , Copenhagen, Denmark will once again be the host on 1 st -3 rd November to a host of metro experts from around the world. This event is designed for industry professionals working in an increasingly urbanised world where evolving IT and the digital revolution give metro systems an opportunity to improve service and meet the many growing passenger demands. Across three days of expert insight, practical case studies, detailed discussion and interactive work

Bangalore: The cabinet on Thursday approved the 42-km Light Rail Transit System (LRTS) project proposed by the urban development department to ease the traffic woes of Bengaluru. The LRTS project was mooted in 2007 to supplement Bengaluru’s bus transport system and act as a feeder network for the Metro rail. However, it did not take off due to lack of political will and bureaucratic complacency. As a result, the cost of the project shot up from Rs 5,600 crore, when it was first conceived, to Rs 11,000 crore now. “Funding has been a major constraint. The cabinet has directed the urban development department to work out the modalities to mobilize financial resources for setting up a reserve fund to execute the project,” law minister TB Jayachandra said. Light Metro | Karnataka Govt. cabinet approves Light Rail System

Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) will issue smart cards that can be used as a multi purpose card including for use in Automatic Parking System at multiple locations and for small retail transactions. Eight companies, including Japan’s Nippon Signal Co Ltd, are in race to provide APS for CMRL. Chennai Metro CMRL plans to have a sophisticated APS that will include elements ranging from traditional traveller information system to quick and automatic gate control systems using contactless media such as CMRL Travel Card and Near Field Communication, advanced parking management application, pre-trip web-based information systems, Variable Message Signboards display boards, real-time information on mobile application. The other seven companies who have bid for the project are Skidata India, Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System, Building Control Solutions, Siepmann’s Card Systems, Samarth Softech, Secure Parking Solutions and Smart Parking India, sources said. Last November, Nippo

Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Metro Rail (NMMR) project has been considerably delayed past its original deadlines. These delays have already pushed up the cost. And they could lead to inconsistency in construction, deterioration of material, and poor quality control, experts say. Delayed Navi Mumbai Metro deadline extended Initially expected to be commissioned in December 2014, third extension of deadline has pushed project cost up from Rs. 1,985 crore to Rs. 3,000 crore. The state government approved a mass rapid transit system in Navi Mumbai in September 2010 with the City & Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), as the administration implementing agency. The 23.40-km Line 1 — Belapur–Taloja–Pendhar–Khandeshwar–Navi Mumbai International Airport — was to be implemented in three phases. On May 1, 2011, then-Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan performed the ground-breaking ceremony for Phase I, Belapur–Pendhar, an 11.10-kms stretch with 11 stations costing Rs. 1,985 crore. But the proje