Metro
Kolkata- Although a project with Rs. 4,874 crore and a 100-crore allocation might seem smaller, But, West Bengal is still contented with it East-West front. Making its entry into the pink book, the Metro corridor links with the eastern fringes of the city with Howrah. This ultimately means, the Indian Railways has officially accepted it [...] Continue Reading »
Nagpur- The city of Nagpur is all set with the development plan of metro along with its completion. Equal importance has been given to the metro region by the Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) along with other areas within municipal limits. This is clearly proved through the Budget 2013-2014. However, most metro projects in Nagpur city are witnessing [...] Continue Reading »
The first metro in Mumbai by the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) will have charged overhead wires. The corporation is planning to charge the wires from Versova metro station to Marol metro station of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) metro corridor. The wires will have voltage of 25000 Volts, AC which will be induced in March. Two power substations [...] Continue Reading »
Ghaziabad- It was earlier planned that Delhi Metro will be extended from Delhi’s Dilshad Garden to New Bus Stand. But now since the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam is unwilling to fund the project, controversy has begun. The municipal commissioner has sought help of the Uttar Pradesh government’s permission to overrule the board and allow to proceed with [...] Continue Reading »
New-Delhi- The Phase III metro stations which are being constructed along Ring Road and Outer Ring Road will have no parking area as space is premium in these localities. They will instead have designated pick-up and drop-off points at every station. According to a Delhi metro official, line 7 has many stations on the Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar corridor, which is [...] Continue Reading »
Jaipur – Since the deadline to run Jaipur metro is June 30, 2013, the entire focus of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is shifted to complete the project before deadline. This may result in delaying the construction of proposed four-lane elevated road-cum-metro track project on Ajmer Road. For the first time in India, DMRC [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai – The Chennai metro rail project will be operated and maintained by Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) only. According to the Managing Director of Chennai metro, CMRL called for international competitive bids to outsource operation and maintenance work of Chennai metro project. But now they have dropped this idea and decided to do it [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi- Delhi Metro is planning to construct its deepest tunnel with 29 metres depth which will pass under an existing metro line. According to the plan, the 37 km long stretch starting from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden in Noida will pass below the existing Hauz Khas station and have a station at a depth [...] Continue Reading »
Kolkata – The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) has disposed the proposal of realigning the East-West Metro route due to massive increase in cost. KMRC is already bearing Rs 40 crore a day for delay in construction. This realignment of East-West Metro route was proposed to avoid the acquisition of 1.599 acres of land near [...] Continue Reading »
India’s longest passenger waterway is soon going to be launched in Mumbai. The waterway, also known as ‘water metro’ has been initiated as a passenger water transport system which could ease traffic in south Mumbai. The ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has given the final nod for the waterways which will be a passenger water transport system [...] Continue Reading »
